Josiah V. Thompson Family Record Uniontown, Pa Vol
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Will Index * Merckel, Christopher Macungie Tp July 31, 1813 Vol 1 P 25 *Merkel, Charles U. Macungie Tp Dec 2, 1905 Vol 12 P 685 *Merkel, David Allentown ob Oct 31, 1905 June 1, 1922 Vol 21 P 681 *Merkel, Esther Upper Mucungie ob May 12, 1922 Nov 14, 1898 Vol 9 P 317 *Merkel, Edwin C. Allentown ob Nov 5, 1898 Nov 27, 1912 Vol 16 P 373 *Merkel, Henry S. Whitehall ob Nov 22, 1912 Feby 28, 1921 Vol 21 P 162 *Merkel, Jacob Macungie ob Feby 5, 1921 Sept 18, 1819 Vol 1 P 242 Merkel, John Weisenberg Tp Apr 29, 1851 Merkel, Lydia Allentown ob Feby 11, 1905 June 14, 1905 Vol 2 P 393 *Merkel, Margaret Allentown ob Dec 15, 1914 Jany 26, 1915 Vol 17 P 507 *Markle, Reuben Salisbury Tp ob Aug 14, 1889 Aug 30, 1889 Vol 6 P 524 *Merkel, Solomon L. Milford Tp ob Apr 3, 1908 Apr 20, 1907 Vol 13 P 504 Rodearmel, Wm S. Cementon ob Sept 2, 1904 Sept 9, 1904 Vol 2 P 336
95. Will of Christopher Merckel of Macungie Tp Northampton Co (2 full pages in German) Gives to wife Anna Christina 2 beds & bedding etc Gives to son Jacob Merkel his plantation of 200 A in Macungie Tp & 2 hired men, as indentured. He to pay £50 in one yr. Gives Magdalena his sister wife of Peter Barr Gives Catherine his sister wife of Peter Barr V10 Page 519 To Maria, wife of Michael Porter. To Salome, still unmarried Appoints son Jacob & Peter Barr Sr, son in law to be Exrs Dated Oct 25, 1806. Christopher Merckel (Christofel Merkel) Witnesses: Jonathan Krauss Johannes Lichtenwallner. Above read to me by Mr Weaver. On Jany 21, 1809, he makes a codicil in English & recites that he is of Macungie Tp., still Northampton Co. Gives to his "two grant children" children of my daughter Catherine intermarried with Peter Barr, the younger £200 ie £2l00 to be pd to my oldest grant daughter Mary Barr in 17 yrs after May 27, 1809 & £100 to the youngest of my grant daughters Judick Barr to be pd in 9 yrs after above date, but if they should die without issue, same to go to his son Jacob Markel. States that Catherine's husband Peter Barr is since deceased. On Nov 28, 1809, he makes another codicil, still giving residence as same & naming himself as Christopher Merckel this codicil also in English states that in his will he had given to his three daughters to wit: To my daughter Magdalena wife of Peter Barr £450 To my daughter Mariah, wife of Michael Peter £450 To my daughter Salome now wife of John Kiestler £450 Provides lighter liquidation for his son. Jacob Merckel signed in German Proven July 31, 1813. 96. Estate of Jacob Merckel of Macungie Tp. Letters of Admr V10 Page 520 to Salome Marckel Sept 18, 1819 with Geo Smith of Maxetany, Berks Co & Henry Laros of Macungie, Lehigh Co on bond for $5000 Estate net was $1900 odd. 97. Will of Charles Merkel gives entire estate to wife Angeline Merkel & appoints his three sons, John Merkel, George Merkel & Charles Merkle Exrs. Dated Nov 3, 1903. Charles Merkel (seal) Probated Dec 2, 1905 98. Will of David Merkel: To son Geo A. Merkel & daughter Jennie R. Fluck, household effects To son Geo A. Merkel watch chain & studs & life estate in lots To dau Jennie R. Fluck No 1133 Hamilton St & 4 other lots Gives her $2000 due him fr her husband Chas R. Fluck. Appoints son Geo A. Merkel & dau Julia R. Fluck (who are his residuary legatees) Exrs. Dated July 8, 1920 David Merkel (seal) Probated June 1, 1922.
To my brother Henry $1000 of the $1100 he owes me. Residue after paying for tombstone to be divided equally between my brothers & sisters. Appoints brother Henry sole Exr. Dated June 25, 1887 signed in German Esther Merkel (seal) Probated Nov 14, 1898. 101. Will of Edwin C. Merkel To Fairview Cem Asscn of Allentown Pa $50 to keep grave in condition. Estate to be divided into 5 shares & gives: To sister Tevilla Kuhns wife of Wm Kuhns Fogelsville Pa 1 sh To sister Anna Heiberger, wife of Adam Heiberger of Bethlehem Pa 1 sh To sister Alice George, wife of Daniel George of Allentown Pa 1 sh To decd sister Rosa Oswald's two chil John & Samuel 1 sh To brother John Markel absolutely 1 sh Appoints Adam Heiberger Exr. Dated Nov 17, 1912. Edwin C. (his mark) Merkel Probated Nov 27, 1912. 102. Will of Margaret Merkel States that she is a widow. Directs body be interred with rites of Lutheran Ch in Union Cem, Allentown Pa & order a tombstone similar to that at grave of her husband in same lot. Bequeaths estate to her Exrs in trust to care V10 Page 522 for invalid daughter Ida A. Merkel. After her death if anything is left it is to be divided between my three remaining daughters, Ella, Flora & Gertrude equally. Appoints daughter Flora married to Preston Young Exrx. Dated June 6, 1912 Margaret (her mark) Merkel Probated Jany 26, 1915.
