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Subscription listsPerhaps Your Elusive German Ancestor Is Hiding Here!

By John T. Humphrey

During the 19th century, authors andpublishers frequently solicited moneyfrom individuals who had an interest in the

publication to help defray the costs of producingthe book.

The names of the subscribers to the

publication were then printed someplace withinthe book itself, most often at the back.

An interesting example of one such listcan be found at the back of the 1877 History ofNorthampton County, Pennsylvania. The list ofpersons who helped to underwrite the cost of thisparticular book runs through five pages.

The subscribers are listed alphabeticallyaccording to the township where they were livingwhen the book was published. The entries in thisparticular publication can be very useful togenealogists as many of them note the name of thesubscriber, the township where he was living, and

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The subscription list to the 1826 printing of JohannHUbner's Twenty-fifth Exquisite Bible Historyappears in the back of the book, which was found

several years ago by MAGS member Ken Craft

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MID-ATLANTIC GERMANIC SOCIETY

P.O. Box 2642

Kensington, MD 20891-2642

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usmags/

Our mission: to stimulate and facilitate research on Germanic genealogyand heritage in the mid-Atlantic region

Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) is a non-profit genealogical society founded July 10, 1982.Annual dues are only $10 (individual) or $12 (family). Membership is open to all interested personswithout regard to place of residence, nationality, or ethnicity. Benefits of membership include:

a Spring and Fall Meetings featuring • Ahnentafels published in DerKurierexpert speakers a Queries

a Quarterly newsletter, DerKurier a Surname Exchange Index• MAGS Lending Library

A membership application appears on the back cover of Der KurienContact information for MAGS special services appears on the inside back cover.

OfficersPresident: John T. Humphrey

1stVice President: Susannah E. Brooks2nd Vice President: Carl Shrader

Corresponding Secretary: Patricia P. CramerRecording Secretary: Deyerle R. Atkins

Treasurer: Betty deKeyser

At-Large Board Member: Diane M. KusterAt-Large Board Member: Robert R. Reisinger

Immediate Past President: Dorothy J. Reed

Special ServicesAhnentafel: Shirley E. ForresterDer Kurier Editor: James M. BeidlerHistorian: Beverly Repass HochLibrary Administrator: Carl M. ShraderMembership: Susannah E. BrooksPrograms: Carl ShraderPublications: Corinne P. EarnestPublicity: Mary Ellen WilmothQueries: Edythe H. MillarRegistrar: Diane M. KusterRep Assn German-American Soc: Merl ArpSales Manager: Judy DohnerSurname Exchange: Edward G. WinnerWebmaster: Jeff Hughes

Der Kurier is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. It is indexed in thePeriodical Source Index by the Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN, and the GenealoqicalPeriodical Annual Index by Heritage Books, Inc. Bowie, MD.Submissions to Der Kurien Articles concerning Germanic genealogy and heritage in the Mid-Atlantic region are welcome, as are "Letters to the Editor." Research articles should documentconclusions with appropriate citation of primary sources.

MAGS reserves the right to edit submissions for length and style. Any material published becomes theproperty of MAGS. Deadline for submissions: the first of January, April, July and October Submit to-James M. Beidler, PO Box270, Lebanon, PA17042. E-mail: imbeidlerf&comcast net

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Welcome to the 'New' DerKurierIt's a new DER KURIER!

Members ofMAGS have probably already noticed several changes that have been made toDer Kurier inthis issue. These changes are part ofan ongoing effort toprovide MAGS members with better services.

The modifications that have been made to Der Kurier are both stylistic and substantive. In case ofstyle the editor, Jim Beidler, has chosen a typeface that is more appealing and hopefully easier to read, andthere has been the obvious repositioning ofarticles. For example what you are reading now traditionallyappeared on the first page ofDer Kurier. We have moved 'the President's comments" inside the journal inorder to make room on the front ofDer Kurier for the lead article. In addition you will notice more graphicsand photographs.

The other change involves content —we are increasing the number ofpages in order to providemore space for additional articles and material that may be ofuse to MAGS members. You have undoubtedlynoticed the lead article inthis issue deals with Subscription Lists —a potential source of information that isprobably overlooked by many genealogists. The actual list, which has approximately 900 names, alsoappears in this issue ofDer Kurier.

I want tothank Ken Craft, a long timemember ofMAGS, for bringing this material to my attention;and I want to encourage other members to follow Ken's example. When you find lists, stories or newresources such as Johann Hubner's subscription list please consider putting together a short article for DerKurier about thematerial. If you are notcomfortable writing then please mention something to theeditor ofDerKurier, andwe will seewhatcan be doneso it can be published.

I want to saythanks to JimBeidler forhis suggestions, ideas andhardworkin making these changescome about and I also need to saythanks to theMAGS Board forenabling us to make thishappen.

John T. HumphreyPresident

Subscription ListS (Continued from Page 1)his dates of birth and marriage along with thename of his spouse. A typical example is the entryfor Edwin Engler, a teacher and farmer who wasliving at the time in Easton, Pennsylvania. Theentry noted Engler was born in Forks Townshipon March 15, 1837, and he married Sabina Shaferon Christmas Eve, 1861.

A subscription list of interest to DerKurier readers was found several years ago byMAGS member Ken Craft. While en route to the

NGS Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kenand his wife stopped in Chicago where theydiscovered the book in an antique secretary in adowntown department store. Ken purchased thebook and gave it to me with the understanding atan appropriate time the subscription list at the rearofthe book would be published in Der Kurier.

The book was printed in 1826 in Germanby a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania printer — WilliamWhite and William Boyer. The title of the bookwas translated to read Johann Hubner's Twenty-fifth Exquisite Bible History from the Old and

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New Testaments Providing 104 CopperEngravings and the Register; the BestComposition Together with a Preface of theAuthors.

As with the Northampton County book,the subscription list for this particular publicationcan be found at the back of the book. The 15

pages list the names of the subscribers by surnameaccording to the county where they were living.Of note, this particular subscription list includesthe names of men and women—something that israre for the time period. The lists shows themajority of subscribers to John Hubner's BiblicalHistory were living in Lebanon, Lancaster andDauphin counties, Pennsylvania, but perhaps thatshould not be too surprising as the book wasprinted in Harrisburg.

The author's origins and biography havenot been found but he probably has someconnection to Philip and Berahard Hubner whosechildren were baptized at the Hain's ReformedChurch in Lower Heidelberg Township in Berks

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County. Of note the only Hubner who was asubscriber to this particular publication was aDaniel Hubner who was listed as a resident ofHeidelberg Township in Berks County,Pennsylvania.

A random check of surnames appearingon this subscription list with surnames found inthe Pennsylvania Births Series suggests Hubner'sBiblical Historywas not supported by members ofonly one denomination as men and women arenamed on these lists who were members of both

the Lutheran and Reformed churches. Subscribers

with the following surnames were listed inTupehocken Township in Berks County:Diefenbach, Engelhardt, Lechner, Ried, andZeller. All of these family names can be found inthe registers of Christ Lutheran Church,Stouchsburg, Marion Township, and AltalahaLutheran Church in Tulpehocken Township,Berks County. In Donegal Township, LancasterCounty, the following surnames appear among the76 men and women who were listed in thattownship: Hachenberger, Vogelsang, Mumma,Eschelbach, Gillman and Lindemuth. Many of thefamily names appearing on this list can be foundin records of Reformed churches located inDonegal Township but not exclusively so as thesurnames of others appear in the registers of theLutheran church in the same county and township.

