My Grgrgrandfather was born somewhere in Pennsylvania 5 Jan 1832. Married Henrietta Fackler found in the 1850s census with her parents George and Eliza Fackler in Middletown, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. His syblings I believe our : 1. Eliza Charles b. abt 1818 Pa. d. before 1870 married Frederick Haines b. abt 1810. Pa d. after 1880 they had 5 children that I know of. 2. Barbara Charles b. 15 Nov. 1829 Pa and d. 25 May 1893 Perry Co., Pa married John Hoffman b.21 May 1815 d. 1997 Perry Co. Pa. They had 9 children that I can find maybe more. 3. Rebecca Charles b. 21 Jan 1830 Pa. d. 18 Dec 1904. Pa. married Henry Zearing b. abt 1815, son of Martin Zearing they had two children that I know of. 4. Susannah Charles b. abt 1830 Pa. married John Long b. abt 1830 Pa. son of Susannah Long. I have found 4 children that I know of. 5. John Charles b. 5 Jan 1832 d. -- Sumner County, Kansas married Henrietta Fackler b. 6 Feb. 1830 Pa d. 20 Jun 1901. Parents George and Eliza Fackler of Middletown, Dauphin co., Pennsylvania. 6. Christian Charles b. abt 1833 Pa no other information 7. Jacob Charles abt/ 1835 no other information. 8. Catherine Charles b. 1838 Pa married John Geist b. 1834 Pa They had 5 children 9. Mary Charles no other information 10. Lizzie Charles no other information The names above were in my mothers possessions saying they belonged to my grgrandfather John Charles parents. She had their parent as John Charles married to Sarah Stevens have not found any information as to who their parents were. With the children's ages ranging from 1818 50 1838 a 20 year span the parents may of been deceased by the 1950 census. I'm looking for a connection to this family and somewhere 's I can find a data that will help me find more information. I want to Thank all that have helped me find information in the past and for sending me information and pictures. I greatly appreciate all the help I can get on this family. Larinda

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I know there were Blauser's in Dauphin County, PA Does anyone have any informaition on the one's who came to the Western part of the State? -- Shirley L. Pearce

