I added a plot map of Zion Windsor Castle Cemetery (now known as Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery) to findagrave: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2330489&CScn=Zion&CScntry=4&CSst=40&CScnty=2246& > The plot section numbers can be found with persons interred there in LDS film #1433078, which contains the church history, and a section at the back that has headstone information, section information, plus the plot map. The film is missing pages 72-73 ( Jan 26, 1833- Mar 25, 1842 - baptisms, 1842 confirmations, and a few marriages) from the book. I have a copy of those 2 pages, which I got from the church, if anyone needs them. Lynn Blenderman ************************************************************************************ They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benj. Franklin, 1759 Walter G. Blenderman, Lynn K. Blenderman, N. Plainfield, NJ, USA **mailto:netchemist@earthlink.net*******************************http://www.blenderman.net **

Joyce, I searched for the book "An Injurious and Ill Judging World" and found that is actually the title of Chapter 7 in the book "To Be Useful to the World: Women in Revolutionary America" written by Joan R. Gunderson, published in 1996 and again by the University Press of NC in 2006 I downloaded the Kindle version of it this morning and found the mention of Elizabeth Bishop on image 1846 of 4580 of Chapter 7. I haven't a clue what page that might be. Anyway the discussion of the chapter was about crimes of Revoultionary period women. Under a section about child abuse it says..."Women had ample opportunity to abuse children, especially apprentices or servants. Whites could inflict high levels of violence against African American children and adults without facing legal charges. For example Elizabeth Bishop of Berks Co., PA never stood trial for killing her black female servant." It went on to say that laws about abusing your slaves were not written until 1774. I skimmed all the pages one by one until I found the mention of Elizabeth Bishop, and the few I stopped to read were extremely educational. I quit when I found the above passage, but it was near the end of Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 turned to a different subject. So I think this might be all there is. Now I wonder what it was that Joan R. Gunderson found and where...and I have to try to find the other book. Betty

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kristindren Surnames: Patrick Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10515/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information about Letilia Patrick's family. I know she was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in about 1813. I would love love to find out the names of her parents. Thanks, Kristin 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: petermooney51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10303.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. I found these listings in the Pa. death cert. indices... James J Hohl Reading Berks Co 4/6/1937 cert# 39189 Margaret Hohl Reading 2/3/1936 cert.# 16113 If you need these certs,I can get them for you. Please email me... parrid@webtv.net Pete. 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: dhmachura Surnames: Hohl Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10303.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i am the daughter of James Hohl whose father is James Hohl married to Madeline Heffron. If you want any info or photos let me know via email at dhmachura@yahoo.com. 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: BerksGenealogy Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10306.2.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reading Eagle November 16, 1915, obituary of Francis Yeager http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=41orAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5320,2176535 Reading Eagle November 18, 1915 death notice states died Nov 16, age 69-11-21, funeral from residence of son Peter Yeager, burial at Charles Evans Cemetery. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5VorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288,2577176 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: stanleycup10 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10306.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the info! For his parents; I haven't found much info on them. (Francis and Mary). They are the family members that allude me. I believe Francis was born in 1845 and died in 1915, but I don't know for sure. 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: stanleycup10 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10306.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Pete. I replied to you via email 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.

Hello Berks County Listers! The Messinger surname Y-DNA project recently launched! If you have any questions about the project or are interested in participating please visit the project website ( http://www.familytreedna.com/public/messinger/ ) or contact me. If you know of anyone else that might me interested, please pass this information to them. I hope to meet some of you in the project! ~Michael Messinger~ Messinger Y-DNA Project Administrator