To my son Wm H. Markel one share To my daughter Emma L. married to Edwin Larble 1 sh To the 2 children of my lamented daughter Ida Jane decd late the wife of Preston Lambat one share. Appoints wife Lavinia C. & son Wm H. Markel Exrs Dated May 31, 1888 Reuben Markle (seal) Probated Aug 30, 1889 [variations in wife's name noted]
Bals estate to be divided share & share alike between my four sons Henry A. Merkel, Charles D. Merkel, George H. Merkel & Franklin S. Merkel & my four girls viz Ellen L. Rummel, Manda A. Rothenberger, Annie M. Yoder, & Emma K. Taggert. Appoints wife sole Exrx Dated Sept 2, 1903 Solomon Merkel (seal) Probated Apr 20, 1907 2:07 PM
Directory of Allentown, Catasauqua & Lehigh Co for 1923 Allentown Jacks, Andrew K. yeoman Res 714 Union Remetia Jacks, David H. job printer 16 S 6th Res 1346 Turner, Mary Jacks, Elizabeth, student h 1346 Turner Jacks, Thomas A. student h 1346 Turner *Markle, George S. R.E. Agt Res 625 Turner Mary C. Markels 18 Merkle 23 of these Chas F. Bartholomew, the register says the best ones to see are: *Merkle, Henry G. unmarried r 342 N 8th *Merkle, Hannah A. unmarried r 342 N 8th *Merkle, Mary H. unmarried r 342 N 8th *Merkle, Ellen F. unmarried r 342 N 8th *Merkle, Gustave A. married r 137 N 8th Mary E. All with & owners of Merkle & Co Dry Goods & Groceries at 247 N 8th *Merkle, William John, Furnaces, Stoves, Ranges & tinware 250 252 N 8th Res S. Bethlehem Pa Romig 68
Rothermel, Benjamin W. Machinist Res 502 E. Court Eva H. Rothermel, Cora R. (widow Robert) Res 815 Turner Rothermel, Dorothy h 29 S 11th Rothermel, Edna J. h 704 St John Silk worker Rothermel, Ethel L. h 298 11th Rothermel, Geo B. Jr h 704 St John, laborer Rothermel, Geo B. Sr h 704 St John, plumber Alice M. Rothermel, Helen M. h 704 ST John, silk worker Rothermel, Lorene A. h 29 s 11 Saleswoman Rothermel, Roland R. h 815 Turner Meter inspector Agnes V. Rothermel, William T. res 298 11th clerk Daisy I.
Finley, Ella, seamstress h 1030 3d Finley, Wm M.C. Horse shoe worker r 114 S 3d Ruth C. Lehigh County Pa Finley, Annie hwf Hokendauqua Finley, Robert, laborer Hokendauqua Finley, John foreman Stiles Finley, John A. Hokendauqua Finley, Thomas, laborer Hokendauqua Markle, Elmer lab Macungie Markle, Etta hwf Allentown R5 Markle, Harry lab Allentown R5 Markle, Harvey lab Macungie Markle, Henry lab Macungie Markle, Howard loom fixer, Allentown RD5 Merkels galore Merkle galore Romigs galore Rothermel, Bertha A. hwf Allentown R3 Rothermel, Chas E. stenog Allentown R3 Rothermel, Ed agent Macungie R2 Rothermel, Emma E. hwf Allentown R3 Rothermel, Geo E. lab Allentown R3 Rothermel, Harvey E. lab Allentown R3 Rothermel, Savanna hwf Macungie R2 Left 3:20 PM V10 Page 525 American Hotel Allentown Pa Room 54 Nov 5, 1923 8:42 PM I went to the court house this morning & worked in the registers office from 8:55 AM to 3:20 PM. See the seven pages preceding. Chas F. Bartholomew, the register, who is hoping to be reelected tomorrow gave me the city & county directory to look over & the addresses on the two pages preceding were taken from it. He thought the Merkles at 8th & Chew St of the Merkle & Co store would be the best to see. He said their father was a soap mfr here in Allentown Pa. He recalled a David Merkle who is dead & a Jim Merkle an old man who died 25 yrs ago. He said Dr Geo M. Romig who was up in his 70s lived at 1324 Hamilton St as did his brother John I. Romig who was blind & a musician. Coming back to the Hotel, I called up Muhlenberg College abt 4 PM & they said Prof J.R. Merkel had left the college abt 15 yrs ago & was now living at Kingston Pa near Wilkes Barre where he was teaching & where I should go & see him. I then walked up to 342 N 8th ST & a gray haired lady said she could tell nothing abt the Merkles but to go to the store up on the corner of 8th & Chew Sts V10 Page 526 There, a pleasant elderly woman said that her father came to America abt 60 yrs ago from Stuttgart, Wittenberg, so that eliminates that large family viz Henry G., Hannah A. Mary H. Ellen F. Gustave A. & Wm John as not in our line. I then walked to 815 Turner St & was told that Cora Rothermel had moved to 130 S 8th St. I then walked to 625 Turner & while standing at the door Geo S. Markle Real Estate Agt drove up in an auto & asked me in. He said his father was Wm Markle from Shamokin Pa & that he had brothers George and Amandus S. & that his grandfather, Martin D. Markle died in Shamokin abt 15 yrs ago aged 71 yrs. He said he had come from Germany when he was a young man & he was sure that he had so emigrated so that eliminates item 33 p 334 & 42 pages 336 & 337. I then walked around to court & 5th St expecting to find 502 E. Court but some residents there sd it was 5 squares away. I then walked to No 130 S 8th St & found Mrs Cora Rothermel all torn up just having moved in & she said to come back & see her son Roland R. who could tell about the family who came from Berks Co Pa. I then walked around to 714 Union St where I found he lived upstairs
I was admitted by Dr Geo M., a small homely man who immediately settled the matter in his own mind by saying they were not descended from John C. Romig & Mary Rothermel & saying that his father John Romig was born in 1804 but he fortunately asked me to sit down in the parlor until his blind brother in the room back who was talking to a caller came in. Dr then brought him in & introduced me to a wonderfully handsome man, immaculate in his dress, with a big head reminding you of a bishop, a smooth youthful appearing face without a wrinkle large frame but not tall & with a very attractive personality. They both thought that J.H. Romig No 223 N 10th St a tombstone marble cutter could tell me more that anyone else as he had given some attention to gathering such records. John I. said their grandfather's name was John as well as their father's & I doubt not that their great grandfather V10 Page 528 was the John C. Romig who married Mary, the daughter of Leonard Rothermel & had twelve children as John I. said they were related in some way to the Rothermels & spoke of th effort many years ago to recover the Holland fortune & of his telling one of his Romig relatives that they wouldn't get more than 25 cts apiece as there were so many to divide it among. Telling him where I was from, he said that is near Blaine's old home. He said Blaine was his teacher for over a year when he, Blaine, returned from KY & taught in the blind school in Phila 1852 to 1854. He said his father had told him that his father (grandfather of my informant) had six brothers & six sisters which looks like the John C. Romig family who must have married a second wife & had one child as John I. sd a Mrs Newhart who lived here in the county was only a half sister of his grandfather which wd make of Mary Rothermel's children 7 boys & 5 girls. Asking him for the names of