Lists such as this one can become useful

when working on troublesome ancestors, becausethey offer family historians an opportunity to useanother kind of record to fix an ancestor to acertain place and time.

And, genealogists searching forinformation on their German ancestors should payspecial attention to lists that were created byGermans because the names on that list willappear as the ancestor spelled his name and not inthe form the name was spelled by an English-speaking clerk. A good example is Christian Boltz

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who shows up on this list as a resident of DenyTownship in Dauphin County. A descendant ofChristian Boltz trying to find him in the U.S.Censuses that were taken both before and after

this list was created will not find Christian with

any ease. In 1820 he was enumerated as a residentof Deny Township under the name of ChristianKeltz. In 1830 he was listed as Christian Fultz, Sr.The 1830 entries also show a Christian Keltz, Jr.

Lists similar to this one can help in otherways as well—they offer genealogists anadditional set of names. A search of the 1820 U.S.

Census for Londonderry Township in DauphinCounty will disclose four men with the surnameShenk: Christian, John, Jacob and a anotherChristian. Ten years later, not surprisingly, thereare more men listed with that family name, amongthem an Adam Shenk. The question for thegenealogistworking on the Shenk family becomeswho is Adam Schenkand when did he first appearin records?

Lists such as this one can help answerthose sorts of questions. A search of thesubscribers who helped to pay for the publicationof Johann Hubner's book will notice AdamSchenk was a subscriber along with Christian andJacob. By 1830 Adamhad clearlyleft the home ofhis parents and started a family of his own. Hispresenceon a list created in 1826 suggestshe wasprobably coming of age about the time this listwas created.

Lists can be very useful to the diligentfamily historian and this is especially true of liststhat were created for people whose ethnic originswere different.

If the list was created by someone whospoke the language of an immigrant ancestor orhis children, then that list will offer anyoneresearching that family an opportunity todetermine how your ancestor really spelled hisname.

Subscribers Who Paid to Publish Johann Hubner's Biblical HistorySome of the wording has been changed from the original. For example Lebanon Township in

Lebanon County was recorded in the original as Libanon Taunship in Libanon Caunty - or Jonestown inLebanon County was recorded as Jonestaun. Lehigh County was written as Lecha Caunty and Lower PaxtonTownship inDauphin was recorded asNiederpaxton Tauschip.

Abbreviations follow the names of a number of individuals on this list. One abbreviation inparticular, Ehrw. refers back to the German word Ehrwurden or Reverend suggesting the men where thisabbreviation appears were ministers. Esqr. is the other abbreviation used. It is a designation used in thiscountry to notethe person so designated wasa lawyer.

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Verzeichniss der Namen der Gechrten Unterstutzem dieses Buches(Listof names of the honored patrons who supported this book)

Berks County

City of ReadingJohannes Frill

Carl M'Williams

Heidelberg TownshipChristian Hertzler

Elisabeth Borkholder

Philip StehleyDavid Dieffenbach

Daniel Httbner

Tulpehocken TownshipJohannes Bauer

Johannes Diffenbach

Jacob Zeller

Margaretha StorreyJacob Jotter

Abraham Andreas

Christoph RiedAbraham Neukomer

Samuel Schutz

Heinrich EngelhardtGeorg LechnerJohannes Ried

Martin Baum

Friedrich Weil

Johannes Kerr

Benjamin BoyerPeter Schmidt

Mr. Schulz, store owner,Wommelsdorf

Bucks County

Springfield TownshipMichael Landis

Paul Marsteller

Jacob MeyerChristiana Fluck

Catharina Staut

John Smith

Joseph MeyerDavid Mack

John Fackenthall. Esq.Johnn Matts, Richland Co.

Cumberland County

Mifflin TownshipJohann Johann Wissler

Daniel Wissler

Jacob Wissler

Samuel Weis, Esq.Martin Miller

George ChristliebJoseph LanderJohn PaulyWilliam Wissler

Jacob NeglyPhilip Duck

East Pennsboro

TownshipMartin RappIsaac LongeneckerDaniel Pratz

John Dill

Jacob Kuntz

Benj. LongneckerWilliam Miller

James CommingsWilhelm Schitz

Elisabeth WormleyJohannes SneblyMichale Hebeisen, Esq.Johannes Heck

John Bowman

Jacob Wise

Wilhelm StagmillerJ. Georg HebeisenJ. Michael Hebeisen

Monroe TownshipS. Grabill

Leusi Ferster

Samuel Worst

John Bertels

John LeidigHenry Wolf

Allen TownshipJohn SnyderMichael LedigJacob Kaft

Baldhafer GungelJoseph HorningHeinrich Wolf

Silverspring TownshipMartin LongsdiffDaniel ErnsbergerPhilip CassemanDaniel Mtiller

