I am looking to confirm the date of death of Susanna Anna (Matternus) Barlet, B:1821 She may have attended the St. Johns Haim's Church. She married Ephriam Barlett in 1844. They had two children Henry Franklin Barlett B:1845 and Priscillia Elizabeth Barlett B:1849. The family is listed in the 1860 Reading census. Priscillia Elizabeth died in 1860. By the 1870 census Ephraim Barlett is living with his second wife and two young sons in Reading. Have found no entries that can be confirmed for Henry Franklin nor Susanna after the 1860 census. It is believed Susanna died after the date of 1860 census and before the birth of Ephriam first son by his second wife in December 1865 Thai you

Joseph and Mary Barlet, lived in Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co Pa in 1826 when their son Ephriam Barlett was born. 1830 United States Federal Census Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co Pa Joseph Barlet 30 to 40 Wife 30 to 40 1 boy <5 2 boys-> 5 to 10 1 girl --> 10 to 15 1840 United States Federal Census Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co Pa Joseph Barlet 40 to 50 Wife 40 to 50 1 boy <15 to 20 1 boy --> 20 to 30 1 girl -->5 2 girls -->15 to 20 1 girl -->20 to 30 1 Female -->50 to 60 Joseph has not been found in later in later census. It is unknown if this is my Mary, but a Mary Barlet, age 75 years old, is living in Reading in the 1870 census . She is living with an 18 year old Isabella Becher in the 6th Ward Reading. Pa. They are in the same building with Marcus and Rosa Moyer. Mary Barlet was alive in 1873 when her son Ephraim died. It is unknow when she died. This is all of the facts I have on the couple. Would appreciate any information on the couple or clues to identifying the parents of Joseph and Mary Barlet

