This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: landhsanders Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10233.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have no magic idea for finding the Wanner family, but I do want to say "Thanks" to Rich for "The 13 Commandments for Ancestors." This has been in my mind for years, but I never expressed it so well. I guess they never realized that we'd someday want to pay tribute to them. Helen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mercur81 Surnames: Wanner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10233.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, My wife has Wanner of Berks County ancestors. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=rjmorrison&id=I3748 I've found Wanner spelled a lot of different ways Warner, Werner, Wenner, etc. I looked up Margaret Wanner in the household of Henry and Sarah Sailer in Oley. She is in the 1870 US Census and her birthplace is listed as Wurtumburg (Württemberg). I looked up your Annie Ellen Wanner Auman and found her in 1930, 1920 and 1900 US Census. Each time her mother is listed as born in Pennsylvania. It doesn't appear that the Margaret in the Sailer household is the mother of your Annie. I don't find any other Margarets, Maggies, Mollies or Mollys in 1870 or 1880 US Census. It's possible that she went by her middle name or Margaret was her middle name. She and her parents could be following the 4th or 11th commandment. http://www.bitler.org/humor/index.htm Rich Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: orbispictus Surnames: Wanner Warner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10233.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Annie and Margaret Wanner also spelled their name Warner. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: orbispictus Surnames: Wanner Weidner Auman Sailer Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10233/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Annie Ellen Wanner, my great, great grandmother and wife of Henry Harrison Auman, was born November 2, 1870 in Berks County (perhaps Oley or Exeter Twp.). Her death certificate lists Margaret Wanner as mother and (unknown first name) Weidner as the father. The birth was illegitimate. In the 1870 census, Margaret Wanner is listed as a domestic servant in the household of Henry and Sarah Sailer in Oley. If anyone has information that might lead to the discovery of Mr. Weidner's first name, I would appreciate the help. One recent suggestion is Elias Weidner who in the 1880 census was listed as the husband of Amandah but was single in the 1870 census and living with his parents. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

recorded at easton-marriages 1801,april 21, henry oblinger to elizabeth braun Best Wishes, Geri

hi, INDAINLANDS OPLINGER daniel-29 dec 1790-jan 1, 1851 issac, 1 may 1743-1813 john, 29 dec., 1777-27 june 1851 susanna, 15 dec., 1793-5 april, 1865 rev. war-burials OPLINGER, none listed OPPLINGER, SERVICE,none listed OPLINGER, PENSIONS, none listed REV. WAR-BURIALS, none listed REV. WAR-pensions OBERLINGER, JOHN, WIFE, SUSANNA, pa.line, , w2235,blw#26512-160-55, soldier was born 12june 1756 in lancaster co. and lived there at enlistment. soldier married susanna carl or carrolll, license issued 27 april, 1824 in montgomery co. ohio. and he applied there 15 sept., 1832. soldier died there or in miami co., ohio on 1 or 26 dec 1848. Best Wishes, Geri