WormleysburgJacob Killheffer

Benjamin Erb

G. Homing, WestPennsboro

John Binder

John ZieglerH. Habliston,ShippensburgConrad Clever

Jacob Bressler

Heinrich Killbesser

M. Wolf, SouthMiddletown

Johan Hause

J. Hiessner, CarlisleGeorg Heilig, NewvilleWm. Lehman, FrankfordT.

Columbia County

Ehrw. Peter Kessler,Bloomsburg

Breyer Krick [sic]Christian Neuhut

Georg KelchnerSolomon Bauer

Johannes Hess

Michael Remele

David Lissner

James Reist

Samuel Drescher

Johannes Krner/Kroer [?]Joseph MillerJoseph HolmanDaniel Schaffer

John Dietrich, S. Lehrer [school teacher]Samuel Sitler

Bloom TownshipJohannes Geuman

Peter Geuman

Wilhelm HagenbechMichael Wehr, Mifflinburg

Dauphin County

HarrisburgT. A. Schultz

Ehrw. G. Lochman

H. Miller Buchbinder

Johannes [???]David Eschlem, anJoseph [???]tzJohannes Ferling

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Heinrich Frankford

George ZiglerJohannes Closs

Michael Keller

George Boyer, Jr.Johannes Bobb

Peter Wissel

Peter Miller

John Bandessin

Friedrich Kelker

Wilhelm MayerDaniel Ream

Heinrich Kohlstock

Nicholas Ott

Swatara TownshipJacob Becker

Jacob Newkommer

Jacob Chob

Peter Becker

Ludwig WerttRudolph FisslerPhilip StentzElisabeth Cassel

John Eschenauer

William TippenhauerChristian Eschenauer

Henry LichtJonathan Hawk

Christian FortenyMichael Hoover

Christian Hoover

Michael Hoover

Peter Weis

Johannes FortenyJohannes Noo

Michael Franz

Jacob RissleyPhilip GreinerChristian Hoover

Londonderry TownshipChristian Schenk

Andreas Henrich

Jacob Eschleman

Maria Lehman

Rudolph ChrismanJohann NollSamuel Hoffer

Johann Nister

Christian Gisch

George HoffertChristian Groble

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Adam Schenk

Jacob Schenk

Christian Stiebich

Christian Schenk

Johann Lebmann

Christian Ho[?]man[Hoffinan?]Jonathan Miiller

Daniel Lebman

Barbara LangeneckerJoseph SchmithJohn FeltyJohn Hofinan

John Gingerich

Derry TownshipChristian Musselman

Heinrich PlaughJacob W[?e?]nerJacob HachenbegrerChristoph GippelJacob Busser

Jonas Buchs

Christian Voltz

Jacob Meinzker

John Voltz

Jacob Senger [?]Antonius Fischborn

Jacob Schflfter

Mrs. Buchs

Andreas Henrich

Samuel Hoffer

Maria Ackermann

Martin Rissley [?]Philip Fisch[?bom?]Christian Musselmann

West Hanover TownshipAdamBraun

Heinrich SchallenbergerDaniel Staudt

Johannes Gibben

Georg ZiglerT. M'Donald

Michael Braun

Jacob FerlingAbraham Strohm

Benjamin VogtJames York

John P. Reitenauer

Vallentin HonigWilhelm Frantz

Johann ForneyJacob Zuber

Abraham Braun

Halifax

George M. Wagner, Esq.Jacob Koons

Johann Haverstich

Jacob Schiessle

Johannes SchweigertJohannes Bauman

Jacob ByrodJohn Schamo, Esq.John EdgenHeinrich Knauss

Jacob Zonderschmith [?]John Bodenstein

Susanna Landis

Lower Paxton TownshipJohannes Walborn, Esq.Daniel Schell

Johannes Beck

Daniel Drexler

David Miller

Daniel LangeneckerPeter BreightbillHeinrich Reichert

Adam Braun

Abraham SchopePaul LingelJoseph ForneyGeorg LuckTobias Seibert

Johannes Zerger

Middle Paxton TownshipDaniel PaffenbergerGeorg StrohBernhard FliegerChristian Havel

Johannes Kiefer

Johannes Frank

Daniel Paul

Andreas KagelGeorg HochlSnderJoseph Weltmer

Lykens TownshipPeter KlingerJohannes SchneyderJohannes RiegelJohannes Hafe

Philip Klinger

Mifflin TownshipMichale Walborn

Michael MessnerPeter M[???]Michael [??]odel

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Susquehanna TownshipGeorge GermanSamuel Fox

Lewis RessingPhilip HoakMartin Alleman

Jacob Welker

Philip Hoak, Jr.

Upper Paxton TownshipJacob Werth

Jacob Gilbert

Peter Holzman

Hummelstown

Johannes Beinhauer

Christian Stokle

John Minnich

Hr. Liebrich

Hanover TownshipJames Corbet

Daniel Miller

Jhannes Paul [sic]

Middletown

M. Lazarus

Lancaster CountyLancaster

Johannes Gfltz

Samuel Aelein

Elizabethtown

Ehrw.Johannes SpeckSamuel Ridseker

Michael Kaufman

Jacob Ridseker

Heinrich ReitzelSamuel Gruber

Peter Schneider

Christian LangensteinGeorg RudefillJohannes MacklyWilhelm SchefFer

Johannes Weiss

Isaac Ridseker

Johannes RidsekerConrad HosterGeorg Ridseker, Jr.Jacob GephardGeorg RidsekerAbraham HarmaneyMichael Pobler

Jacob HarnesiusJohannes Reist

Leonhard Negle

Donegal TownshipJohannes SeipelSamuel SeipelJohannes Hu[??]George FelkerT. Hilbert

Heinrich EngelMartin Brenneman

Jacob SeipelJohannes EngelElisabeth Horst

Andreas HerschySarah Pracht

Jacob EngelJacob Miller

Philip DeimlerAbraham Hamacher

Jacob Groll

Jacob EngelHeinrich Scheerer

Ester EngelJohannes ZollingerJohannes VogtJohannes Gisch

Michael Hohstetter

Augustus LindenmuthJohannes AngstGeorg DeimlerJacob Ebersol

Johannes ReitebachNickolas Schneider

Johannes EngelFriedrich Koller

David Pracht

Johannes Bennd

Jacob Horst

Elisabeth Felker

Jacob Friedrich

Jacob ZollingerJacob Bischoff

Philip MetzgerJacob Kaufman

Michael Huber

Daniel Albrecht

Johannes MummGotlieb EkingerJohannesHechtyDavid Martin

Johannes EkingerJohannes StreitlingerPeter Heller

Samuel Borstler

Elisabeth EngelJacob VogelsangMartin NissleyJoseph NissleyDavid Schelly

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Johannes SchmithMichael Eschleman

Georg KeiterPeter HachenbergMichael Martin

Abraham Pracht

Christian EngelGeorg SchneiderJ. Sellers

Samuel Pracht

Jacob HergelrothJohannes GepfertJohannesHachenbergerJacob HachenbergerJacob Gillmann

Jacob Bornhaas

Joseph HeistChristian AltingerJacob Homan

Georg HachenbergerJohn Kerstetter

Lititz

Michael Greider

Charls A. Grosch

Josua Blickensdorfer

Jacob Huber

Johannes Leib, Snr.Christian H. Rauch

Johannes Gable, Jr.Georg KremerDaniel J. Grosch

Peter Fieles

Johannes BambergerJohannes Greider

Daniel Greider

East HempfieldTownshipJoseph CharlesAbraham HOsgen [?]Jacob Junk

Francis Wehrle

Philip L. SauersHeinrich Scheirich D. P. T.

Johannes Charles, Junr.Joseph StrawbridgeGeorg BraunJacob Weinland

Georg SchlaughDavid Siechrist

Jacob Hohstetter

[East?] PetersburgPhilip BrehmLewis Davis

Christian Mumma

Martin Bar

Heinrich Schucker

Johannes Culbertson

Johannes Brubacher

Marietta

Jacob Graybill, Esqr.Peter Becker

Jacob Hossler

Christian LangensteinSamuel Oberlein

Samuel Miller

Johannes Kaufman

Michael Hohstetter

MaytownJoseph AlbrechtJohannes Heller

Friedrich Jerkes

Heinrich Geiss

Michael Custer

Georg BeistAbsolom Sorts

Peter Markret

West HempfieldTownshipJacob Baum

John HagenthalGeorg MamheJacob GamperJ. StrawbridgeJacob Beisslein

Heinrich Seicher

John KiehsleyAbraham Neukommer

Rapho TownshipChristian Muck

Jacob Isman

Barbara Buk

Jacob Urly

Strassburg TownshipJohannes Hen-

George Mancha

Warwick TownshipGeorge WagnerRudolph Hochstrasser

Mount Joy TownshipAbraham Witmer

Johannes Reiter

Manheim TownshipGeorge Huber

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EphrataJohannes Leuker

Lebanon CountyLebanon

Ehw. Wilhelm HiesterDaniel Frantz

Jacob Schindel

Michael Blocher

Johannes Keller

Daniel Focht

Wilhelm FesigErw. Hr. Ernst

Johannes GriinewaltJohannes Uhler

Daniel Keller

George PreissMichal CappPhillip Reindhl.