the brothers & sisters of his grandfather, he said he could give some & named the following: Samuel Romig died in NY state Peter Romig died at Whitehall this Co Mrs Eschback lived up abt Milton Pa Mrs Annie Windt husband Joseph? died in Allentown Mrs Catherine Erdman lived & died in this Co V10 Page 529 The above five & his grandfather John Romig were full brothers & sisters & Mr Romig remembers seeing them all but Samuel. He remembers Peter & John in their last illness when he was a boy & they were well advanced in years. He suggested that I see the Moravian records which he said like the Friends were very complete. He said Benj Romig was a Pa Moravian Bishop & was some sort of a cousin of his father. He says there is a Rev John Romig now in charge of the Moravian Church Phil Pa who he advises me to see. He said some of the family went west, but he did not know where. He said his full name was: John Isaiah Romig born Jany 18, 1837 Just as I was leaving, a very charming handsome & stockily built old lady came from the back room & the doctor introduced her as his sister Mrs Hunt who in the course of our conversation said she was the eighteenth child of her mother who had nineteen children. She is the picture of health. I told her my grandmother was the youngest of 22 children of her father. left at 7:50 PM I then walked to No 29 S 11th St & Mrs Rothermel sd her husband was out & I arranged to go there at 8 o'c in the morning. I then walked to 130 S 8th & found Roland R. Rothermel had gone out to keep an appt with the doctor. Then came here:
Mr Rothermel says he is a brother of Mrs Sloyer of Hellerstown Pa & a son of Marcus Rothermel whose father Joseph was son of Jacob who was son of John my ancestor. Mr Rothermel was born Oct 21, 1868 in Copley, Lehigh Co Pa & was married Sept 3, 1891 at Allentown Pa by Rev C.E. Hay Lutheran to Daisy Irene Cole who was born June 11, 1872 at Allentown Pa the daughter of Henry W. Cole & his wife Adaline Schaffer. They have had seven children all born in Allentown. 1. Grace Cole Rothermel born Nov 11, 1893 2. Ruth Catherine Rothermel born Jany 18, 1895 & died Nov 1902 3. Marion Sarah Rothermel born May 4, 1896 4. Dorothy Rothermel born Sept 30, 1899 5. Ethel Lucetta Rothermel born July 14, 1902 6. Lorene Adaline Rothermel born Mch 28, 1904 7. Jean Louise Rothermel born Jany 15, 1911 1. Grace C. Rothermel mar Oct 2, 1915 in Allentown Pa by Rev J. Swindell & C.F. Seitz Meth & Reformed to John James Swindell, son of Rev J. Swindell & his wife Mary McCormick Watt, who was born Jany 7, 1880. They live at 1801 Union St Allentown Pa where he is a civil engineer. Have one child born in Allentown viz: 1. John James Swindell Jr born Apr 21, 1917 V10 Page 521 3. Marion S. Rothermel was married Jany 25, 1923 in Allentown Pa by Rev Jeremiah Shindel Lutheran to J. Thomas Rees son of John Rees & his wife Margaret Buckland, native of Yuiscedwyn, South Wales who was born Feby 17, 1885 in Hokendauqua, Lehigh Co Pa. No issue yet. he is a civil engineer but at present in bakery business with his brother in Washington D.C. where they live. The four younger girls are at home single Mr Rothermel is with the Lehigh & new England RR Co at Bethlehem. Mrs Rothermel told me there was a Miss Daniels working for Koch Bros, big clothing store corner of Hamilton & 7th Sts whose mother was Mary Rothermel. V10 Page 522 At residence of Andrew Knox Jacks No 714 Union St Allentown Pa Nov 6, 1923 9:35 AM Mr Jacks is a jovial heavy set pleasant man & says he is son of Thomas Jacks but he doesn't know the name of his father but says they used to spell it Jacques & his wife calls in, saying they were French Huguenots. he has a record on a slip of paper which he says he copied from his father's bible which is now in the hands of his brother in law John G. Spidle on Main St Hummelstown Pa in Dauphin Co whose deceased wife was Jane Lucinda Jacks. He says his brother Thomas Jacks lives near Mr Spidle in Hummelstown. Also his sister Sarah Buser (pro Boozer) at 2305 N 5th ST Harrisburg Pa widow living with her son Geo Bertram Buser born in 1842 can tell more about the family than anyone else. The record he took, shows that his father: Thomas Jacks was born in 1818 & died Feby 18, 1896 at Hummelstown Pa & is buried there. he married Joanna DeWitt who died at Hummelstown Pa Mch 1, 1889 aged 71 yrs 3 mos & 4 days. He had a
1. Mary Elizabeth Jacks born 1836 2. Levi Jacks born 1840 3. Sarah Ann Jacks born 1842 4. Thomas Jacks born 1844 5. William Jacks born 1845 6. James Jacks born 1847 or '52 7. Jane Lucinda Jacks born 1850 8. Anna Amelia Jacks born 1855 9. Andrew Knox Jacks born May 19, 1857 10. Franklin Jacks born 1859 & died in infancy. Mr Jacks states that his father had but one brother James who was older than him & died a bachelor in Hummelstown Pa about 1879, aged 73 yrs. Never heard of any sisters, but their mother after her husband Jacks' death married a Lewis & had a son Levi who moved to Ohio. The family moved fr Paxtang to Derry Church in 1858 & to Hummelstown in 1861. Mr Jacks was married Apr 20, 1882 at Hummelstown Pa by Rev J.H. Leeser to Rebetia G. Shoemaker, daughter of Chas H. Shoemaker & his wife Caroline
1. Helen Priscilla Jacks born Mch 13, 1883 2. Charles Thomas Jacks born Mch 7, 1887 3. Carolyn Jacks born Mch 31, 1899 & died July 1, 1900. Helen was born Lickdale Lebanon Co Pa & Charles & Carolyn were both born in Allentown Pa. 1. Helen P. Jacks married July 3, 1903 at Allentown Pa by Rev J.A. Singmaster to J. Arthur Singmaster son of Rev J.A. Singmaster the officiating clergyman & his wife Caroline Hoopes. They live at Bronxville NY where he is technical engineer of the New Jersey zinc Co. they have one son: 1. James Arthur Singmaster born at Palmerton Pa 1908 Mr Jacks has been a merchant in the wholesale & retail china glass & Queensware business which however he sold out two years ago. Leaving 10:22 AM Mrs Jack from just around a thin partition tried to dissuade her good natured sensible husband from giving me any data & when he didn't heed her injunction, she called out "Don't you give my birth to a stranger who comes without credentials. What business is our family records of his? I am not such a nut as to fall for that." V10 Page 535 At residence of John Harvey Romig No 223 N Tenth St Allentown Pa Nov 6, 1923 1:11 PM Mr Romig says his father was Augustus, his grandfather John & his great grandfather was John Christian Romig who married Mary Rothermel. He was son of Frederick whose father John Adam was the founder of the family in America. He says Wm H. Romig No 630 Camp St Harrisburg Pa has more Romig records than anyone else. He says Charles R. Roberts now working in the P.O. here has valuable information on most old families having helped compile the Lehigh Co History. He lives at 520 N 6th St He also says that Wm J. Dietrich who also helped compile the Lehigh Co Hist moved here from Reading & now lives here & he thinks it was he who prepared the Rothermel genealogical chart which he gave me to take along & copy & return along with other papers. He says Dietrich's wife has died. The Lehigh Co Hist 3d Vol gives a long article on the Romig family which shows that John I. Romig's great grandfather John Adam Romig was a bro of John Christian Romig both being sons of Frederick Romig & his wife Catharine Siegfried who he thinks may have been a sister of Mary the wife of my great great grandfather Jno Rothermel. W.J. Dietrich lives at 32 N 12th ST Leaving 2:44 PM