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: awagner615 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10038.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you go to the berks county recorder of deeds site and search under Miscellaneous book 119 page 544 there is an agreement for access to the graveyard between the Esterly family asociation and the property owenrs. This may be what is needed to get access from the property owner who seems to like shotguns. If any of you descendants end up following through please let me know. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Woman only had wills and estates when they were widows, I think. On Nov 16, 2010, at 4:35 PM, [email protected] wrote: > : > > Those are the wills I mention. Where in Daniels it state them just > as children. Where in Susanna it list them as her step-children. I > have look for a different wife in marriage records and there is > nothing there. I was just hoping that there is a relative that had > the information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgooding2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the information. Those are the wills I mention. Where in Daniels it state them just as children. Where in Susanna it list them as her step-children. I have look for a different wife in marriage records and there is nothing there. I was just hoping that there is a relative that had the information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LeonFB Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi lgooding2, >From the "LeVan" (instead of "Levan") and the way the sources are abbreviated, I'm led to believe that you were reading Warren Patten Coon's 1927 "Genealogical Record of the Levan Family". Unfortunately, W. P. Coon does not mention that Daniel Levan had four children prior to marrying Susanna Siegfried and one is led to believe that Susanna is the mother of 16 children. I suggest you go to http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/, scroll to the bottom of the Navigation Frame (the index) on the left hand edge of the page and click on "WILLS". After the "Wills" page opens, scroll down to "Levan" , click on "Levan, Daniel" and then "Levan,Susanna". Any questions ? Write: [email protected] Or Phone: 610-942-4905 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgooding2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would it say on the Orphans Court Information who her mother was. I have done alot of searching and the only mention is on Susanna's Will that they are step-children. On Daniel's will it list them as his children. But I did notice that Elizabeth birth year and Susanna are the same so we know that it would be impossible for her to be the mother of the first four children. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LeonFB Surnames: Levan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi jrbfamily, You wrote, "Elizabeth was reported to be a daughter of Daniel Levan's first wife Judith (Wink?)". Please share with me who reported that "Judith" was the name of Daniel Levan's first wife. Thank you for sharing. [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

The Orphans' Court was one of the earliest courts like the other colonial courts was derived from the English judicial system. Established by William Penn's new government in 1683, the Orphans' Court was founded "to inspect and take care of the Estates, Usage, and Employment of Orphans...That care may be taken for those, that are not able to take care for themselves." Subsequent legislation gave the court added responsibilities relating to the guardianship of minors, real estate left intestate, partition of real estate, adoptions, and appeals from register of wills decisions. The Clerk of the Orphans' Court was responsible for keeping the records of the Court. He was required to provide books to record all petitions, orders, appointments, returns, certificates, assignments, recognizances, sentences, exceptions, decrees, and proceedings of the Court and to develop indices to all. Prior to the establishment of the Orphans' Court in Berks County, all matters were handled by the Court of Quarter Sessions. Berks County was erected in 1752 and prior to that matters were handled in Philadelphia, Chester, and Lancaster Counties, depending on where the subject lived. These were the counties that Berks was taken from. Register of Wills, Berks County, PA Orphans' Court Estate matters that require judicial disposition are handled in the Orphan's Court. Routine appearances before the Orphan's Court include: * Audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians * Distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors * Appointment and control of guardians * Adoptions * Appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters * Inheritance tax appeals * Various petitions and motions As Clerk of the Orphan's Court, the Register maintains the docket and all other records of the Orphan's Court. The Register is required by law to advertise in the local newspapers the accounts submitted to him in Orphan's Court.