Betty, Yes, that is correct. Susanna Bishop Christ was my ancestor. She was the sister of the John Bishop [Jr] of whom you have inquired. She was married to Michael Christ. According to "Epitaphs" John Bishop Sr lived on Shelbourne Rd. near the junction of 422. The Bishop Cemetery is located behind the new health care facility, on the back bank slightly west of the power tower lines. John of Exeter died in 1754. John Jr petitioned the court on August 10, 1761 stating that his father , John, died intestate, owning 150 acres in Exeter (in the vicinity of Boscov's Department Store) and a house in Reading. John Sr's widow, Barbara, had by then remarried Ulrich Huy. The sons are John, Adam and George. The daughters are Mary, wife of John Groushore, Susanna, wife of Michael Krist and Elizabeth. The senior Bishop could not have been buried on what was known as the Bishop Cemetery (in Lynnstead east of Shelbourne), since the Bishop family did not own the property in 1754. Johannes Jr, March 4, 1740-August 31, 1812, married first Elisabeth who died about 1776. His second marriage was to Susanna Keim, December 3, 1753-October 21, 1823. John Jr became very successful owning hundreds of acres in Exeter Twp and thousands of acres in Virginia. [See attachment] I'm really not sure why this family had so much land in Virginia but lived in Berks County - although some of the family lived in Virginia. Most people who have Bishop lineages on Ancestry don't even list Elisabeth as the first wife of John Jr. I found this online: THE COURTS OF OYER AND TERMINER Court Papers, 1757-1761, 1763, 1765-1776, 1778-1782, 1786-1787. (7 boxes) Arranged alphabetically by name of county, and thereunder by court term and case number. These documents from the Oyer and Terminer Courts include case files, judicial administrative papers, and diverse records from the Mayor’s Court of Philadelphia; minutes from Nisi Prius courts of Northampton and York; and tavern license petitions from Philadelphia. Among those pertaining to African Americans are: • Berks County, 1772. Elizabeth Bishop, wife of John Bishop was charged with the murder of their slave Louis[e]. And this: CHAPTER IX: SKETCHES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION BY W. H. EGLE, M. D. BISHOP, JOHN, of Berks county, was born March 4, 1740, in Exeter township, that county, his father, John Bishop, coining to Pennsylvania with the Boones and Lincolns. He was brought up as a farmer, an occupation he was engaged in all his life, although other enterprises engrossed much of his attention. He had extensive business connections, and became an ironmaster. He was a large landholder, not only in Berks county, but in the Valley of Virginia. As a consequence, he was more or less prominent and influential in public affairs. During the Revolution he greatly aided the county lieutenants in organizing the Associators and militia, by advancing large sums of money in emergencies. He was elected to the General Assembly, serving from 1781 to 1784, and chosen a delegate to the Pennsylvania convention to ratify the federal constitution in 1787. He did not sign the ratification, and the year following was a member of the Harrisburg conference which protested so loudly against that instrument. He filled the office of county auditor in 1797-98, and represented Berks in the State legislature in 1805-06. He died at his residence in Exeter township the 3d of September, 1812, aged seventy-two years. I am sure that I have a note somewhere that John Bishop had purchased several slaves. If only I could put my finger on that! This is certainly intriguing - I suppose everyone was mum about it because John Bishop was a respected person. Perhaps Elizabeth took her own life???? Joyce -----Original Message----- From: Betty J. Burdan Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:24 AM To: paberks@rootsweb.com Subject: [PABERKS] Susanna Christ sister of Geo Bishop of VA Joyce, I found something peculiar this morning. It has to be connected to the John Bishop people of Exeter....it's a will abstract in the Rootsweb Berks Archives for a Susanna Christ of Exeter and she is the sister of a George Bishop from VA. http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/berks/wills/willabs14.txt CHRIST, SUSANNA, Exeter, Berks County, PA May 2, 1823 - April 2, 1825. To children of son John deceased £1. To children of son George deceased £1. To children of Abraham deceased £1. To son Jacob £1. To son Daniel £1. To dau. Elizabeth wife of Jacob BECHTEL £1. To dau. Susanna wife of Baltzar ULRICH £1. To dau. Barbara wife of Jacob BECHTEL £1. To son Peter all remainder of legacy bequeathed me by my brother George BISHOP in Virginia. All other estate for keeping and nursing me in my old age. Exr: Friend John GULDIN, Esq. Wit: Adam YOUNG and Daniel YOUNG. Betty ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== PABERKS@rootsweb.com To contact the List Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com 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 PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1430 / Virus Database: 2639/5598 - Release Date: 02/11/13

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BerksGenealogy Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10306.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Peter Yeager obituary, Reading Eagle, February 25, 1932: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aR8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1658,4131783 Parents listed as Francis S. and Mary Yeager. 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: petermooney51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10306.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. I found this listing in the Pa. death cert. indices... Peter E Yeager Reading 2/24/1932 cert# 14036 If you would like me to get his cert. and/or obit, please email me... parrid@webtv.net Pete. 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.

