PALEHIGH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > PALEHIGH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 4 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [PALEHIGH-L] Jacob & Levi Worley, ["the Ballerstedts" <ballers@pionee] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from PALEHIGH-D, send a message to > > PALEHIGH-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [PALEHIGH-L] Jacob & Levi Worley, 1800 - 1830 > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:01:57 +0000 > From: "the Ballerstedts" <ballers@pioneer.net> > To: PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com > > My GGgrandfather was Levi WORLEY b. Mar 1817, d. 23 May 1902. The > following quote is from Montgomery's "Historical and Biographical Annals > of Berks County," 1909 - > > "LEVI WORLEY (deceased) for many years one of Reading's > prominent business men, and a pioneer in the coal tar pavement > business, was born in Saegersville, a small town near Allentown, > Lehigh Co., Pa, only child of Jacob Worley, a well know farmer > of Lehigh county, where he died." > > Anyone recognize Jacob WORLEY? > > Pete Ballerstedt > ballers@pioneer.net WORLEY/WERLEY I think the spelling was actually Werley, according to Werley descendants. Levi W. Werley, b Oct 16 1831 in Lehigh Co, d 1897 in Seiberlingsville, Berks Co, m Louisa Brobst b 1835 in Lynn Twp, Lehigh Co, d 1915 in Topton, Berks Co. Levi's father was Jacob Werley b 1811 d 1880 m Leah Weisz. Info may be found on the Brobst Registry data base on our website at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/brobst/ After you've looked at this, I can put you in touch with some Werleys. Bill -- William A. Brobst, Curator, Brobst Family Historical Registry 6072 Currituck Rd, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 252-261-3068 brobstwa@interpath.com