Crystal, > Re: 3rd Great Grandfather, John DEETZ (DEEDS) / 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 27 Jan. 1862 > in Exeter Twp, Berks Co It should list he died in Scarlets Mill, Robeson > Twp, Berks Co, PA, ...Schwartzwald Church >records, Exeter Twp, Berks Co. ....states our John was buried in the St. >John's Cemetery in Gibraltar, Berks Co. These were all Berks County events and it is likely that they were published in the Reading Eagle, Berks County, PA. Since you know the date of the death and accident you might want to contact the Reading Public library for a search of the Reading papers regarding the incident on or around that date. They charge a fee, but it is minimal compared to the information they may be able to provide. You might also look in the Berks County registry of deaths which might give some detail on the cause of death. The Pottstown paper on line at Ancestry.com is for the years 1947-1953 and probably would be of no value. They do have some articles titled "50 years ago", but even that would not extend back to 1862. The Pottstown paper on micro-film at Pottstown Public Library extend back to 1859, but there are missing issues. The actual paper copies they have in their archives does extend back to 1862 as I recall looking up a series of articles contributed by Levi Fritz in 1862, correspondent in the Civil War. Robison Twp., where the accident may have occurred is very close to Chester County, so there may be some Chester County papers that might have covered it. I wouldn't count them out. Betty >

Greetings, list members! I'm looking for my great grandfather William Wright's obit. He was born in the "Rattlesnake Hill" neighborhood near Pine Forge in 1855 and lived in Pottstown most of his life. He died sometime in late Nov or early Dec 1933, but the microfilm of the Pottstown Mercury for those dates appears to have been stolen from the Pottstown library some time ago. :-( (so, if you go there, don't be grumpy when they want to hold your driver's license while you view the films; with luck, the one you want to see will not have been stolen) Does anyone here know if any other library or archive holds the Mercury for those dates, in any form? Since the Pottstown librarian didn't offer me the opportunity to view hard copy of the Mercury for late 1933 dates, I'm assuming they don't have that form either... His parents are two of my dead-ends; I haven't been able to find the parents of his father Henry WRIGHT, 1805-abt 1878, who was previously married to an Anna-Maria aka "Polly, " (maiden name unk) or the maiden name of his mother, Sophia, (1811-1889) who was previously married to one Gabriel KEPNER of Philadelphia. I've found Henry and Polly's children baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran in Pottstown; the transcript spells their name "RIGHT." <!> William was the only child from his parents' marriage, but he had lots of half-sibs: Henry WRIGHT and Polly's children: Catharine, b. 1827, married John BINGAMAN, of Amity twp, Berks, son of Benjamin George, b. 1830, lived in Wilmington DE, 1870-1895, may have wife and children Alfred, b. 1833, was a canal boatman in 1850, no info later than that date Jesse/Jessiah/Joshua, b. 1834, lived in Camden NJ 1870-95 and Wilmington DE 1895-1926. Henry, b. 1836. John, b. 1839. his wife may have been a Mary Ann KEELY. Susanna, b. 1843, m. Abner ROHRER, lived in Harrisburg. Levi/Lewis, b. 1846. not in household in 1850 census Mary ~1847-1926; m. William BAUM on Oct 13, 1891, lived in Pottstown. No issue. Sophia and Gabriel KEPNER's children: all lived in "greater" Pottstown area Samuel, b. ~1833, d. bef. 1889; m. Mary ? child: Emma b. ~1866. John, b. ~1835, m. Susan ?; children: Henry, Samuel, John J, Charles V, Charlotte, Sarah Maria, b. ~1839, m. a REIGNER, child: Irwin/Irvin, b. ~1875, possibly other children as well Amanda, b. Feb 1843, m. Henry M ENGLE, son of William P & Sarah (MOSER) ENGLE. Children: Joseph, Anna, Wellington, Jennie Charlotte ("Lottie") b. ~1848, m. Henry E LEVENGOOD, son of Henry & Sarah LEVENGOOD. Children: John E, Mary A, Joseph Webster, L. Herman, Annie, Kryder E, A Wilson, Frank, Jacob Any takers? robin At 10/24/03 11:42 AM -0400, Betty J. Burdan wrote: > The Pottstown paper on micro-film at Pottstown Public Library extend > back to 1859, but there are missing issues. The actual paper copies they > have in their archives does extend back to 1862 as I recall looking up a > series of articles contributed by Levi Fritz in 1862, correspondent in > the Civil War.