Lebanon TownshipJohannes Hoffman

Christian Brubacher

Jacob Bucher

Freny SchmidtCatharina Baumann

Sarah Baumann

Fanny BaumannGeorg BaumannSamuel M'ColloughJacob Hoak

Dietrich KreppHeinrich D6nner

Abraham BambergerMichael Reindhl

Johannes Lautermilch

Jacob Stdver

Elisabeth Schafer

Jacob Decker

Adam Heilman, Esq.Benedick Bucher

Samuel Ebrecht

Johannes Achi

Johannes Baumann

L[?e?]ha BaumannFreny ForrerAbraham GingerichSamuel Ebrecht

Joseph SchnebelyPeter Grow

Johannes UmbergerJohannes Zimmermann

Michael Hoak

Johannes StSver

Friedrich SprecherWilhelm Reed

Peter Steckler

Jonestown

Ehrw. Johannes Stein

Peter FreylingshausWilhelm Seltzer

Johannes Weibel

Jacob BerkyJohannes FeltyWilhelm Mers

Jost HimtzerlingMichael Heims

David Statter

Peter Roth

Samuel Schacker

Adam Wunner

Christian Bek

Phillip SpittlerCharl Schadt

Georg MetzlerMichael Seltzer

Jacob Heims

Michael Schmith

Carolina Hiller

Jacob Doner

Friedrich DdringJefferson Scherk

Jacob SchnebelyDaniel ZeglyGeorg Merk

East Hanover TownshipPeter Achenbach

Johannes SchergengastPeter Fiesser

Jacob B6shor

Valentin Bender

Christopher SteinJacob Achenbach

Johannes Schadt

Elisabeth B5shor

Christian Hunsiker

Wilhelm CoppenhSferDavid Gluk

Johannes ZehringGeorg HenningHeinrich Miller

Nickolas UhrigGotfried Botner

Johannes Leitner

George ZehringDaniel Stein

Georg BSshorPeter FloryJacob WSngerThomas HarperJacob Bolden

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Johannes RuppElisabeth Moor

Samuel JayJohannes Satezahn

Johannes Greifer

Georg RankEleanora Bross

Heinrich BerryAdam Zeller

Johannes Faber

Johannes WagnerDaniel Mosser

Michael Brechbill

Samuel Hausser

Michael Bross

Johannes Boshor

Johannes SchuyEva Stein

Johannes Bassler

Johannes GerberigElias WengerGeorg RankBenjamin ReyerMaria WengerBenjamin LoscherHeinrich Bross

Ludwig ZehringJohannes Hetterich, Jr.Heinrich Winter

Valentin Strdher

Heinrich Hess

Catharina Gluk

Heinrich Schmith

Martin Achenbach

Leonhard Alleman

Johann Dotter

Heinrich Bolden

Georg DerkesJacob Rauch

Johannes Bachter

Michael Pfeiffer

Baldhaser Greifer

Israel LangJohannes Schneider

Sarah Bross

Magdalena MillerEsther Moor

Abraham Wolf

Adam Hammacher

Wilhelm Braun

Israel Weber

Johannes FetteryWilhelm Jung

Swatara TownshipJohannes Koal

Philip FischerJames Wertz

Wilhelm Niess

Jacob GumperChristian Brand

Joseph LentzAdam Ferster

Jacob Walborn

Jacob Hand

Johannes Schnell

Antonia Bertie

Heinrich Bodesom

Johannes Hammacher

Peter Bixler

Peter Boshor

Adam Brand

Johannes LangCatharina Schmith

Daniel Leitner

Jacob Ohlwein

Johannes Lauch

Jacob Kiefer

Philip FrankAbraham Scherk

Thomas Niess

Heinrich Walborn

Johannes Simon

Albert Eisenhauer

Abraham Roth

Peter Ebreid

Conrad Kiefer

Heinrich BuchmayerJohannes Neff

Wilhelm Maas

Casper MiessMaria Boder

Jonathan Miess

Jacob Miess

Philip FaberJohannes Greims

Michael Derker

Tobias Boltz

Georg GebhartMagdalena NeffJohannes Bodesom

Elisabeth Nebel

Gottfried B6shor

Jonathan SchSplerJacob LangGabriel LangJohannes PhilippiNickolas Albert

Abraham PfefflyPhilip LutzSamuel Gleimer

Adam Satezahn

Sophia Blech

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Heinrich Winkelblech

Valentin Benner

Johannes Satezahn

Johannes SchuyJohannes WittemeyerTheobald Fessig

Heidelberg TownshipGeorg PfeifferJacob Wegl[?]Jacob Schramm

Johannes Stumm

Johannes Schork

Benjamin ReimsLeonhard Holstein

George PreissGeorg BollmanJohannes Meier

Johannes Steinmetz

Samuel Steinmetz

Nickolas Miller

David Krammer

Jacob Kleim

Johannes Schenk

Joseph SchenkJohannes SchneblyIsaac SchneblyJohannes MeyerJohannes Miller

Elisabeth Brubacher

Jacob GokleyGotfried Kohl

Wilhelm Wunderlich

Christian Riehm

Heinrich WestenbergJohannes Brubacher

Heinrich Hackmann

Jacob SchnebelyDavid SchnebelyPeter Moor

Peter Brubacher

Christiana Keim

Bethel TownshipEhrw. Johannes GringHeinrich Lehman

Martin MeyleIsaac Groh

Michael Weber

Heinrich Hautz

Abraham NeukommerJohannes StehlyJacob Lentz

Heinrich Lflfter

Georg GieseyChristian Tobias

Samuel Goschert

Johannes Ervitt [?]Johannes Uller

Martin Gottel

Michael Kohr

Rudolph SchenkJacob Hunsiker

Johannes Wolf

Johannes Seltzer

Christian Schulze

Samuel Stover

Samuel MeyerJacob Loster

Elisabeth Braun

Heinrich Hunsiker

Samuel FeltyFriedrich Schaffer

Heinrich Haver

Abraham Licht

Schgfferstown

Wilhelm MellingerJacob Becker

Wilhelm Christ

Jacob Grob

Philip AlbrechtChristian Ramler

Samuel CorreyHeinrich Miller

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Samuel Garret

Johannes Mess

Johannes Miller

Johannes Schmith

Christian Gottel

Georg SteinerHeinrich Eba

Millerstown [Annville]Dr. J. T. Ekert

Johannes MarquretJohannes Achenbach

Jacob HenningJohannes Lutz

David FortneyConrad Schmith

Abraham SchenkPhilip SteinAndreas Ulrich

Joseph SellersRudolph Hen-Joseph Keiter

Annville TownshipJoseph SchenkBenjamin MeierAbraham Welmer

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Johannes Scheuer

Anna Huber

Michael SchnugSamuel Carper, Jr.Johannes Scheuer

Adam Heilmann

Jackson TownshipJacob Hammer

Johannes Christman

Johannes Bassler

Johannes Groff

Johannes Schaffer

Joseph EmrichJohannes Wolf

Isaac Miller

Martin Gerhard

Johannes Ldfter

Johannes Bassler

Londonderry TownshipJohannes Greider

Johannes Wissler

Benjamin BrubacherJacob LangeneckerChristian Baumann

Michael Schneider

Peter SchnebleyJacob Meyer

Stumpstown[Fredericksburg]Johannes Krumbein

Martin MeylePhilip DeschJohannes Walborn

Lehigh County

Whitehall TownshipJacob Dillinger Esq.Jacob Scheirer

Peter Ruch

Nikolas Scheirer

Peter Gorss, Esq.Isaac Sell

Peter WotringGeorg KochHeinrich Heck

Michael Frack

Johannes Scheirer

Georg ScheirerJohannes Rumble

Isaac Kohler

Georg Ringer

Upper Saucon TownshipJoseph Frey, Snr.Wilhelm Landes

Heinrich YotterGeorg LevanMichael Landis

David Struck

Daniel Bickel

Johannes J. Bachman

Lower Saucon TownshipJacob Salade

Heidelberg TownshipConrad German

Christian Weber

Allentown

Peter Neuhard, Esq.