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Hi, I am looking for the descendants and Ancestors of Johann Casper Schmick who lived south of Kutztown between 1750 and 1812. He and his wife Magdalena are buried in the De Long's Cem. in Bowers, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. I do have some more information on the family. Richard Swank in So., California [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bjburdan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10259.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not quite satisfied with the scant information on the dates of ownership in the Berks County Historical Society article, I did a little title searching and came up with some information for the period 1905 to 1940, beginning with Dr. Octavia's purchase of Bynden Wood to the sale of Bynden Wood from the Mary Morton estate in 1940. Images of these deeds are available at the Berks County Recorder of Deeds site at http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Deeds/Pages/default.aspx I also found I have an aerial view of Bynden Wood, an invitation to a tea at Bynden Wood and a post card from Bynden Wood. If you would like copies contact me at [email protected] DB 332 page 92 recorded July 11, 105, Recorder of Deeds, Berks County, PA Anna Tafel, widow of Philadelphia, to Octavia L. Krum of Pottstown, Montgomery Co., PA Consideration: $20,000, situate in Lower Heidelberg Twp., according to the plan and survey of June 1905 by Adam Lerch Tract No. 1 Containing 91 acres 132 square perches Tract No. 2 1/2 interest in 124 square perches used as private road, jointly owned with Dr. J. D. Moyer Tract No. 1 composed of two tracts which became vested in Adolph J. Tofel in separate indentures. One from Adam and Janet Moyer, April 8, 1889 DB 185 p. 551 and one from Michael W. Ruth and Catharine his wife on June 23, 1881, DB 140 p. 275. As Adolph Tafel departed this life March 9, 1895 (Last Will recorded Berks County Book 22 p. 526) devised to his wife all his real estate also Edward S. Campbell Jr., Oct. 2, 1885 DB 164 p. 130. DB 506 p. 119 recorded May 10, 1920, Recorder of Deeds Berks County., PA, written April 20, 1920 Octavia L. Krum to Mary Morton of Philadelphia Consideration: $1.00 for mountain wood and sprout land, buildings and improvements Containing: 86 acres 61 perches plus 1/2 interest in 124 perches private road. Being the same as Anna A. Tafel on July 7, 1905 deeded to Dr. Octavia Krum, DB 332 p. 92 DB 591 p. 428, recorded May 22, 1924, Recorder of Deeds, Berks County, PA William J. Moyer and Annie Sell, executors of Adam F. Moyer to Mary Morton, city of Philadelphia Consideration: $11,000, parcels, tracts, buildings and improvements in Lower Heidelberg Twp., as per Plan of April 1924, Garrett, Seely & Fleming, Engineers of Harrisburg at the direction of Adam G. Lerch, land surveyor. Tract No. 1 31.32 acres Tract No. 2 12.56 acres As conveyed to Adam Moyer by Alexander Johnston et al on March 30, 1874 DB 189 p. 29 and by James Preston, et al, by deed of April 21, 1910 intended to be recorded As reduced per deeds: to Adoph J. Tafel, April 5, 1883, DB 158 p. 487; to James R. Deppen, March 26, 1884 DB 164 p. 180; to Adophus J. Tafel, April 8, 1889, DB 185 p. 551 and by deed to James H. Preston eta al, April 21, 1910 DB 364 p. 604 Adam Moyer having died on March 4, 1917 gave to his widow Janet Moyer his real estate, except for this trach which he gave to William J. Moyer and Annie Sell. DB 767 p. 202 recorded Sept. 7, 1934, recorded Recorder of Deeds, Berks County, PA Charles J. Hepburn, executor to the estate of Mary Morton, a single woman, who died April 20, 1932, on an order to sell her real estate in her last will and testament. Consideration: $1,500, being a corner property, part of the William J. Moyer tract, containing 5 acres 59.34 perches. DB 839 p. 128 recorded Recorder of Deeds, Berks County, PA C. J. Hepburn, executor to the last will of Mary Morton, deceased to Louis R. Thun, of Lower Heidelberg Consideration: $1.00 and other goods and valuable considerations Tract No. 1 containing 68 acres 61 perches and 1/2 part of private road containing 124 square perches. It being the same as Octavia Krum granted to Mary Morton on April 13, 1920 DB 506 p. 119 Tract No. 2 containing 31.32 acres and 12.56 acres, excepting deeds of Adam Moyer in DB 154 p. 180, DB 185 p. 551, DB 364 p. 604 and deed of Chas. Hepburn in DB 767 p. 202. It being the same as Wm. J. Moyer and Annie sell, granted to Mary Morton by their deed of May 22, 1924 DB 591 p. 428 No. 3 containing 16 acres 68.48 perches, being same as George Wenrich, Executor of Reuben Wenrich granted to Mary Morton on May 2, 1927, DB 652 p. 534. Whereas Mary Morton died April 12[six], 1932 and her last will, recorded in will book 46 p. 277, empowered Chas. Hepburn, executor to sell the property known as "Bynden Wood", it being the real estate herein described, and approved by the Orphan's Cour of Berks County, on Sept. 13, 1940 in Real Estate Book 59 page 804. DB 839 p. 254 written Nov. 7, 1940, recorded Recorder of Deeds, Berks County, PA Chas. J. Hepburn, executor of Mary Morton, single woman, who died April 20, 1932, to David Dunn of Wernersville Consideration: $150.00, situate in South Heidelberg Twp./formerly Lower Hiedelberg Containing: 3 acres 18 perches, also right of way passage Being premises described as Parcel No. 2 as conveyed to Mary Morton by George C. Wenrich, executor to Reuben D. Wenrich, on May 2, 1927, DB 652 p. 534. 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: bjburdan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10259.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From the Berks County Historical Society http://www.berkshistory.org/articles/southmountain.html South Mountain Resorts Bynden Wood The records of the building which we now know as Bynden Wood are sketchy. Perhaps some enterprising student of local history will be able to find some solid answers in detail. The same statement may be made concerning the other mountain homes which were not, primarily, health resorts. Among these there were Pomeroy's, Highland House (now known as Chit-Chat), Hillside, Park Mansion (later Indiandale), and other resorts in the WernersvilleVinemont area. Bynden Wood was originally constructed in 1869 by John B. Stetson, the founder of a world-famous hat company. He built it as a summer home. The structure, which he named Bynden Wood, overlooked areas in Berks and Lancaster counties. In 1888 the property was purchased by John Tolbert of Philadelphia. Mr. Tolbert used it as a summer home until his death in 1896. For the next two years it was used as a summer residence by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Luden of Reading. In 1898 the property was converted into a summer resort and operated by the Tolbert heirs. Around the turn of the century the Bynden Wood property was purchased by Doctor Octavia Krum, who operated the sanatorium until her death. Miss Mary Morton, daughter of Levi P. Morton, was the next owner of the property. During her ownership, the structure was used as a private summer home. From 1932 to 1947 it again became a summer resort. In 1947 the Wyomissing Foundation purchased the property and presented it to the Central Y.M.C.A. in Reading. It is currently being used as a cultural center. The South Mountain resorts, during their heyday, provided employment for many persons in western Berks. Their decline coincided, in time, with the rapid development of the textile industry in areas west of Reading. And most of those employees displaced by the closing of the sanatoriums found ready employment elsewhere. The rise, decline, and abandonment of the health resorts along South Mountain is history. The vestiges of their day of glory may still be seen and the leafy paths, cool springs, and grand views may still be enjoyed today. This article originally appeared in the Spring 1962 issue of The Historical Review of Berks County 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: meggars55 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10260.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: B.J., thank you SO MUCH. These are all extremely fruitful leads, especially the tip that Mary Morton's estate was probated in Berks Co instead of California or New York. Adding it all to the research. Bless you! 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: bjburdan Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10260.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You might try the Reading Eagle Archives and search for Mary Morton http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search There is a classified advertisement on Dec. 1st and 15th, 1927 involving real estate of South Heidelberg Twp., Berks County http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nZQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5303,3536772&dq=mary-morton&hl=en Notice of Execution of her estate on May 19, 1932 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BFwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LogFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2327,3513019&dq=mary-morton&hl=en Berks County Register of Wills http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/RegWills/Pages/Genealogy.aspx has an estate file for Mary Morton of South Heidelberg, Berks County filed on April 20, 1932. You can get copies of the estate file which might be reveiling. Bynden Wood seems to have been a place for social gatherings and bridge clubs. Dr. Octavia Krum hosted singer Florabel Smith in Nov. 1923 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dt5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1304,4797769&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en Dr. Krum gave a jusical at her home on Eithth St. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=etxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2674,2676407&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en Dr. Krum gave a lecture to the Berks Medical Society http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uzMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CJwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,1560032&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en 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: meggars55 Surnames: Gerhard, Reminger, Morton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10260/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching the life of Minnie Gerhard, 1879-1954, eldest child of Emanual Gerhard and Catherine Reminger of Reading, PA. She became a nurse and eventually began living and traveling with Mary Morton of Bynden Wood near Wernersville. After Mary's death, Minnie hired an innovative architect to build a home in San Diego which has now achieve historic status as the Minnie Gerhard/Thomas Shepherd House. She died in Los Angeles County in 1954. Any details about her life not reflected in census records would be much 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: meggars55 Surnames: Morton, Krum Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10259/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching the life of Mary Morton who owned and lived at Bynden Wood, a resort spa on South Mountain near Wernersville, PA, from 1920 until her death in 1932. She also used it as a summer home. (It is now the YMCA Camp.) It was focused on the needs of unmarried professional women who faced limited options during that era. She purchased it from Dr. Octavia Krum of Pottstown who had run it as a sanatorium through 1920. Mary Morton had advanced views for her time and an extensive fortune to put them into play. If a local researcher is available to track down certain information, please contact me, 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.