Thank you Jim and all others for all the tips. This is a very helpful and friendly board! Bob Miller Houston In a message dated 2/13/2013 11:36:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, berksroots@gmail.com writes: The Reading Eagle editions on Google Archive are great resources' for genealogists. The site was much more useful when it was searchable by keyword, but it’s still useful to find obits. Knowing someone’s date of death is pretty much required to get into the right edition, unless you have time to look through every one. Saving what you find seems to be the biggest challenge for people. The only option is taking a screen shot of the article you want to save. For Vista and Win 7 users, the snipping tool available through your computer’s program list is a very simple option that works well. Just click and drag across the area you want to keep and then “Save as” a jpg wherever you want to keep it. I’ve used Printkey 2000 free version 5.10 on my old XP system with few problems. This version is no longer supported, but it is free. It freezes up sometimes, but restarting it usually gets you back in business. http://www.oldversion.com/windows/printkey-2000/ There is also a “Pro” version for $20. that is supposed to be more stable. Gadwin Print Screen is another good free option. http://download.cnet.com/Gadwin-PrintScreen/3000-2094_4-10123018.html?tag=mn col;5 Any of these will let you copy the whole screen or crop just the area you want to save. You can also do some editing, adding text or send the screenshot right to your printer. I usually zoom in on the article as much as possible to fill the available screen space first. I like to make the type large enough to read easily. I ’ve learned that it’s also wise to keep some record of the edition the article is in. What I do is position the article on the left side of the screen and move it up to where the Reading Eagle edition date shows. When I highlight what I want to snip, I include the Reading Eagle date just above the article I’m saving. That way, the date of the edition becomes part of the jpg file that I save. You can see an example of what I’m describing on this findagrave entry: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=47363538&GRid=935894 33& or http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=47363538&GRid=104885 424& The only problem that has come up is when the article is part of an edition that has been saved with the previous day or later day editions. Then it’ s usually only a day or two off. Another problem comes along when an article is found that is bigger than can be snipped in one piece. For me, it’s not a big problem for I just save the article in overlapping sections and join them together in Photoshop. This must be done with all snips being made at the same magnification. Another problem is that some pages are loaded horizontally. You just have to save them horizontally and rotate them in an image program to get them properly oriented. My biggest problem with this archive has to be that too many times, I go looking for a particular date only to find that the edition I need to see is not online! In some cases, a whole month’s worth of editions or more is missing. This happens entirely too often. I’m not sure if these editions were never scanned or if Google just never uploaded them. There is one Eagle article that someone copied for me from the Reading Eagle films available at the Albright College Library. I wanted to snip a copy online but the edition it came from is NOT on Google. Sooo, even if you can’t find the edition you need on Google, it MAY be available at the Library. I hope this info helps. Jim Freeman ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== PABERKS@rootsweb.com To contact the List Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com 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 PABERKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Reading Eagle editions on Google Archive are great resources' for genealogists. The site was much more useful when it was searchable by keyword, but it’s still useful to find obits. Knowing someone’s date of death is pretty much required to get into the right edition, unless you have time to look through every one. Saving what you find seems to be the biggest challenge for people. The only option is taking a screen shot of the article you want to save. For Vista and Win 7 users, the snipping tool available through your computer’s program list is a very simple option that works well. Just click and drag across the area you want to keep and then “Save as” a jpg wherever you want to keep it. I’ve used Printkey 2000 free version 5.10 on my old XP system with few problems. This version is no longer supported, but it is free. It freezes up sometimes, but restarting it usually gets you back in business. http://www.oldversion.com/windows/printkey-2000/ There is also a “Pro” version for $20. that is supposed to be more stable. Gadwin Print Screen is another good free option. http://download.cnet.com/Gadwin-PrintScreen/3000-2094_4-10123018.html?tag=mncol;5 Any of these will let you copy the whole screen or crop just the area you want to save. You can also do some editing, adding text or send the screenshot right to your printer. I usually zoom in on the article as much as possible to fill the available screen space first. I like to make the type large enough to read easily. I’ve learned that it’s also wise to keep some record of the edition the article is in. What I do is position the article on the left side of the screen and move it up to where the Reading Eagle edition date shows. When I highlight what I want to snip, I include the Reading Eagle date just above the article I’m saving. That way, the date of the edition becomes part of the jpg file that I save. You can see an example of what I’m describing on this findagrave entry: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=47363538&GRid=93589433& or http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=47363538&GRid=104885424& The only problem that has come up is when the article is part of an edition that has been saved with the previous day or later day editions. Then it’s usually only a day or two off. Another problem comes along when an article is found that is bigger than can be snipped in one piece. For me, it’s not a big problem for I just save the article in overlapping sections and join them together in Photoshop. This must be done with all snips being made at the same magnification. Another problem is that some pages are loaded horizontally. You just have to save them horizontally and rotate them in an image program to get them properly oriented. My biggest problem with this archive has to be that too many times, I go looking for a particular date only to find that the edition I need to see is not online! In some cases, a whole month’s worth of editions or more is missing. This happens entirely too often. I’m not sure if these editions were never scanned or if Google just never uploaded them. There is one Eagle article that someone copied for me from the Reading Eagle films available at the Albright College Library. I wanted to snip a copy online but the edition it came from is NOT on Google. Sooo, even if you can’t find the edition you need on Google, it MAY be available at the Library. I hope this info helps. Jim Freeman