Mr Dietrich says that Joel Dreibelbiss aged (born Dec 27, 1826) 97 still lives at Virginville Berks Co Pa with his son George, right below the town & are royal entertainers & excellent cooks. He has gotten out M.S. Montgomery 2 Vol Hist of Berks Co & in Vol 1 Page 496 is an article on the Driebelbiss family which he wrote himself & the correctness of which he vouches for. Mr D. says that the big Hist of Northumberland Co some of which he wrote treats of one branch of the Dreibelbiss family. Joel Dreibelbiss is a great grandson of the pioneer John Jacob Dreibelbiss whose wife was a daughter of George Merkel. Jno Jacob emigrated in 1732 & died in 1761. His son Jacob was born in 1754 & died in 1831. His son Jacob was born 1785 & died 1857 & his son Joel above mentioned born Dec 27, 1826 is still living & I must go & see him. Mr Dietrich's wife was Sarah Matilda Merkel. See page 882 & 883 on Vol 3 of Lehigh Co Hist. She was a great great granddaughter of Ludwig Merkel 1723 1808 buried at Trexlertown. Mrs Donat aged 90 used to tell Mr D. that the Richmond Tp & the Macungie Tp Merkels used to visit
Mr Dietrich thinks he gave the genealogical chart of the Rothermel family to the Berks Co Historical Society in their own building on 5th St Reading. Some of the families who settled in Richmond Tp were Jews viz Dreibelbiss, Wanner, Beaver, & one branch of the Merkel family Mr D. thinks Mary Siegfried who married John Rothermel was a sister of Catherine who married Frederick Romig but refers me to Rev John Baer Stoudt who lives here at Allentown at NO 1054 Tilghman Street who wrote a book on Col John Siegfried & Rothermel live & which he says he has for sale & says I must see him before I leave. Leaving 6:11 PM
I will now make record of today's work & transcribe as of the time of conferences such of my work as I penciled down at the time. From Mr Jacks, I walked up to Koch Bros big clothing store & a red headed girl said there was no Miss Daniels working there. I insisted there was & asked her to take me to the party who employed the help. She said it was the owner of the store who employed them & she called on the phone & was told she, Miss Daniel was employed in the work shop which she said was on the 3d floor on the far side of the first alley east. Going there it proved to be an alley in everything but name & it is N. Church St going upstairs through an unoccupied 2d floor room I found a lot of girls, women & men at work: At Koch Bros Work Shop N. Church St 3d Floor Allentown Pa Nov 6, 1923 abt 11:20 AM Asking for Miss Daniels they called a pleasant faced medium sized fine faced woman with a large goitre [sic] on her front neck who proved to be a good find by reason of her wonderful memory in giving dates for practically all of her family connections & I felt rewarded in persisting she was there. She told me that she V10 Page 539 Miss Anna Lucetta Daniel says her mother Mary Susanna Rothermel is a daughter of Reuben Rothermel who died at Rocky Hill between Weaversville & Shanersville Pa, this Co abt 28 yrs ago aged 61 or 62 yrs. He was a native of Fleetwood, Berks Co Pa & came from there but she don't know his father's name. His sister, Mrs Elizabeth Reeser living at No 620 N 2d St Reading Pa aged abt 77 can tell. Go see her. She is a widow & lives with her married daughter, Mrs Emma Brown wife of Alonzo Brown. Reuben had not brother but had two other sisters, both dead, one of them Susan? married a Huey & lived abt Fleetwood Pa & another Kitty married John Rothermel (no relation that they knew of) They lived at St Louis Mo & both died & are buried there. They had two children both living in St Louis Mo. Lizzie, the girl. is unmarried & she don't know the boys name. Mrs Huey had two boys viz: 1. David Huey living in Phila 2. Isaac Huey who died when a young boy Mary Susannah Rothermel was born at Catasauqua Pa Mch 18, 1856. She had no brothers but had two sisters both dead. Sarah Catharine Rothermel oldest born Mch 27, 1854, married Cornelius Young. Both died at Northampton Pa Northampton Pa, Northampton Co & had four V10 Page 540 children as follows: 1. Clifford Young living in Catasauqua Pa on 3d St near Arch St can give record 2. Stella Young, living 3. Harvey Young, living 4. Katie Young, dead 5 & 6 Two others, dead The other daughter of Reuben Rothermel, Amanda Rothermel married James Mussellman & both are dead. She at Altanah Pa, a small place between Bethlehem & Nazareth Pa & he is Allentown Pa. She had two children, both dead, but married viz: 1. Minnie Mussellman, mar Eck & she had 4 children. He lives here in Allentown Pa with his daughter who is married. 2. William Mussellman married & died in Allentown Pa & had one boy.
1. Ada Sabina born Apr 1875 & died unm Dec 19, 1889 2. Anna Lucetta born Sept 20, 1876 unm my wonderful informant 3. William Thomas born Apr 20, 1878 unm living with his mother 4. Camilla Agnes born Sept 22, 1881 ob Jany 29, 1885 5. Alice Elizabeth born Aug 9, 1883, married 6. Edmund Allen born Sept 23, 1885, married 7. Florence Amanda born June 14, 1890, married 8. John Pierce born Sept 29, 1892, married 9. Helen Mary born Oct 23, 1897, married 5. Alice Elizabeth mar in Catasauqua Pa Nov 16, 1901 by Rev James Lambert Lutheran to John Petrie who was born Mch 27, 1880 son of Matthew Petrie & his wife Anna Steitz and live at Catasauqua Pa where he is a moulder & have ten living children & two dead, all born in Catasauqua Pa & all at home single. 1. George Daniel born Feby 12, 1902 ob Dec 1904 2. Edward Matthew born July 26, 1903 3. Helen Anna born Dec 9, 1904 4. Franklin Mervin born Dec 23, 1906 5. Edith Mary born Sept 10, 1908 6. Eugene Wilson born Nov 5, 1910 7. Woodrow Marshall born Aug 17, 1912 8. John Pierce born Oct 23, 1914 9. Matthew James born Feby 3, 1917 10. Alta _____ born Oct 16, 1918, ob Oct 16, 1918 11. Jeannette Elizabeth born Oct 7, 1920 12. Alice Lucetta born Aug 16, 1922 V10 Page 542 6. Edmund Allen mar Dec 16, 1911 at Allentown Pa by Rev Simon Sipples Reformed to Anna Fox widow of Levi Fox & daughter of ______ Romig & his wife Clara Horst who was born Sept 1, 1879 at Annville Pa & have one child: 1. Mildred Edwina born Apr 19, 1912. Both living at Catasauqua where he is a carpenter.