You might try the Reading Eagle Archives and search for Mary Morton http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search There is a classified advertisement on Dec. 1st and 15th, 1927 involving real estate of South Heidelberg Twp., Berks County http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nZQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5303,3536772&dq=mary-morton&hl=en Notice of Execution of her estate on May 19, 1932 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BFwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LogFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2327,3513019&dq=mary-morton&hl=en Berks County Register of Wills http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/RegWills/Pages/Genealogy.aspx has an estate file for Mary Morton of South Heidelberg, Berks County filed on April 20, 1932. You can get copies of the estate file which might be revealing. Bynden Wood seems to have been a place for social gatherings and bridge clubs. Dr. Octavia Krum hosted singer Florabel Smith in Nov. 1923 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dt5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1304,4797769&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en Dr. Krum gave a musical at her home on Eithth St. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=etxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2674,2676407&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en Dr. Krum gave a lecture to the Berks Medical Society http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uzMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CJwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,1560032&dq=octavia-krum&hl=en

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: audianaq41 Surnames: LEININGER, FISCHER/FISHER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10258.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: At Ecks's (Corner Church)aka St Daniel's Lutheran, Heidelberg, John Jacob LEININGER, born 6/9/1773, parents Jacob Jr and wife. Source: "Berks Co PA Births 1710-1780, John T Humphrey, pub 1997, page 211 Marriage at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg Jacob LEININGER to Maria FISCHER on 2/6/1800. Source: "Berks Co PA Marriages 1730-1800", vol 2, by HP Publishing, pub 1987, page 47. Diana in AL 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: dfisher0821 Surnames: Leininger / Fisher Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10258/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information about Jacob Leininger, b. 1775-1780. He married Anna Maria Fisher in Berks Co, PA, and lived in that area in 1803. 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.

