Thank you Betty for your assistance. None of the names go with what I have and the age does not really fit. I will try Schuylkill Co next. Marge > My 3rd great grandfather, Elias SIEGFRIED was born 1792 in Germany and > died > at his son's home in Pottsville, Berks Co, PA, 1859. His son was William. > I can not locate him in the 1850 census or where he was laid to rest. Nor > do > I have a wedding date. He was married to Christina HAWK (HOCH) > > In the 1840 Census he was listed in Bern Twp, PA > I have death certificate of his daughter Amelia (my line) 2gr grandmother, > as well as her photo. > > Can any one help me out here ???? Please... > Marge in FL > http://www.luzernecounty.com/mgray.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:39:30 -0400 > From: Betty Burdan <bjburdan@dejazzd.com> > Subject: [PABERKS] ELIAS SIEGFRIED (SEIGFRIED) > To: paberks@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <0K190084VY21SG50@jcs-out-01.dejazzd.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > At 09:25 AM 5/22/2008, you wrote: >>My 3rd great grandfather, Elias SIEGFRIED was born 1792 in Germany and >>died >>at his son's home in Pottsville, Berks Co, PA, 1859. His son was William. >>I can not locate him in the 1850 census or where he was laid to rest. Nor >>do >>I have a wedding date. He was married to Christina HAWK (HOCH) > > There is an El Sigfried, age 58 in East Allen Twp., Northampton > County, PA in 1850 > > 1850 US Census, East Allen Twp., Northampton Co., PA Roll 803 p. 292 > Abm Sigfried, 64, farmer > Eli Sigfried, 58, no occupation noted > Abm Sigfried, 20, farmer > Jno Sigfried, 12 > Polly Sigfried, 32 > > All of these Sigfrieds are marked as born in P., although we all know > how accurate the census is when it comes to details. Do any of these > names sound familiar? Also, Pottsville is in Schuylkill County, not > Berks. Schuylkill County was erected in 1811 from parts of Berks and > Northampton Counties. Pottsville was a municipality of Schuylkill as > early possibly as 1840. > > Betty
Marge --- It might save some time if you try the Siegfried mailing list. Just a thought. Mike Ziegler -----Original Message----- From: paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paberks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marge Gray Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 5:43 AM To: paberks@rootsweb.com Subject: [PABERKS] Siegfried Thank you Betty for your assistance. None of the names go with what I have and the age does not really fit. I will try Schuylkill Co next. Marge > My 3rd great grandfather, Elias SIEGFRIED was born 1792 in Germany and > died > at his son's home in Pottsville, Berks Co, PA, 1859. His son was William. > I can not locate him in the 1850 census or where he was laid to rest. Nor > do > I have a wedding date. He was married to Christina HAWK (HOCH) > > In the 1840 Census he was listed in Bern Twp, PA > I have death certificate of his daughter Amelia (my line) 2gr grandmother, > as well as her photo. > > Can any one help me out here ???? Please... > Marge in FL > http://www.luzernecounty.com/mgray.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:39:30 -0400 > From: Betty Burdan <bjburdan@dejazzd.com> > Subject: [PABERKS] ELIAS SIEGFRIED (SEIGFRIED) > To: paberks@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <0K190084VY21SG50@jcs-out-01.dejazzd.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > At 09:25 AM 5/22/2008, you wrote: >>My 3rd great grandfather, Elias SIEGFRIED was born 1792 in Germany and >>died >>at his son's home in Pottsville, Berks Co, PA, 1859. His son was William. >>I can not locate him in the 1850 census or where he was laid to rest. Nor >>do >>I have a wedding date. He was married to Christina HAWK (HOCH) > > There is an El Sigfried, age 58 in East Allen Twp., Northampton > County, PA in 1850 > > 1850 US Census, East Allen Twp., Northampton Co., PA Roll 803 p. 292 > Abm Sigfried, 64, farmer > Eli Sigfried, 58, no occupation noted > Abm Sigfried, 20, farmer > Jno Sigfried, 12 > Polly Sigfried, 32 > > All of these Sigfrieds are marked as born in P., although we all know > how accurate the census is when it comes to details. Do any of these > names sound familiar? Also, Pottsville is in Schuylkill County, not > Berks. Schuylkill County was erected in 1811 from parts of Berks and > Northampton Counties. Pottsville was a municipality of Schuylkill as > early possibly as 1840. > > 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.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