Hi list members, hoping someone can help me. Sorry for all you who get this more than once. A wonderful friend just found my 3rd Great Grandfather, John DEETZ (DEEDS) in Upper Providence Twp, Montgomery Co, PA in the 1850 Census. We were always under the impression they were in Chester Co. and migrated to Birdsboro area of Berks County. This makes so much sense being in Montgomery Co. since in the last few years other wonderful "cousins" and researchers have found his wife's family: HAAK/HAWK/HAAG in Montgomery Co. as well. They were in Lower Providence Twp there. John's wife, Deborah HAWK/HAAK is the daughter of Abraham HAWK/HAAG who married Catharine FRICK. Catharine FRICK's father was born in Worcester Twp of Montgomery CO. Now I don't know Montgomery Co. very well so I am unfamiliar where these townships are in relation to Gilbertsville where another of my families are from: the GILBERT's. All these lines are on my father's side. My line is John Conrad GILBERT brother of Bernard GILBERT. My John left Montgmory Co. and moved to Schuylkill Co. around Orwigsburg. My question is do any of these names look familiar to anyone???? I'm especially trying to find out info on my DEETZ/DEEDS side of the family. We always spelled the name DEEDS. Now I see how it was spelled by the census reader. Where is Providence Twp? I got a map on line of Montgomery co. but it doesn't break it down in townships. I'd love to get in touch with other descendants of John DEETZ/DEEDS. Here is what showed on the 1850 Census looks like house and family number are 68: John DEETZ 43 Cooper Debora Deetz 40 Catharine Deetz 17 John Deetz 19 Martha Deetz 7 Jacob Deetz 6 Albert Deetz 4 (my line) Joseph Deetz 2 According to my grandmother John DEEDs was a charcoal maker and died around the time of the Civil War when a tree fell on him crushing his skull. Our records show him dying in 1862 in Exeter Twp, Berks Co. There is flag at his tombstone. I do not know what military service he did. There is futher sorrow in the family when during a hunting trip either John or his brother Jacob tripped over Albert's gun discharging it. The bullet hit Joseph in the leg which had to be amputated. Joseph never forgave the careless one, never married and ended up dying in a poor house in Lebanon or York Co. Most of the sons served in the Civil War. I know Debora/Deborah (HAAK) DEEDS also died in a poor house. She was in the Poor House in Shillington, Berks Co. where she was listed as being Insane. My Albert DEETZ/DEEDS was later found in 1880 census in Muhlenberg Twp, Berks Co: Albert DEETZ 34 bn PA Heater in Rolling Mill parents bn PA Catharine Deetz 33 bn PA parents born PA Joseph Deetz 10 bn PA at School, parents bn PA Henry Deetz 8 bn PA parents bn PA (my line) Barbara Deetz 3 bn PA parents bn PA (I think my grandmother was named after her) If anyone could write to me them I'd appreciate it. Thanks, crystal

Some might be spelling is as DIETZ. Peggy [email protected] wrote: >Hi list members, hoping someone can help me. Sorry for all you who get this >more than once. >A wonderful friend just found my 3rd Great Grandfather, John DEETZ (DEEDS) in >Upper Providence Twp, Montgomery Co, PA in the 1850 Census. We were always >under the impression they were in Chester Co. and migrated to Birdsboro area of >Berks County. This makes so much sense being in Montgomery Co. since in the >last few years other wonderful "cousins" and researchers have found his wife's >family: HAAK/HAWK/HAAG in Montgomery Co. as well. They were in Lower Providence >Twp there. John's wife, Deborah HAWK/HAAK is the daughter of Abraham >HAWK/HAAG who married Catharine FRICK. Catharine FRICK's father was born in Worcester >Twp of Montgomery CO. >Now I don't know Montgomery Co. very well so I am unfamiliar where these >townships are in relation to Gilbertsville where another of my families are from: >the GILBERT's. All these lines are on my father's side. My line is John Conrad >GILBERT brother of Bernard GILBERT. My John left Montgmory Co. and moved to >Schuylkill Co. around Orwigsburg. > >My question is do any of these names look familiar to anyone???? I'm >especially trying to find out info on my DEETZ/DEEDS side of the family. We always >spelled the name DEEDS. Now I see how it was spelled by the census reader. Where >is Providence Twp? I got a map on line of Montgomery co. but it doesn't break >it down in townships. >I'd love to get in touch with other descendants of John DEETZ/DEEDS. Here is >what showed on the 1850 Census looks like house and family number are 68: >John DEETZ 43 Cooper >Debora Deetz 40 >Catharine Deetz 17 >John Deetz 19 >Martha Deetz 7 >Jacob Deetz 6 >Albert Deetz 4 (my line) >Joseph Deetz 2 > >According to my grandmother John DEEDs was a charcoal maker and died around >the time of the Civil War when a tree fell on him crushing his skull. Our >records show him dying in 1862 in Exeter Twp, Berks Co. There is flag at his >tombstone. I do not know what military service he did. >There is futher sorrow in the family when during a hunting trip either John >or his brother Jacob tripped over Albert's gun discharging it. The bullet hit >Joseph in the leg which had to be amputated. Joseph never forgave the careless >one, never married and ended up dying in a poor house in Lebanon or York Co. >Most of the sons served in the Civil War. >I know Debora/Deborah (HAAK) DEEDS also died in a poor house. She was in the >Poor House in Shillington, Berks Co. where she was listed as being Insane. > >My Albert DEETZ/DEEDS was later found in 1880 census in Muhlenberg Twp, Berks >Co: >Albert DEETZ 34 bn PA Heater in Rolling Mill parents bn PA >Catharine Deetz 33 bn PA parents born PA >Joseph Deetz 10 bn PA at School, parents bn PA >Henry Deetz 8 bn PA parents bn PA (my line) >Barbara Deetz 3 bn PA parents bn PA (I think my grandmother was named after >her) > >If anyone could write to me them I'd appreciate it. Thanks, crystal > > >==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== >Make your subject lines meaningful. > > > >