1. Carl Daniel born May 6, 1912 2. Mary Fianna born May 19, 1914
1. Mary Elizabeth born Sept 1, 1922. Miss Daniel says her father was Lutheran & her mother Reformed. Leaving 12:55 PM V10 Page 543 I then went to the residence of John Harvey Romig where I learned that I was wrong in my deductions that John I. Romig was descended from John Christian Romig but from his brother John Adam Romig, so that I am still proud to claim him & his wonderful sister Mrs Hunt as relatives by descent from Catharina Siegfried sister of Mary Elizabeth Siegfried my ggg mother the wife of John Rothermel 1722 1785 see pages 535 & _____ I then walked out Turner St to 1346 the residence of David H. Jacks but got no response. Then walked back to No 32 N 12th St at 3:15 PM & found fr Mrs Dietrich that her husband was not in but was expected back momentarily. I then took a street car across the Lehigh River to 502 East Court St but found the house locked up but a neighbor woman burning rubbish said Benj W. Rothermel & wife were both out at their work & would return 5 to 6 PM. I then took a St Car back to 12th St & going to 32 N 12th St found Wm J. Dietrich a young looking compactly built man of 49 who is remarkably well up in hist which he left to go in the contracting business for a living. I bought some books from him. See pages 536 & 537. I then came to the hotel
Roland R.W. says he is son of Robert Roland who was son of Silas (& he a son of Marcus) see Lehigh Valley Hist vol 2 by Jno W. Jordan, Lewis Pub Co NY 1905 Page 510 et seq on an article on his father Robert R. who was a soldier in the Spanish American War & was born in Allentown Pa Oct 28, 1876. The article is devoted largely to the Guth descent & says that Silas Rothermel married Jennie Guth eldest child of Ephraim Guth was descended from Lorendzo [sic] Guth, the founder of that family in America. Silas & Jennie had 3 chil. (there were 5) viz: George B., Robert Roland & Nellie, George B. married Alice Stauffer & has 4 children (there are 5) Harry, George, Wallace & Helen. Nellie E. is wife of Arthur Rupert & has two daughters, Pauline & Evelyn. Nellie is dead but Mr Rupert is living in Phila at 2520 S. Robinson St West Phila with Pauline, single & V10 Page 545 Evelyn who is married to Henry Zucker. Robert Roland Rothermel enlisted for 3 yrs in Co B 8th reg U.S. inf for Spanish American war & saw service in Cuba & was later in the Indian service in the Dakotas. He was twice promoted and retired as sergeant. Returning home, he went back to the hotel business & was with the LaFayette Hotel here. On Nov 22, 1902, he married Cora Rebecca Strauss, daughter of Wilson Henry Strauss & his wife Sarah Ann Reichard, who was born in Allentown PA Apr 2, 1880 & have had but one child, Mr. Robert R. died Sept 7, 1920 & is buried here in Allentown PA. His son: 1. Roland Robert Wilson Rothermel was born in Allentown PA on June 8, 1903 & on June 30, 1921 at Allentown PA was married by Rev Father Murphy, a priest, to Agnes Veronica Donahue, daughter of Edward Thomas Donahue & his wife, Mary Ann Sexton, who was born in Washington NJ Aug 2, 1901 & they have one child born in Allentown PA viz: I. Emily Jean Rothermel born Oct 28, 1921. Mr. R. works for the Allentown & Bethlehem Gas Co & lives here having just recently moved in. Leaving 7:55 PM Then took car to: V10 Page 546 Residence of George Benjamin Rothermel no 704 St John St, Allentown PA Nov 6, 1923 8:11 PM Mr. R. says his father, Silas Rothermel left his first wife when she was a sick invalid with her young children & went off with a woman, Mollie, who survives him & lives in Germantown PA. According to him, he married 1st Jennie Haas, daughter of Moses Haas & his wife Tulare Guth, who was born in Allentown PA & died here Apr 1, 1894 aged 36 yrs & is buried in the Allentown Cem. She had 5 children. This is fuller than record given on two previous pages, viz: (Nov 7, 1923 7:54 PM. I quit here at 6:05 Am this morning after writing all night & took the 6:15 car to 502 E. Court St arriving at 6:30 AM only to find Benj W. Rothermel had left for his work at 6 AM. Resuming transcribing now.) 1. George Benjamin Rothermel, my informant born Dec 24, 1873 2. Robert Roland Rothermel born Oct 28, 1876 3. Henry Rothermel died aged a few ms born say 1879 4. Sarah Tulare Rothermel died aged a few ms born say 1881 5. Nellie Agnes Rothermel born say 1884 She died Sept 6, 1923 in Phila Pa aged 39 yrs. Her husband Garfield Arthur Ruppert lives at 2520 S. Robinson Av West Phila Pa Silas Rothermel left his first wife & children when she was sick & married V10 Page 547 Mollie ______ from up in the coal region & she as Mollie Rothermel lives in Germantown Pa never having remarried & wd have his bible record & the family data he prepared. He died in Phila in 1922. George B. Rothermel married Dec 28, 1894 at Allentown Pa by Rev Dr G.A. Richards Reformed Alice Matilda Stauffer daughter of John Stauffer & his wife Charlotte Amanda Zimmerman who was born at Schnecksville Pa Dec 27, 1873 & have had five children all born in Allentown Pa viz: 1. Harry Edgar Rothermel born Nov 20, 1895 2. George Benjamin Rothermel Jr born Feby 28, 1898 3. Wallace Livingston Rothermel Sept 11, 1900 4. Helen Mae Rothermel May 8, 1903 5. Edna Jennie Rothermel Apr 30, 1906 1. Harry E. was in Co B. of the National Guards here & went abroad in the World War & was transferred to Co M 109th Inf & died in 1918 & (they think July 15). He was in the first Champagne Marne drive in which he was killed. He was not married. 2. Geo B. Jr is a laborer & single 3. Wallace L. married Mch 28, 1923 at Bethlehem Pa by Rev G.A. Butz Florence Etta Wagner, dau of Chas Henry Wagner & his wife Mary Kerter, who was born at Phila Pa July 30, 1900. He is a machinist. V10 Page 548 4 & 5. Helen M. & Edna J. are at Home single Geo B. Sr is a plumber. Leaving 8:44 PM AT Residence of Chas Rhoads Robert NO 520 N 6th St Allentown Nov 6th, 1923 9:42 PM Mr Roberts says that when in Phila in 1922 he saw a Metzgar Book copyrighted by John Jacob Scholl,with a green board cover printed in Allentown Pa in 1868 in the Historical Soc of Pa 13th & Locust Sts in a 4 story bldg at Phila Pa where I can be seen, and it gives the basis of the Rothermel genealogy. See book 17 page 1 to 4. He thinks the historical Soc of Berks Co Pa wd have some data. Mr R. has a chart of the Siegfried family on which he says he worked & has made a chart as follows:
Their children: 1. Joseph Siegfried born Feby 2, 1727 ob Sept 3, 1795 m. July 3, 1745 to Annie Maria Romig dau of John Adam Romig who was born June 12, 1724 & died Dec 10, 1806
3. Catharine Siegfried b Nov 14, 1719 ob Oct 7, 1793 m. Dec 25, 1737 to Frederick Romig 1713 1783 son of John Adam Romig & bro of Anna Maria above. 4. Susanna Siegfried b_______ died_______ mar Daniel Levan who died 1777 5. Mary Elizabeth Siegfried b_______ ob Nov 8, 1809 mar John Rothermel, my gggfather B Jany 24, 1722 & died Nov 24, 1785 6. Magdalena Siegfried m. Anthony Fischer 7. Anna Siegfried m. Jacob Fischer 8. Margaret Siegfried m. Jacob Moser see pages 1229 Vol 3 Lehigh Co Hist
Peter Rothermel & wife Sybilla maiden name Koch had sons, might have been twins & birth dates might be different Daniel born Mch 13, 1741 Peter born July 13 1741 both baptized June 12, 1744 John Rothermel was sponsor for Peter. This could not have been any other than John my gggf & Peter the father was evidently his elder brother as there was then no other Peter old enough to be a father.
The Jordan Lutheran Church S. Whitehall Tp, Lehigh Co Pa shows baptism of children of John & Anna Catharine Merckel viz: John born Dec 5, 1744 baptized Feby 3, 1745 Catherine Elizabeth born Feby 6, 1747, baptized June 7, 1747 Maria Agatha born Nov 13,1749 baptized May 6, 1750 I paid Mr Roberts two dollars for which he was copying some early Rothermel records to be mailed to me. Left 10:33 PM I recall that in the afternoon, when at John Harvey Romig's, he said that John Jacob Scholl, whom he knew was his first cousin, his mother being a sister of Jno Harvey's father. He said John J. Scholl went to Texas & died at Houston Tex only about 3 yrs ago. A sister of John J. Scholl's who Jno Harvey Romig also knew, died only a year or two ago. I then walked back to Hamilton St, got a cup of tea at a restaurant, came to my room at the hotel & wrote all night. At 6:15 AM, this morning, I took the car across the Lehigh River & was: At residence of Benj W. Rothermel No 502 E. Court St Allentown Pa Nov 7, 1923 6:30 AM V10 Page 551 Mrs Rothermel, a large stocky even featured & good looking young woman came to the front door & said her husband had left at 6 o'c for his work. In the five minutes I talked to her at the front door, I learned that her husband, Benj W. Rothermel was born Dec 9, 1895 & came from Hamburg, Berks Co Pa & on Sept 1, 1917, he married Eva Fallstich, my informant who was born in East Allentown Pa on Nov 6, 1899, the daughter of George Fallstich & his wife Catharine Ethline No issue. She said she would have him answer my letter of inquiry, so I am now writing him. Left 6:37 AM I then took a street car to 12th St & walked around to: Residence of David Hummel Jacks No 1346 Turner St Allentown Pa Nov 7, 1923 7:07 AM I was admitted by Mrs Jacks who said her husband was not dressed yet & I am waiting for him to come down. He is heavy set & much the build of his Uncle Andrew K. Jacks see pages 532 & 533. He says his father Thomas Jacks, bro of Andrew K. lives at Hummelstown Pa & is 79 yrs old & on next Friday, Nov 9 V10 Page 552 is celebrating his golden wedding anniversary, his wife who was a Hummel being 73 yrs old. His address is 134 E. Main ST Hummelstown Pa. D.H. is going to the anniversary & I asked him to get fr his father, the names of his gf & ggf & write to me at Uniontown Pa. David H. Jacks says he was born in Hummelstown Pa Aug 25, 1874 & was married 1st Sept 2, 1902 to Minnie V. Seip who was daughter of Henry H. Seip & his wife Elizabeth Holben. She died Apr 1911 aged 34 yrs & had two children: 1. Elizabeth born at Allentown Pa Aug 11, 1903 single 2. Thomas Andrew born Allentown Pa Dec 1, 1905. He is in Muhlenberg College. M. 2d Mch 1, 1912 at Mt Joy Pa to Mary Sabina Rex daughter of Joseph Rex & his wife Elmira Koons who was born at Manch Chunk Pa Apr 21, 1881. No issue. Leaving 7:33 AM I then walked up to Hamilton St & got a street car to the hotel, got my breakfast, got shaved & took the 9:15 AM car at 8th St to Macungie & finding that Ed Rothermel was 3 miles beyond at Alburtis Sta & I hired a car at the Rothenberger garage & went there through the rain & was: At Alburtis Sta P&R RR Co Nov 7, 1923 10:44 AM I found Mr Rothermel V10 Page 553 in the office here, he being in the employ of the RR. He was very kind & is intelligent & gave me more than an hour in which I learned that his full name is: John Edwin Rothermel born in Rockland Tp, Berks Co Pa Jany 4, 1880 son of John Michael Rothermel who was born June 10? 1839 at Fleetwood Pa & died there Dec 26, 1912 aged 73. He was son of Jacob Rothermel, who died 40 yrs ago say 1883 to 1884 probably in his 70s. He was a farmer near Fleetwood Pa. J. Ed don't recall any brothers or sisters of Jacob, his grandfather. John M., his father, had the following brothers & sisters viz: Samuel, Aaron, Jonas, Sarah & Mary 1. Samuel Rothermel lived on the old homestead & married Hettie Hoch. Both dead, leaving one son Jacob Hoch Rothermel living on the Hoch farm. He married Hettie Rothermel, daughter of John Rothermel. This Jacob H. will have the best Rothermel records extant. He lives on the Hoch farm right in the Bor of Fleetwood. He is abt 55. Samuel had one daughter d.y. see if this Jacob H. is the man I saw Sept 8, 1922. 