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No, only those children who stood to inherit money or property.  They are great records though.  I had ancestors who were to inherit from their grandmother even though their mother was dead but the father survived.  Great genealogical information there !  Children over 14 were allowed to select their own guardian. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith nuttle" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:06:02 PM Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Orphans Court Information Would all children less that 9 living in Philadelphia have gone through the Orphans court? Would the Orphan Court Records list both of their parents even if one   parent died a couple of years before the other? Would it list any information about the guardian, his parents, wife, etc. If so this will solve a big problem On 11/15/2010 9:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: jrbfamily > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The Orphans Court was the court that registered wills and oversaw the distribution of estates, as well as ensured that minors and young women had a guardian to look after their interests. I don't know when those records started being kept -- the ones in Lancaster Co seem to be available at least from 1742, in Northampton Co at least from 1752 -- before then perhaps the records were just in the Miscellaneous books. Books of abstracts for Lancaster and Northampton have been done and can be purchased, but I don't know about Berks; you'd think someone might have done it for Berks. Ask at Berks Co Hist Socy library? > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > >   ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >         [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >  ==== PABERKS Mailing List ====        [email protected] To contact the List Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] To visit the Berks Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks To visit the Berks County, PA website: http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ Hosted by Nancy Freehafer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jrbfamily Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Orphans Court was the court that registered wills and oversaw the distribution of estates, as well as ensured that minors and young women had a guardian to look after their interests. I don't know when those records started being kept -- the ones in Lancaster Co seem to be available at least from 1742, in Northampton Co at least from 1752 -- before then perhaps the records were just in the Miscellaneous books. Books of abstracts for Lancaster and Northampton have been done and can be purchased, but I don't know about Berks; you'd think someone might have done it for Berks. Ask at Berks Co Hist Socy library? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Would all children less that 9 living in Philadelphia have gone through the Orphans court? Would the Orphan Court Records list both of their parents even if one parent died a couple of years before the other? Would it list any information about the guardian, his parents, wife, etc. If so this will solve a big problem On 11/15/2010 9:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: jrbfamily > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The Orphans Court was the court that registered wills and oversaw the distribution of estates, as well as ensured that minors and young women had a guardian to look after their interests. I don't know when those records started being kept -- the ones in Lancaster Co seem to be available at least from 1742, in Northampton Co at least from 1752 -- before then perhaps the records were just in the Miscellaneous books. Books of abstracts for Lancaster and Northampton have been done and can be purchased, but I don't know about Berks; you'd think someone might have done it for Berks. Ask at Berks Co Hist Socy library? > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~berks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgooding2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the information. What is this Orphans Court and where can I find a copy to look at? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jrbfamily Surnames: LeVAN, RIESER, FESIG, ALTHOUS, FEATHER, SPYKER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Elizabeth was reported to be a daughter of Daniel LeVAN's first wife Judith (WINK?) I have seen birthdate of 'abt 1733' given for her, with death date May 1789. Elisabeth LeVAN is reported to have married Philip RIESER, b. 13 Sep 1723 Switzerland, d. Jun 1789 Bern Twp, Berks Co. And her sister Anna Barbara m. Jacob RIESER of Maxatawny Twp, d. Cumru Twp, Berks as his second wife after 1st wife Maria LeVAN (dau. of Abraham & wife Caharine WEIMER) died (per Berks Co Orphan's Court, Vol. iii, p. 64, on 16 Feb 1784). Note that Maria's sister Elisabeth LeVAN b. 20 Jun 1725 also married a RIESER, Johanne, the brother of Philip. Will of RIESER, ELIZABETH, Reading.May 1, 1789 - June 2, 1789. To Philip James FESIG the schoolmaster £25. To the Reformed Congregation of Reading £100. To Conrad FESIG bed, etc. To George ALTHOUS of Bern all remainder of estate.Exr: George ALTHOUS. Wits: Peater FEATHER and John SPYKER. [from will abstracts by Martin & Smith). Philip Jacob/James FOSIG or FESIG (also Foesig) is the one to whom in 1789, Philip REESER's wife Elisabeth (dau of Daniel LEVAN) left the sum of £25 --a good chunk of cash at the time, provided the £25 was paid out in good currency. She left to Conrad FESIG (her niece Catharine's husband?) a bed and other goods. Elisabeth dau. of Daniel LeVAN reportedly had a sister Anna Elisabetha b. 1736 who m. Andrew FRIEDLI, who was named in his father in law Daniel LeVan's will 1776 as her husband and in his mother in law Susanna Siegfried LeVan's will 1778 as married to her stepdaughter Anna Elisabeth. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgooding2 Surnames: LeVan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10232/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have have been doing some research and it has lead me to the suppose daughter of Daniel Levan who is married to a Susanna Siegfried. In her will it list my Elizabeth along with two other daughter and one son as being step-children. The information I have was gotten from the Genealogical record of the LeVan Family. In this it gives the following information (see Orphans Court, B.C. Pa. Vol. III p. 64, 2.15.1784 for her sister Barbara and for Elizabeth is say (see O.C.., B.C., as ab.) Any help in finding out the meaning of this message will be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.