Descendants of Johann Christian Lenker 1 Johann Christian LENKER b: January 22, 1801 in Dauphin Co., PA (baptized 8/16/1801 St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., PA) d: November 10, 1846 in PA Burial: Old Stone Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin Co., PA . +Julianna HAAG b: November 29, 1799 in Dauphin Co., PA m: Bef. 1825 d: November 20, 1833 Burial: St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA Father: John Matthias Haag Mother: Maria Susanna Deibler .. 2 James LENKER b: December 18, 1825 in PA (appears in 1860 and 1870 Lima Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) Baptism: April 02, 1826 St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Mifflin Twp., Dauphin Co., PA ...... +Sarah KEIPER b: August 09, 1825 in Cumberland Co., PA ...... 3 Mary LENKER b: August 05, 1844 in Dauphin Co., PA d: May 26, 1921 in Iowa City, IA ...... 3 Hannah E. LENKER b: November 27, 1849 in Dauphin Co., PA d: October 03, 1928 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL .......... +Benewell SHILEY b: November 1845 in PA (appears in 1900 Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) m: August 19, 1869 in Stephenson Co., IL Father: George Tobias Shiley Mother: Elizabeth Hornberger ........... 4 Jennie SHILEY b: August 1873 in IL ............... +William H. BARNES m: August 04, 1892 in Carroll Co., IL ........... 4 Frank SHILEY b: October 1884 in IL ........... 4 Irvin SHILEY b: December 1887 in IL ........... 4 Mabel SHILEY b: October 1892 in IL ...... 3 Sarah Frances LENKER b: December 23, 1851 in Lima Twp., Carroll Co., IL d: May 19, 1922 in Warrensburg, MO .......... +Samuel Frederick FRY b: February 27, 1846 in Canada d: October 21, 1916 in Warrensburg, MO Father: George Fry Mother: Margaret Cline ...... 3 Nancy Jane LENKER b: November 05, 1854 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL d: December 12, 1944 .......... +James M. MESSNER b: 1853 in PA (appears in 1870 Lima Twp., 1900 and 1920 Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) m: December 10, 1878 in Carroll Co., IL Father: Philip Messner Mother: Hannah Lenker ...... 3 Emma Agnes LENKER b: September 04, 1856 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL d: December 12, 1926 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL Burial: Brethren Dunkard Cemetery, Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL .......... +John James BARNES b: March 03, 1856 m: December 23, 1879 in Carroll Co., IL d: February 28, 1900 Burial: Brethren Dunkard Cemetery, Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL Father: Jefferson Barnes Mother: Amanda Dye ........... 4 Lucy BARNES b: December 1881 in IL d: 1936 Burial: Brethren Dunkard Cemetery, Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL ............... +Howard A. STONER b: 1875 in PA (appears in 1930 Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) d: 1948 Burial: Brethren Dunkard Cemetery, Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL Father: Daniel Stoner Mother: Virginia Kurtz ...... 3 Lucy LENKER b: March 09, 1858 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL .......... +Andrew CULVER m: August 13, 1878 in Carroll Co., IL ...... 3 Amanda "Dilly" LENKER b: January 09, 1860 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL d: August 09, 1933 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL ...... 3 James LENKER b: December 1862 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL (appears in 1900 Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) d: 1949 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL ...... 3 Daniel LENKER b: June 1865 in Shannon Carroll Co., IL (appears in 1900 Shannon Twp., Carroll Co., IL census) d: 1932 in Shannon Carroll Co., IL .......... +Nellie J. ? b: October 1870 in IL ........... 4 Helen Ida LENKER b: April 1894 in IL ........... 4 James P. LENKER b: September 1896 in IL *2nd Wife of Johann Christian LENKER: . +Susanna SCHOTT b: May 19, 1817 in Dauphin Co., PA m: Abt. 1834 d: 1877 in Jackson Twp., Dauphin Co., PA Father: Ludwig Schott Mother: Margareta Messner .. 2 Daniel S. LENKER b: March 18, 1835 in (moved to Canton, OH) .. 2 Valentine LENKER b: July 12, 1838 in Washington Twp., Dauphin Co., PA d: May 1901 in Fisherville, Dauphin Co., PA Military service: Civil War Co. E, 9th Regiment, PA Calvary ...... +Ellen E. UHLER b: 1842 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA m: in Fisherville, Dauphin Co., PA d: May 14, 1892 ...... 3 Charles G. LENKER b: November 28, 1865 ...... 3 Anna Laura LENKER b: November 20, 1866 .......... +R. J. (Robinson) ROBERTSON ...... 3 Thomas E. LENKER b: 1868 ...... 3 Margaret Virginia LENKER b: December 11, 1870 in Dauphin Co., PA .......... +Robert M. HOOVER b: October 18, 1866 in Fisherville, Dauphin Co., PA d: June 01, 1946 Father: Henry Hoover Mother: Louisa Zimmerman ........... 4 George HOOVER b: January 17, 1895 in Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., PA ........... 4 Ellen HOOVER b: June 21, 1897 in Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., PA ........... 4 Ruth HOOVER b: November 28, 1899 in Williamstown, Dauphin Co., PA ...... 3 Harry Emmett LENKER b: April 28, 1877 .. 2 Christian LENKER b: March 10, 1842 d: November 22, 1925 ...... +Mary STODDARD d: January 19, 1932 ...... 3 Frank S. LENKER ...... 3 Helen LENKER ...... 3 Marion L. LENKER ...... 3 Robert W. LENKER ...... 3 Harold E. LENKER b: 1889 .......... +Ethel MCCARTY b: 1900 .. 2 Hiram LENKER b: February 15, 1845 d: May 16, 1859 Burial: St. David's Reformed Cemetery, Killinger, Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin Co., PA Roger Cramer Peoria, Arizona Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

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Charles, Is there away to Search your web site? Kindly Bea Still searching for the obit for Samuel Foster Henry....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Kindt" <charogen@comcast.net> To: <padauphi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:10 PM Subject: [PADAUPHI] Website update: > > > > On February 17, 2008, I have added 172 obits to > the post 1900 obituary listings on my website, > > Charles E. Kindt - Lebanon,Pa. > > e-mail: charogen@comcast.net > > website: http://home.comcast.net/~charogen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On February 17, 2008, I have added 172 obits to the post 1900 obituary listings on my website, Charles E. Kindt - Lebanon,Pa. e-mail: charogen@comcast.net website: http://home.comcast.net/~charogen

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Beverly, You'll probably get lots of suggestions but one thought I had is that if you live near a college or university, or even a high school, that has a German language curriculum, you might try contacting them. There may be a student who needs a project, or a faculty member who would be willing to do it or suggest someone. Be prepared to offer monetary compensation however. I was fortunate in that I had a co-worker whose husband was German and he translated correspendence for me that I was sending to Germany and translating the replies. Good luck! Marjorie in snowy Vermont marjorie@gamvt.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Wyld" <bawyld@verizon.net> To: <PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 8:09 PM Subject: [PADAUPHI] Letter translations > I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between > soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any > person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the > letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters > to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because > he felt he could have them translated. They were written by > individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him > Thanks for any suggestions. > Beverly Wyld > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