The message in question was a message that came from the corresponding board to the list. In order to respond to that, you need to go to the message boards of either Ancestry or Rootsweb. Rick B List Admin -----Original Message----- From: Resource Recovery Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 11:41 AM To: paberks@rootsweb.com Subject: [PABERKS] Fw: White Family of Berks Co, PA I sent this message on Feb. 3, 2013 as follows. It came back non-deliverable. Hopefully this is the correct address to respond. Hopefully Ms Hoffert will have the link for me going back further on my White family line. Will appreciate very much having a response. Is is possible to obtain Ms. Hoffert's email address or you forward my notes of Feb 3, 1010 to her? Thank you, Joan Kuhlman

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Kalza77 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10493.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you! Your answer is helpful in confirming my perceptions of this issue. I had not seen the reference before to them serving as sponsors of the child's christening. That is very relevant info. I did not have the facts to be making a different case, but it obviously made no sense to keep promoting an illogical & inaccurate view. You are also correct to point out that she is not in his will. I had recognized the same thing. Thank you for sharing the information that you have. 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: JanetWaltersEubanks Surnames: Bloch, Matazki, Neff, Sullivan, Tomaszewski, Ztuzki Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10514/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reading (PA) Eagle Friday, March 2, 1951 Charles F. Bloch, 53, died in his home at 420 South Seventh St. rear. A native of Reading, he was a son of the late Francis and Mary (Matazki) Bloch, and was a carpenter. Surviving are his widow, Mary (Neff) Bloch; two daughters, Lillian, wife of Lawrence Sullivan, and Betty, wife of Stanley Tomaszewski, both of Reading; one grandchild; two sisters, Hattie, wife of Anthony Ztuzki, Wilmington, and Anna Bloch, at home; two brothers, Bernard and Frank Bloch, both of Reading. Edmund F. Gallman, local funeral director, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. 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: JanetWaltersEubanks Surnames: Sayer, Noll, Strunk, Stewart Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10513/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reading (PA) Eagle Friday, March 2, 1951 Wernersville, March 22 Mrs. Lizzie (Noll) Sayer, 78, widow of Charles Sayer, of Reinholds, died this morning in Ephrata Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Strunk) Noll and was a member of St. Paul's Reformed Church, Robesonia. Her husband died in February, 1949. Surviving are one daughter, Beatrice, wife of George Stewart, with whom she resided in Reinholds; one son, Paul Sayer, of Ephrata; five grandchildren; two brothers, william Noll, of Robesonia, and Calvin Noll, of Reading. Funeral services will be conducted in the Lamm and Witman Funeral Home, this borough, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Elmer A. Dech will officiate. Burial will be made in Hain's Church Cemetery. 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: JanetWaltersEubanks Surnames: Fox, Burt, Bouchat, Thir Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10512/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reading (PA) Eagle Friday, March 2, 1951 Annie (Burt), wife of Edward F. Fox, died in her home, 345 West Douglass St. She was born in Ashland, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Burt. Surviving are her husband: a son, Clyde B.; two daughters, Grace, wife of Floyd Bouchat, and Betty, wife of John Thir, both of Reading; a brother, William Burt, of Tamaqua; two sisters, Hattie and Lillian, both of Ashland; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Miller Funeral Home, the Rev. Paul T. Slinghoff officiating. Burial in Charles Evans Cemetery. 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: JanetWaltersEubanks Surnames: Solt, Snyder, Kunkle, Miller Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10511/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Reading (PA) Eagle Friday, November 21, 1986 Violet E. Solt, 55, died Thursday afternoon of natural causes in her Mertztown R.D. 1 residence. She was the wife of Paul L. Solt. Born in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of Verna E. (Snyder) Kunkle, Kutztown R.D. 2, and the late Harold L. Kunkle. A member of the New Jerusalem (Zion) United Church of Christ, Krumsville, she was a past president of Helping Hands and secretary of the Women's Ministry. In addition to her husband and her mother, she is survived by two sons: Michael P., at home, and Kerry L., Alburtis R.D.1. A daughter, Sharon S., wife of David M. Miller, Alburtis R.D. 1, and five granddaughters. Also four brothers: Donald Kumkle, Lenhartsville R.D. 1; LeRooy Kunkle, Mertztown R.D. 1; Larry L. Kunkle, Kempton R.D. 1; and Dennis H. Kunkle, Kutztown R.D. 2. The Trexler-Ludwick Funeral Home, Topton, is in charge of arrangements. 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.