Bethlehem

Joseph Bauman 12

Mifflin County

Mifflin CityDaniel Kessler

Johann FreybergerSamuel Neumond

Emanuel Weis

Fermanagh TownshipWilhelm Pennebecker

Christian Kaufman

Johannes Kaufman

Johannes SaceymanJohannes Kaufman

Conrad Schneider

Michael MeyersBenjamin PenebeckerPhilip KaufmanIsaac Kaufman

Daniel Kaufman

Heinrich Thominan

Christian Sieber

Hannah Buschey

Millford TownshipAbraham Guss

Jacob Burkner

Samuel Heime

Johannes Kiefher

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Georg WeitmanF. A. Melsheimer,Lewistaun

Perry County

LiverpoolJacob Huggins Esq.Wilhelm ArbogastChristian StehlyPeter Lenhart

George CharlPeter Schumacher

Johannes Farber

Johannes Bume

Tyrone TownshipSolomon FeltyPhilip FasselmanJohannes Bressler, JuniataTaunschipDaniel Yoh, ReyTaunschip

Union County

Georg Miller New BerlinMiddleburgJohannes Schmick

Samuel BayerMichael Stuck

Samuel R BeyerJohannes Blett

Washington TownshipPhilip MeyerChristian BeyerPeter Bistel

Jacob MengesPeter HagenbergValentin Miller

Daniel Schneider

Andreas RauschPeter Hilbisch

Penn TownshipJohannes Ritter

George LaudenschldgerHeinrich LaudenschlagerPhilip KantzValentine Laudenschlager

Johannes Schaffer East

Buffalo Township

Washington CountyWilhelmMos, Schersburg

York County

York

Wilhelm WagnerJohannes Andrews

Valentine Manch Manor

Township

Heidelberg TownshipNickolas Miller

Heinrich Miller

Daniel Frey, Manchester

Baltimore County. MD

Adam Markel

Jacob Walter

Center County

Ehrw. Johannes F., AbeteArensburgJacob Herring, Esq., PennsValley

Bucks County

Durham TownshipJacob Uhler

Michael Fackenthall, Jr.Joseph ResslinJohannes Fackenthall

Thomas K. Adams

Johannes E. Jud

Heinrich Miller, Esqr.Nockamixon TownshipHeinrich Funk, SpringfieldTownship

Franklin County

Johannes Lantz

Abraham Lantz

Peter Becker

Christian Frantz

Johannes Funk

Northampton County

Jacob Adams, WilliamsTownship

Ohio State

New Lancaster

Johannes Schmit

David Boshor, RitschlandTownship

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FRAKTUR FORUM By Corinne Earnest

This taufschein, which mentions a Quickel as a sponsor, Is from the collection of the York County HeritageTrust, PA, and is attributed to the 'Swirly Flower Artist.'

Quickel certificates show upfrom York County, western Maryland

Beverly Tabak asked about the nameQUICKEL on fraktur, especially frakturfrom York County, Pennsylvania, and

from western Maryland.Examples of fraktur having that name

include a taufschein (birth and baptism certificate)on which Adam and Barbara QUICKEL arementioned as sponsors. This taufschein was madefor Anna Barbara DEIS, daughter of Johannes and

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Gertraut (SCHMIDT) DEIS. Anna Barbara DEISwas born on April 6, 1774 in Maryland. Nospecific location was recorded.

She was baptized May 20, 1774, but thepastor's name was not given. This certificate is inthe collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia,and is pictured in the two-volume set of ThePennsylvania German Fraktur of The FreeLibrary ofPhiladelphia.

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A taufschein made for AnamariaLEHMEN mentions Gorg [George] and AnaMaria QUICKEL as baptismal sponsors.Anamaria LEMEN [sic] was born November 4,1796, in Windsor Township, York County,Pennsylvania.

Her parents were Ludwig and BarbaraLEHMAN. Anamaria was baptized by PastorERNST, but no otherinformation was given. Thisexample is at the York County Heritage Trust inYork, Pennsylvania.

In her book on York County area fraktur,June Burk Lloyd noted that another fraktur by thesame "Swirly Flower Artist" was made for IsraelHERRES, born in 1822.

According to Lloyd, Israel HERRES mayhave been Anamaria's son. Lloyd picturedAnamaria's fraktur in color in her book, calledFaith and Family: Pennsylvania GermanHeritage in York County Area Fraktur.

The York County Heritage Trust has ataufschein made for Henry Monroe QUICKEL,son of Jesse and Anna (BARENTS) QUICKEL.Henry Monroe was born May 1, 1855, inWeigelstown, Dover Township, York County. Hewas baptized by Daniel ZIEGLER, but no date ofbaptism was given. Henry Monroe's parents weresponsors at his baptism.

On December 23, 1905, Annie MayQUICKEL was confirmed in the ShilohEvangelical Lutheran Church at Weigelstown.The pastor who confirmed Annie May was E.LENHART. Annie May's confirmation certificateis in a private collection.

In The Printed Birth and BaptismalCertificates of the German Americans (vol. 2),Klaus Stopp lists data from a taufschein made forJohann Georg QUICKER.

Very likely, the scrivener who wrote thisname meant to record QUICKEL. Johann Georgwas the son of Philip and Eva Catharina (KLEIN)QUICKER. He was born February 26, 1777, inNewberry Township, York County, and baptized

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October 26, 1777. No other information isavailable.

A taufschein made for MehalahQUICKEL, daughter of Gideon and Susanna(SCHINDEL) QUICKEL, says Mehalah was bornMarch 16, 1851, in Manchester Township, YorkCounty.

She was baptized by PastorLOCHMANN, but no date of baptism wasrecorded. Mehalah's parents were sponsors at herbaptism. Information from this taufschein is listedby Stopp in his third volume.

If you have names you want me to research onfraktur, send a self-addressed, stampedenvelope to Corinne Earnest, P.O. Box 1007,East Berlin, PA 17316. Please be patient for areply. I research names on frakturat no chargefor MAGS members. When I find numerous

examples, please be sure I will send youeverything even though not all may appearimmediately in Der Kurier. Continue to watchDer Kurier for additional information.

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A maximum of four surnames being researched by each new member appears in bold parenthesesand italics following the new member's name. Space does not permit more than four surnames or mostspelling variations. MAGS encourages all members to submit their research names to the SurnameExchange Index and to have the Index searched to determine if others are also researching the same family.Members are also encouragedto submit free queries to the queries editor regarding specific ancestors.