----- Original Message ----- From: <Salapano@aol.com> To: <padauphi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Letter translations > The Lancaster County Historical Society used to have a staff member who read > German script. Once a year, together with the Lancaster Mennonite > Historical Society they host a genealogy conference. Last year they offered a course > on German script. I'm sure one of those organizations could put you in touch > with someone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWIMC: About 8 years ago, I recovered 9 pages from the Bible of my Great-grandfather, Johnnes Kind (John Kindt). They were written in German scrip in not very clear handwriting. I took them to the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and had them translated by a gentleman named Noah Good. I paid him $20.00 per hour but it was worth every bit of the $80.00 he charged. He did a great job. Mr. Good was up in years at that time, but he could still be with us. It might be worth a try. Charles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles E. Kindt - Lebanon,Pa. Genealogy research in Pa.Counties; LEBANON-LANCASTER-DAUPHIN-BERKS-SCHUYLKILL BEHNEY-BOHR-BOLTZ-COPENHAVER-DEAVEN-DISSINGER-DITZLER FAHLER-FAKE-GERBERICH-GETTLE-HIMMELBERGER-KINDT-KOHR KREISER-McKINNEY-MEASE-SCHAEFFER-SHAEFFER-WEABER-WOLFE website: http://home.comcast.net/~charogen KEEPER OF THE FLAME

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Thank you to everyone that replied to my question on translating the letters. I will be looking into some of these options. And yes, it is very possible they are Pennsylvania Dutch and not a true German. I can make out some words and some sentences seem to be all English. The story of the letters is turning into somewhat of an interesting journey ... four Sassaman brothers (Schuylkill Co.) served in the Civil War. One brother died during the war and is buried in the Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, VA. Two of the brothers returned to Schuylkill County, married and had families. I find the last brother/wife and child in Indiana on the 1880 census. On the 1890 Veteran's census, the wife, now back to Schuylkill Co. PA, says she was deserted by her husband and can't provide the requested information for the census. Later the woman lists herself as a widow and appears in Lehigh County up to and including the 1930 census. I have now confirmed the wayward husband was buried in the cemetery at Hampton in 1909. I spoke to an individual from the cemetery this morning and he said I have all the information that they have. I am curious what the letters might fill in about these four men. There are signatures that identify that letters as having been written by all four to their sister Sarah. Thank you all again. Beverly Wyld

Do you know any Amish folk. I had some cemetery inscriptions that I needed translated and I had a little girl on my school bus who was Old Order Amish, and her mother translated them for me happily. Sheri In Indiana Beverly Wyld wrote: > I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between > soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any > person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the > letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters > to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because > he felt he could have them translated. They were written by > individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him > Thanks for any suggestions. > Beverly Wyld > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi, I presume they are not only written in German , but also in the old German script? If you'd like to scan one and email it to me, I'd be happy to take a stab at it. My Germans' a bit rusty, but I have a good dictionary, and I can read the script.

Hi, Try going to the Rootsweb mailing list site. They have a box for surnames, next is states, then international, the last box is other. There are a couple of lists for german in specific places and all the way to the bottom of the box is translations. Maybe subscribing to them will get you what you want. CJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Wyld" <bawyld@verizon.net> To: <PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:09 PM Subject: [PADAUPHI] Letter translations >I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between > soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any > person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the > letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters > to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because > he felt he could have them translated. They were written by > individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him > Thanks for any suggestions. > Beverly Wyld > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because he felt he could have them translated. They were written by individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him Thanks for any suggestions. Beverly Wyld

Is it possible they are in PA Dutch? Have you thought about checking with the Lancaster Mennonite Hist. Society? glenda webster wrote: > Have you tried a local college? Our community college in NYS was able to refer me to a German translator for my son's adoption papers. How about writing an inquiring to the German embassy in Washington? Or, is there one in Philly? > > Beverly Wyld <bawyld@verizon.net> wrote: I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between > soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any > person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the > letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters > to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because > he felt he could have them translated. They were written by > individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him > Thanks for any suggestions. > Beverly Wyld > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Have you tried a local college? Our community college in NYS was able to refer me to a German translator for my son's adoption papers. How about writing an inquiring to the German embassy in Washington? Or, is there one in Philly? Beverly Wyld <bawyld@verizon.net> wrote: I have quite a few letters written during the Civil War between soldiers and family members. They are in German script. Can any person on the list make a suggestion as to how I might have the letters translated. I had passed along copies of ten of the letters to a gentleman from Schuylkill County quite a few years ago because he felt he could have them translated. They were written by individuals from that county. I have never heard back from him Thanks for any suggestions. Beverly Wyld ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

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Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18 - Release Date: 1/31/2008 12:00 AM