2. Aaron lived close to Pricetown Berks Co Pa & died there. He married Hannah V10 Page 554 Keller. Both dead. Had two sons Joseph & Aaron & one daughter thinks her name was Hannah who is married to a Snyder. Joseph lives in Bor of Fleetwood & Aaron lives between New Jerusalem & Lobachsville. 3. Jonas Rothermel married a Readinger & lived 1/2 mile south of Fleetwood, a farmer. Both dead. No issue. Says to ask Jacob H. about Sarah & Mary. John M. Rothermel married Caroline Boyer, who too is dead. They had five boys & 1 girl, the first three born in Fleetwood & the last three in Rockland Tp Berks Co Pa viz: Charles, Milton, & Mahlon, twins, John Edwin, my informant, William & Sadie. 1. Charles is married & lives north of Bowers Berks Co Pa 3/4 of a mile. A farmer. He has his father's bible record unless Sadie got it. 2. Milton lives on the old homestead in Rockland Tp near New Jerusalem. Married & has 5 chil 3. Mahlon lives 2 miles west of New Jerusalem P.O. a farmer married. 5. William lives 1/2 m east of New Jerusalem, a farmer married, but has no issue. 6. Sallie married George Keller & lives V10 Page 555 in Fleetwood. He works for Metal Bridge works Co & have 5 children Thinks she may have her father's bible record. 4. J. Edwin Rothermel, my informant married Nov 24, 1903 in Easton Pa by Rev Stump, Lutheran to Sovanna A. Jacobs, who was born June 10, 1880 at Lower Macungie Tp, Lehigh Co Pa dau of John H. Jacobs & his wife Elizabeth Heinley & both are living in Lower Macungie Tp. Have three children all born there: 1. Perma S. Rothermel, a girl b Apr 4, 1904 single 2. Charles H. Rothermel born Sept 9, 1905, single 3. Arlene N. Rothermel born Dec 30, 1906 single Mr R. works for the P&R RR Co at Alburtis Sta. He introduced me to a Miss Kramer living near the Sta who sd that Geo E. Rothermel lived at Greenawalt Pa which was reached by taking the Statington trolley car out of Allentown. Leaving 11:30 AM We then drove back in the rain & was: At residence of Harvey Merkel, Macungie Pa Nov 7, 1923 11:55 AM He was out back of the house doing some chores in the rain, a strapping big six foot black V10 Page 556 eyed swarthy man. He says his father was henry Merkel, who was son of Charles Merkel. Charles died at Foglesville, Lehigh Co Pa. Mr M. remembers seeing him & thinks he was abt 10 yrs old when he died which would make it abt 1873. he had a brother John who lived in Seipstown, this Co. He left sons & daughters, but don't know what became of the. He says his name is Merkel, not Markle as appears in the directory. He says he only had one Uncle David Merkel who married & lived at Allentown Pa & died there abt 4 yrs ago aged about 70 yrs & had children: 1. George, living in Allentown Pa. Don't know of any other sons or daughters. His father had but one sister, Sallie, who married a Warmkessel. Both dead leaving children. His father, Henry Merkel died 8 yrs ago aged 73 yrs at Allentown Pa M.1. Cassina Steininger who died 5 yrs ago aged 73 yrs. He went off & left her & they were divorced. M.2d Mary Swoyel. She is living yet in Allentown Pa. Mr Merkel was the only child by first wife & there were two daughters by second wife, one named Dora. V10 Page 557 Mr M's full name is Harvey Wesley Merkel born in Upper Macungie Tp Mch 29, 1863 & married July 18, 1885 at Bowers Berks Co Pa by the Rev David K. Humbert, Lutheran to Massie Ann Romig, my joint informant & a fine clean heavy set housewife, who was born in Long Swamps Tp Berks Co Pa Jany 17, 1867 daughter of Jonas Wm Romig & his wife Eliza Ann Merkel who was daughter of Daniel Merkel of Berks Co Pa & he in turn was son of John. She says her father told her she was related to Dr Romig & also to some in Phila Pa. Her grandfather Daniel Merkel had a brother Charles & also one John. Says that Milton Romig at Shamrock Berks Co Pa a brother of her father has her Romig family record & the old bible of her grandfather Abraham Romig (thinks Abraham's father was also Abraham). Milton is 70 or 73. They have six children living & one dead, the two oldest born in Long Swamps Tp, Berks Co Pa & the others in Upper Milford Tp Lehigh Co viz: 1. Henry Merkel born Aug 31, 1885 2. Eliza Merkel born Oct 3, 1889 ob Jany 1892 3. Oscar Merkel born Nov 16, 1892 4. Elmer Merkel born June 11, 1894 5. Ida Merkel born Jany 24, 1896 6. Howard Merkel born May 9, 1897 7. Minnie Merkel born Dec 27, 1899
3. Oscar married Pauline Beidler & live at Northampton Pa. No issue 5. Ida married Wm Adams & live in Long Swamps Tp & have 4 children 6. Howard married Perma Seidle & lives in upper Macungie Tp where he is a farmer & has one child, a boy. 7. Minnie married Clinton Geier & live at Walnutport Pa. No issue. Leaving 12:40 PM It was still raining & I was driven to the P&R Sta where I waited for the 1:16 PM train & went on it to Emans & walked up to:
Residence of Irwin Reidel Heffner No 237 North St Emans Pa Nov 7, 1923 2:13 PM Mr H. is medium heavy set build as is his wife. He recd me & was very glad to see me & both he & his wife were kind & wanted me to stay all night. He is telegrapher for the P&R RR at Emans Junct. on shift now 4 PM to midnight. He says his father Daniel R. Heffner is still living at Dryville Berks Co Pa on a farm 2 miles from Lyons Sta. he was born Mch 9, 1852, but Wm L. Heffner son of Chas Heffner Jr got his grandfather Charles Heffner's bible
Left at 3 PM & walked down two blocks & took the 3:14 PM St car into Allentown arriving at 3:40 & waited until 4 PM & took the Slatington car out to:
Mr Markle works for the International Motor Co Mack truck, is foreman & was expected home at 5:15 PM, but had not come at 5:55 PM so I had to go. While waiting the hour for him, however, I got the record herewith from his wife & 2 sons. His father, they said was George Markle of the Accord NY family, a brother of Mrs Perry & son of Calvin Markle. Harry Atkins Markle was born At Accord NY Oct 8, 1884 & was married Oct 19, 1905 at Allentown Pa by Rev Samuel Wagner, very aged Reformed to Miriam May Biery (pro Beery) who was born in Allentown Pa May 18, 1884, daughter of Jacob George Biery & his wife Annie Haines Esser & have two children: 1. Harry Atkins Markle Jr born Mch 28, 1907 2. Joseph George Biery Markle born Oct 10, 1913. His birthday is the same as his grandfather & great grandfather Markle & his father's is Oct 8. They are five boys. Harry is a senior in the high school. They own a fine brick home. Left at 5:55 PM & walked to the: V10 Page 561 Residence of George Emanuel Rothermel, Allentown Pa RD 3 at Greenawalt Nov 7, 1923 6 PM Mr R. also works for the International Motor Co & was expected on the car due at 6:15 PM in the meantime, Mrs R, her daughter & son in law gave me the information below until he came. George E. Rothermel was born in Greenwich Tp, Berks Co Pa on Aug 6, 1865 son of William Rothermel. William had a brother John & a sister Katie who married Benj George & is living now in Reading Pa, a widow, he having died. His brother John Rothermel lived in Michigan & died there. Geo E. Rothermel married May 19, 1894 in Berks Co Pa by Rev Wise Reformed, Emma Billig, my informant who was born in Greenwich Tp Berks Co Pa Sept 3, 1869, daughter of Wm Billig & his wife Eliza Spohn & have 3 children living & one dead, all born in Lehigh Co, the oldest in Lowell Tp & the others in S. Whitehall Tp viz: 1. Harvey Edgar Rothermel born Feby 19, 1895 2. Charles Eugene Rothermel born Sept 4, 1896 3. Hilda Edna Rothermel born Dec 13, 1899 4. Haddie Eliza Rothermel born Nov 9, 1904 & died Apr 8, 1906 V10 Page 562 1. Harvey E. married when in the U.S. service in the army in Florida on Apr 7 or 9th 1918 to Bertha Greitz & lives here & have one child: 1. Harold Rothermel born Dec 13, 1919 2. Charles E. is at home single 3. Hilda Edna mar Oct 4, 1919 at Orrville? Pa by Rev Good Reformed Maurice Leaser who was born in Macungie Tp Lehigh Co Pa Feby 9, 1893 son of Harwin Leaser & his wife Mary Alice Haff & have one child who was born in this house & was present viz: 1. Earl Robert Leaser born Dec 15, 1920 They have a fine home an imposing big brick house. Mr R. just got in at 6:25 PM & he is a very large man, not as tall as I am but big & will weigh I should think 220 lbs. He has very regular good features & a pleasing face, smooth shaven & iron gray hair. He said his grandfather was Lorenz Rothermel who died in Hamburg Berks Co Pa before his time. he did not know the name of his, Lorenz's father, but said his children were: Elias, William, his father, John, Kate, Rebecca, Mathiddy, Sarah, Matilda & a daughter that married a Snyder. Some members of this family are now living in Hamburg Pa among others his own brother Oscar &
Left at 6:33 PM walked up to the corner, got in at 6:55 PM got my dinner & came right up here to write this up & now up to date having written tonight from page 546 & it is now 4:33 Am 8th being two nights I have not had my clothes off & as I left a call for 5:30 AM I will not go to bed but pack up my satchel & be ready to leave on an early car for Bethlehem Pa.
Mrs Rose, the mother of Mr Hontz, admitted me. She is the daughter of Jonas Markle & her full name was: Missouri Markle born May 9, 1851 in Quakake Valley. m.1. about 1860 to Chas Henry Barrin. He died at Tamaqua Pa. M.2. Nathan Hontz. He died in Slocum Tp when Oliver was 8 to 9 mos old. M.3. Adam Rose when Oliver was 5 to 6 yrs old. He died at Weatherly Pa & is buried in the Luzerne Cem there & has a marker. She had one child to Mr Barrin born in Quakake Valley & one to Mr Hontz born in Slocum? Tp & two boys to Mr Rose both born in Silver Brook. Children are: 1. Hannah Jane Barrin. She married Fred Kelmer who lives in Hazleton Pa. She died in Hazleton the week before Xmas 1920. No issue. 2. Oliver Hontz born Feby 21, 1883 & mar Oct 21, 1908 to Mabel Blanche Sloyer who was born July 14, 1887 in Bethlehem Pa daughter of Geo Henry Sloyer & his wife Sarah Koffel & have two girls born in Bethlehem Pa viz: 1. Annette Adelaide born Oct 17, 1909 V10 Page 565 2. Elsie Viola born Nov 23, 1913 3. John Henry Rose born Feby 12, 1887 he is single & works around. 4. Thomas Rose left home before his father died & have not heard from him since. Mr Hontz was a widower with seven boys when Missouri married him & one of them, Ben Hontz in Freeland might give his record. He never had any daughter. Mr Rose was a widower with three living daughters when she married him. Two of them live in Weatherly Pa viz: Tracer wife of Cheek Presser & Emma, widow of Sam West & they could give their father's record. Left 9:30 AM V10 Page 566 At residence of Mrs Kate Markle No 506 Cherokee ST So Bethlehem Pa Nov 8, 1923 10:50 AM Mrs Markle has brought out Mr Markle's baptismal cft which shows that: Harry Daniel Markle, child of Abraham Markle & his wife Elizabeth was born Sept 16, 1868 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co Pa & was baptized Jany 8, 1869, signed J.T. Bayer. He was married June 7, 1888 at Delano Pa by Conrad Kocher to Kate Koch who was born in Reynolds Tp Schuylkill Co Pa on May 3, 1863 the daughter of Louis Koch & his wife Sarah Heddinger. Mrs M. presents cfts of D.G. Gerberich pastor showing that she & her son Harry joined Zions Evan Lutheran Church on Nov 12, 1899. Earl joined the same day & the others are also members. Have had 9 children, the first seven born in Delano & the last two in Weatherly Pa. Their births as taken from her big bible well preserved, but undated are as follows:
1. Jennie Elizabeth born Oct 2, 1888 2. Florence Matilda born Dec 24, 1889 3. Howard Clinton born Oct 12, 1891 4. Elsie May born Feby 6, 1894 5. Edna Ellen born Apr 20, 1895 6. Victor Horace born Feby 11, 1897 7. Russel Edward born Oct 31, 1898 8. Earl Winfield born May 10, 1900 9. Harry Daniel Jr born Apr 5, 1903 Yüklə 1,68 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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