Good day, Using the Historical Society of Berks County church record index, I have the following records that I would love to be able to see. If anyone owns the transcripts of the churchbooks, or has access to them, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks to clues from other researchers, I am hot on the trail of ancestor Daniel F. Karver's ancestry. Daniel married Mary Ann Grow in 1853 and resided briefly in Earl and Amity townships before moving to Schuylkill County, where he died in 1873 at 40 years of age. It now appears that his father was Samuel Kerber/Karver/Kerwer/Karvey/Carver, whose name appears with MANY variants. Based on names appearing together, I think Samuel and his children appear as Kerwer in the Trinity Lutheran Reading records indicated below. If I have some exact dates, I can confirm or disprove my suspicions. Any help appreciated! I will eventually compile and post any findings. Sincerely, Ed Wevodau Grapevine, TX Adam Carvey, St. Gabrielâs Episcopal, page 321, CR-S139 Samuel Karver, St. Gabrielâs Episcopal, page 521 Emaline Karver, St. Gabrielâs Episcopal, page 521 Margaret Kerver, St. Gabrielâs Episcopal, age 277 ---------- Elisabeth Korber, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 244,CR-T832m Mary Korber, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 244, CR-T832m ---------------- Adam Kerber, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 345 Daniel Kerber, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 345 Catharina Kerber, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 345 ---------------- Nicholas Kerver, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 255 Samuel Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 255 --------------- Henrietta Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 Nicholas Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 Samuel Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 (listedtwice) Sarah Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 Daniel Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 Catharina Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 (listedtwice) Anna Kerwer, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 86 Nicholas Kerve, Trinity Lutheran Reading, page 108 ------------

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LoisV649 Surnames: Born Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10257.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You can send for a certificate for a death that occurred after 1906 through the state Dept. of Health, at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_certificates/14122 findagrave.com shows that John Born's wife Mary E.(sic) died Dec. 20, 1912. Both are buried at Most Blessed Sacrament in Bally. 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 an interesting article found in today's Reading Eagle: http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=283167 Nancy J. Freehafer View my profile on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyjfreehafer> . Site Coordinator for the Berks County PAGenWeb site http://berks.pa-roots.com/ and the Montgomery County PAGenWeb site http://montgomery.pa-roots.com/ Fight Spam...report spam to the US Federal Trade Commission. For more information, see http://www.ftc.gov/spam/

I heard about this book, earlier and bought it the last time I was visiting Berks County. Very nice. If you have ancestors in the area, you might want to purchase it. Michelle in OH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy J. Freehafer Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 4:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PABERKS] Ron Devlin's Kitchen Table: Tombstones reveal history of Maxatawny This is an interesting article found in today's Reading Eagle: http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=283167 Nancy J. Freehafer View my profile on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyjfreehafer> . Site Coordinator for the Berks County PAGenWeb site http://berks.pa-roots.com/ and the Montgomery County PAGenWeb site http://montgomery.pa-roots.com/ Fight Spam...report spam to the US Federal Trade Commission. For more information, see http://www.ftc.gov/spam/ ==== 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.st ates.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: gwenseeman Surnames: Born, Bart, Chelius, Haas, Henches Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10257/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have church record for a death on Dec. 21, 1898 for John Born. Also a death record for Mary Ann Born on Dec. 20, no year (after 1898 before 1912). I have sent for death certificates for Cambria Co. but never for Berks County. These deaths & burials were at Blessed Sacrament church in Bally, Pa. Many of my Born family were baptized, married and died there from 1857 to maybe as late as 1912. Any help 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.

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/10256/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I periodically run searches on Ancestry.com to look for new content or new family trees. Yesterday, I searched for my wife's grandmother Nancy Wanner b. 1907 living in Reading. I got a hit for a 1924 school yearbook for Reading High School for Girls. The hit was good. It is her. Worth checking out. 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: airvine9 Surnames: Sitler, Sittler, Straub, Moser, Mosser Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10225.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Mary, Do you were I could get a copy of the book you mentioned? I am looking for info on: George Philip Sittler Born 1797 in Berks Co, PA married to Anna Maria Straub his son, George Sittler born 1828 in Lehigh Co, PA (probably near Lynn Twp.) married to Juliana Kistler his grandson, George Sittler born 1861 in PA married to Lucy Will Wondering where I could obtain birth/death certs or church records for these individuals. Thank you, Anne 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.