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September 25. Pennsylvania ChapterPalatines to America. Fall Conference.Yoder's Restaurant, New Holland, PA ContactPAChapter, P.O. Box 280, Strasburg, PA.17579-0280

September 26-28. National GenealogicalSociety. Genealogy Seminar in Historic Places.Salem, MA. Contact www.ngsgenealogv.org

(Leineweber/Lineweaver, Kober/Cover)Gem E. Nelson of Coopersburg PA

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(Bixler, Heilman, Homan, Peterman)Betty van Order ofEllicott City MD

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October 16. Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society."Researching German Ancestors: Church andCivil Records in Germany; Marriage andCourtship in Germany 1500-1800; Introductionto German Phonetics as itApplies to SpellingofPersonal Names" Speaker, Roger Minert, Ph.D.Best Western Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, PAContact Diane Kuster, Registrar, 251Serpentine Drive, Bayville, NJ 08721 phone732-606-6032 e-mail dmkuster@comcast.net

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FAMILY REGISTERS

Schmidt / Kauffman and Snyder / SmithTwo family registers were found in a German-language Kimber andSharpless Bible printed inPhiladelphia in 1833. The firstof the two registers is bound into the Bible between the New and OldTestaments. The second register was removed from another, unknown Bible and inserted with thebound-in register. The families on the two registers wererelated. These registers and the Bible are in aprivate collection.

Dates onthe first register are confused. The data for the first five children were changed in manycases by someone other than the original scrivener. The entries for the first five children are attributed to KarlFriderich Theodor Seybold (active circa 1813-1846), a fraktur artist andscrivener who completed anddecorated many family registers inBibles. Russ and Corinne Earnest translated and abstracted the genealogyportions. Original spellings of family names, which appear in variant forms, are maintained. All locations arein Pennsylvania. Written inGerman and beginning with a date of 1840 (probably the date Seybold began theregister), the first register reads:

Benjamin D. SCHMIDT, son ofChristian and Elisabeth(DEISS) SCHMIDT, was bornMay 8, 1808 in ManorTownship, Lancaster County. He marriedMariaKA UFFMANN on March 19 (no year recorded). MariaKA UFFMANNwas the daughter of "the late "AbrahamKA UFFMANN and his wife Magdalena, born NEFF.Benjamin and Maria SCHMIDT were married by PastorBECKER, Lutheranpreacher in Lancaster.

Maria K. SCHMIDT, wife ofBenjamin SCHMIDT anddaughter ofAbraham and Magdalena (NEFF)KAUFFMANN, was bornSeptember 26, 1803 in EastHempfield Township, Lancaster County.

The SCHMIDTs had the following children:

LydiaK. SCHMITH was born January 16, 1831 in thesign ofAquarius in Manor Township, Lancaster County.[Note: An English-language entry follows that saidLydia K. SMITH [sic] was born January 16, 1831.However, the year was changed in the English versionto 1834.]

Veronica K. SCHMITH was born June 13, 1834 in the signof Virgo in Manor Township. [Note: An English-languageentry that follows said "Fany" K. SMITH was born on June 13, 1834 but, again, the year was changed. Theyear written over the original is illegible.]

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Elisabeth K. SCHMITHwas born December 19, 1832 in Manor Township. [Note: The original year waswritten 1832, but someone changed the year to 1835. No sign of the zodiac was recorded.]

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Benjamin K. SCHMITHwas born January 9, 1838 in the sign ofCancer in Manor Township.

Anna Maria K SCHMIDTwas born September 30, 1839 in the sign ofCancer in Manor Township.

Emely [Emily] K SCHMITH was born October 14, 1841 in the sign ofLibra in Manor Township.

Additional entries for births read:

Benjamin S. SNYDER was born November 16, 1852 in the sign ofAquarius.Abraham KAUFFMANwas born September 1,1779.Magdalena NEFF, wife ofAbraham KAUFFMAN, was born March 8, 1778.

Death entries read:

Benjamin D. SCHMITHdied November 17, 1845at age 37years, 6 months, and 9 days.AbrahamKAUFFMAN died March 7, 1826 at age 46 years, 6 months, and 6 days.Magdalene KA UFFMAN diedOctober 17, 1853 at age 75 years, 7 months, and9 days.Benjamin K SCHMITHdied October4, 1852at age 14years, 8 months, and26 days.Benjamin S. SNYDER died April 30, 1853, at age 5 months and 12 days.Maria K SCHMITHdiedNovember 21, 1861 at age56years, 1 month, and25 days.

Two newspaper death notices are pasted onthe death page. Onesays, "Mrs. Lydia K SNYDER diedat her home, 346 Mainstreet, last eveningat 8:40 o'clock. Funeral services will be held in the MainStreetChurch ofGod, Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock." This is followed byanother clipping that reads, "TheRev. James WAGGONER, assisted by the Rev. W.S. STURGEN, ofEtters, andRev. G.W. GETZ, willofficiate. Interment will be made at Washington Borough on Friday. She issurvived byone son, IsaacSNYDER, Philadelphia; two sistrs [sic], Mrs. Jacob OHMTT, ofYork, andMrs. HB. SNYDER, ofSteelton."A newspaper clipping attached tothe second register gives more information about Lydia K. SNYDER'sdeath. It said her address was 346 Main Street in Steelton, and itgives adate ofMay 1,1916 and her age of"82 years and 16 days." She was to be buried inWashington Borough.

The second register, written in English, begins with two births. One was for Christian SNYDER,born March 14, 1830; the second for Lydia SNYDER, born January 16, 1834. Christian and Lydia (SMITH)SNYDER married December 18, 1851. Their children were:

Benjamin SNYDER, born November 16, 1852. DiedApril 28 [sic], 1853, aged 5months and 12 days.Ephraim SNYDER, born June 29, 1854. Died September 30, 1854, aged 3months and 1day.Isacc [sic] S. SNYDER, bornJanuary 21, 1856.Lillie May SNYDER, born April 21, 1873. DiedMayl4,1873, aged 3weeks and2 days."Husband" Christian SNYDER diedAugust 23, 1876, aged 48 years, 5 months, and9days. Fromahandwritten note found on alose sheet tucked between pages in the Bible, we learn that on January 16,1853,Christian SNYDER had the "ti fawd" [typhoid] fever, but was recovering again and that "Grandmother she isstill compaining more so this winter than ever."

Schindel / Hamm

A one-page German-language Bible record (removed from the Bible) was made for theSCHINDEl/HAMM family of York County, Pennsylvania. This record, which is stained and has paperloss, was once in the "estate" ofMary J. SHINDEL and the data from it was abstracted on August 25,1938 by HJ. YOUNG. The typed abstract and the original record have remained together. The followinginformation comes from the original record and the abstract. Names are recorded here as they appear

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In the original. Note that signs of the zodiac do not correspond to today's signs of the zodiac. Nolocation appears on this register, but a taufschein that remained with this register places the family inManchesterTownship, York County (see below).

Georg FriederichSCHINDEL married Maria Barbara HAMMon January 22, 1750. They had thefollowingchildren:

Johan Jacob was born January 12, 1751 (Old Style) in the sign ofSaggitarius. [The abstract says the date ofbirth in theNew Style was January 23, 1751.JJohan Jerg [George] was born January 28, 1753 inthe sign ofSaggitarius.AnaMaria was bornFebruary 19, 1755 in the sign ofGemini.AnaLizabetwas born October 30, 1757 in thesign ofGemini.Johan LOdwick [Ludwig] wasborn May22, 1759in the sign ofAries.GeorgFriederich was born August27, 1760 in thesignofPisces.Johan Philipwas bornApril 3, 1762 in the sign ofLeo.hack was bornFebruary 28, 1765 in the sign ofGemini.Susana[paper loss and staining in the original] was born October 28, 1769[remaining information writtenat the bottom edge is illegible. H.J. YOUNG wrote on the abstract thathebelieved Susana's name was Sarah.]

A taufschein accompaniesthe family register. It was made for Johannes SCHINDEL, son ofFriedrich and Gertraut (WINTERMEYER) SCHINDEL. Johannes was born about four o'clock in themorningon May 10, 1799, in Manchester Township, York County. He was baptizedby Pastor GORING,Lutheran. No dateofbaptismwas given. The only sponsorat Johannes' baptismwas Jacob HOCK.

Bollinger / ShaefferA two-page English-language family register was found in a German-language Bible published in 1839by Georg W. Mentz and Son in Philadelphia. This register mentions BOLUNGERs and SHAEFFERs, butthe family relationship, if any, is unclear. As is typical ofmany family registers, no location of the familywas given. An abstract of the register reads:

Emanuel BOLLINGER was born October 14, 1825.Joel BOLLINGER was born December 16,1827.Cornelfijus BOLLINGERwas born January 22,1830.

[In another hand:]Reubecca [sic] SHAEFFER was born December 21, 1840. She was baptizedMarch 23 by

REINNECCA.

Elizabethe SHAEFFER was born November 4, 1842 and was baptizedJanuary 2, 1843 byREINNECCA.

Catharina SHAEFFER was born June 8, 1845 and was baptizedAugust 3, 1845 by A.DEININGER

George SHAEFFER was born August 24, 1847 and was baptized October 23, 1847 by H. RELNECCA.Jacob SHAEFFER was born October 9, 1849 and was baptizedFebruary 13, 1850 by J.

DEININGER

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People Associated With Ephrata CloisterEditor's note: In the June 2004 issue of Der Kurier, MAGS launched a new series concerning peoplewho came into contact with Ephrata Cloister. The following article continues that series. Once again,MAGS wishes to thank Michael Showalter, Museum Educator at Ephrata Cloister, for his assistance inproviding materials for these articles.

that does not appear on the database. Researcherswho have reason to believe their ancestors had

contact with the Cloister might plan a trip to theCloister grounds, which in and of themselves arehistorically unique.

While some "People Files" at EphrataCloister contain considerable information

concerning individuals who came into contactwith the Cloister, other fdes contain scantinformation. Selected at random, the files includethat of John GERBER (ID #1052), who died in1798. His relationship to the Cloister is listed as

While Ephrata Cloister in northernLancaster County, Pennsylvania, is nota repository for genealogical materialsper se, it does have in its possession

"People Files" containing information aboutCloister members and contemporaries who hadassociation with the Cloister. A database

developed by John Parmer and Clarence Spohnoffers information concerning these people, andsome of what appears on the database is supportedby what is in the "People Files." Conversely,information can be found in the "People Files"

'*W*~*w!'mmm

"Miscellaneous,

Special events at the Ephrata Cloister often feature re-enactors who dongarb similar to that worn by the original inhabitants of the Cloister.

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but his file mentions an

inventory of "Goods andChatties Rights andCredits," the original ofwhich is at Lancaster

County Historical SocietyArchives. The inventoryfrom this document was

abstracted (probably byClarence Spohn) andplaced in the "PeopleFiles" at Ephrata. JohnGERBER deceased, livedin Cocalico Township. Hishousehold goods wereappraised September 25,1798. According toinventory, GERBERwell for himself. He had

several pigs, horses, andcattle, three rifles,wagon, tons of hayother grains, half interestin a still and a cart, andmore. Despite four bedsand bedsteads, no wife orchildren are listed in the

abstract. However, thenames of other GERBERs

(Peter and David) areincluded. David GERBER

apparently owned half

the

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interest in the still. People who owed JohnGERBER money were John KURTZ, Jno.BITZER, Abm. SOLEBARGER, Abm. GRAFF,and Jacob SHERK.

"People Files" are available for Williamand Maria HAGEMAN (ID #703 and #702,respectively), both of whom died in 1753. Fromthese files, we learn that William and Maria wererecorded in Brother Kenan's Notebook as havingdied young, "before the parents of both of them."William and Maria HAGEMAN died

just eleven weeks apart from oneanother. Maria's parents wereassociated with the Cloister. Her

parents were Michael and MariaCatharina MILLER (ID #696 and#697, respectively). The files alsoinclude information about William.

His parents were John Heinrich andMagdalena HAGEMAN (ID #229 and#230, respectively). The HAGEMANswere "householders" at the Cloister.That is, they were married rather thancelibate members. Generally,householders lived in the vicinity ofthe Cloister and assisted in providingfor the Cloister celibate members.

William had a brother, Nathan, also atthe Cloister. Nathan died in 1757. The inventoryof William's property was filed on September 9,1763, after having been translated to English bythe then leader of the Cloister, Peter MILLER(circa 1709-96). Nathan was not mentioned in arelated bond that was filed on September 1, 1763.Michael MILLER (probably William's father-in-law) was administrator ofWilliam's estate. Othersmentioned in connection with William's will and

the bond were Benjamin GORGAS (William'sbrother-in-law), Catharina HAGEMAN(William's "eldest sister"), and Salome (his"youngest sister" and Benjamin GORGAS'swife). Again, the "People Files" state that theoriginals of these documents are at the LancasterCounty Historical Society.

A file on David and DorothyMOONSHOWER (ID #788 and #478,respectively) show David as a laborer and tenantat the Cloister. Dorothy was a celibate member.The value of some of these files is that they leadresearchers to other sources. For example,

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Dorothy's file says she was listed by EdwardMorgan in the first volume of Baptists inPennsylvania, Both British and German (pp.74-79) as one of 28 single sisters.

Some "People Files" at Ephrata continueto expand. For example, it is increasingly clearthat the BOLLINGER family living in the area ofEphrata Cloister took advantage of the Cloisterprinting press, for they had several family recordsprinted at the Cloister. In fact, the BOLLINGER

family commissioned Cloister printerstomake what is the earliest known familyregister printed in the United States. Itwas printed at the Cloister in 1763 andincludes the children of Rudolf

BOLLINGER (died 1772). TheBOLLINGERs had a second registerprinted in 1794 for the children ofAbraham and Magdalena (NEES)BOLLINGER, and a register made about1802 for the MOHLER/BOLLINGER

family.* About 1824, printersat Ephratamade still another register for theBOLLINGERs, a register that was onlyrecently discovered at the Muddy CreekFarm Library in Ephrata. A photocopyof that register is now in theBOLLINGER file at the Cloister.

As contributors send photocopies andinformation from research as it relates to the

Cloister, these materials are placed in the "PeopleFiles." Naturally, researchers are urged to sendpertinent information to the Cloister. Send toMichael S. Showalter, Museum Educator, EphrataCloister, 632 West Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522.And if you suspect your family had contact withthe Cloister and you would like us to check, letMAGS know. Send your request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Der Kurier editor,James Beidler, PO Box 270, Lebanon, PA 17042.

*These three registers are illustrated byCorinne and Russell Earnest in To the Latest

Posterity: Pennsylvania-German FamilyRegisters in the Fraktur Tradition (UniversityPark, PA: The Pennsylvania State UniversityPress, 2003). Published as number 4 of thePennsylvania German Society "PennsylvaniaGerman History and Culture Series," Volume37.

Ephrata Cloister isnot a repositoryfor genealogicalmaterials per se,but it does havein its possession

"People Files"containing

information about

Cloister members

and

contemporarieswho had

association with

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Surf *n SearchBy Russell D. Earnest

On looking back at having started myGerman-related family history researchforty years ago while living on the West

Coast, I realize now how disadvantaged I was.After many years of living on the East Coastwhere early records remain, I feel I have aperspective about family history research thatothersmay not have. That perspective leads me tobelieve that those who rely heavily, if not totally,on the Internet for research are setting themselvesback forty years to where I was when I started.Simply put, most records are not on the Internet.In fact, some estimate only about ten percent ofwhat is available to researchers is on the Internet.

I would even put the figure at less than tenpercent. When you consider all the historical andgenealogical societies and libraries locatedthroughout the nation, these institutions (not tomention families themselves) are sitting onmountains of primary source materials they areunable to publish in books or on the Internet orany other way. These societies simply lack theresources in terms of volunteers and funding tomake their holdings widely available.

Researchers are slowly overcoming thoselimitations. Due to an admirable determination bymany family and local historians, books andInternet resources are becoming more plentiful.Concerning these published sources, I recentlydiscovered information that assisted me. This

information came from recently published booksand the Internet, and both sources led me to theprimary sources. Yet, as publications and theInternet expand research, family historians shouldask themselves what else is out there. If I am

right, and less than ten percent of documentedsources, are widely available, think of whatsocieties, public and private libraries, and otherholdings have in their collections that researchersare not aware of.

Naturally, it will take armies ofresearchers to make information from collections

available. We are already seeing some results oftheir work, and they should be applauded. Butuntil they achieve even greater success,researchers should continue to look for primary

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sources and watch for data that came from

primary sources. To do that, researchers need toresearch the old-fashioned way — the way Mrs.Charles M. Coldren described in an article shewrote in 1938aboutresearching the Eby family ofLancaster County, Pennsylvania. According toMrs. Coldren, "Two automobiles, a tank car ofgasoline, a barrel of oil, and many dollars are tiedup in the following [three-page!] genealogychart."* Today, some ofus would add a computer,a copy machine or two, and hundreds of reams ofpaper to our expenditures. Yet, researchersshould do as the Eby family historians did. Theyshould visit historical and genealogical societiesand libraries, and they should join societies thatfocus on their special interests. The newsletters,journals, and other publications these societiespublish often contain nuggets of data that camefrom primary sources such as Bible records,indentures, and other original documents. Some ofthe published findings in newsletters (such as DerKurier) can be found nowhere else. In fact, someinformation came directly from documents stillheld by original families.

While many novice researchers believethe Internet is the "best" resource, they shouldtreat the Internet as just one resource amongmany. In fact, veteran researchers would advisebeginners and those who rely heavily on theInternet that the "best" resource is and always hasbeen the primary source. Anything beyond theprimary source is subject to error, omission, andinterpretation. While it sounds almost too simpleto say "dig deeper," that is still sound advice. Digdeeper by remembering that societies andinstitutions continue to have special relevance toyour research. They often are die repository of orthe necessary lead to original documentsconcerning your family history.

*Mrs. Charles M. Coldren, "The Eby FamilyBible," Papers Read Before the LancasterCounty Historical Society, 42, no. 1 (1938), 13-16.

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UGHIESPRECHUNGENHook Reviews

Genealogical AbstractsFrom The Brunswick Herald:

Brunswick, Maryland 6 Mar 1391 to 28Dec 1894

By Patricia B. Duncan

2003. Published by Heritage Books, Inc., 1540Pointer Ridge Place #E, Bowie, MD 20716, oravailable from Willow Bend Books, 65 E. Main St.,Westminster, MD 21157-5026. [Editor's note:Reference number D0867 when ordering fromWillow Bend Books.] Softcover, 344 pages.Everyname index. ISBN 1-58549-867-X. $28.50plus $4 shipping. (Maryland residents, add 5% salestax.)

Patricia Duncan abstracted considerable

genealogical data from several years of the four-page weekly Brunswick Herald Newspaper ofBrunswick, Maryland. The Brunswick Heraldincluded news from areas that straddle thePotomac River.

Because surrounding areas includenorthern Virginia, Washington, D.C., WestVirginia, and western Maryland, researcherslooking for ancestors in areas beyond Marylandshould be aware of this book. Duncan covered the

period of March 1891 through December 1894but, of course, obituaries give significantgenealogical information dating to before 1891.

To Duncan's credit, she abstracted morethan names, dates, and locations, giving additionalinformation that has special interest togenealogists and local historians. In fact, Duncankept the flavor ofthe times.

For example, the death of four-year-oldJohnnie RUNKLES includes the sentiment, "Afew more moments and death, with that dreadmalady, membraneous croup, as his instrument,had won another victory."

Another passage says, "The matrimonialfever, which has been raging throughout LoudonCo for some time past spread on till it tookMorrisonville by surprise," resulting in the doublewedding on December 29, 1893, of P. CRIM to

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Ada EAMICH and John SLENTZ to Lou CRIM.

A passage mentions Millard F. CLAPPER ofRohrersville, Washington County, Maryland, whovisited a fortune teller that said he would die

before age 45. CLAPPER died in 1893 at age 43.Duncan even savored much of the flowery

language by including articles in their entirety, orabstracting especially interesting portions ofarticles.

Some entries help genealogists whoseancestors disappeared for a brief period. We learnthat Henry FOX had been in Ohio for four yearsbefore returning to Burkittsville in May of 1892.

Readers can learn what ancestors wore on

their wedding days, the weather on certain days,or that William GRAUL, a native of Germany,arrived in Octoberof 1891 on "Saturday night andwill occupy the tenant house of Mr. J.P.BLESSING."

This is followed by, "Mr. GRAUL hasbeen in the U.S. nearly 2 years and can speakEnglish fairly well, but the rest of the family justlanded and can not speaka wordof English."

Physical descriptions are noted as well.Young Robert H. SHERMAN of Alexandria,Virginia, eloped with Maud S. FRANKS in 1892.This account says Maud's parents "strenuouslyopposed" the marriage, but "smooth-faced andquite boyish looking" SHERMAN had a "look ofdeep determination about his mouth."

Of course, obituaries are especially full offacts, figures, sometimes graphic descriptions ofdeaths, and information concerning familyrelationships.

The B&O railway runs along the PotomacRiver and through Brunswick. Consequently,several fatal accidents regarding railroademployees appear in the Herald. Charges ofbigamy, suicides and attempted suicides, freakaccidents, and even mundane visits by relativesand friends appear in Duncan's abstracts. Notonlydoes this book provide detailed genealogicalclues, it describes the rich tapestry of everydaylife in and around western Maryland.

Significant numbers of families in thisvolume appear to have German heritage.

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Surnames include ALBAUGH, BAER/ BEAR,BILLMEYER, BISER, BOWERSOX, BOYER,CRONE, CRUM, DERR, DEVDLBISS, DOUB,EICHELBERGER, ESCHBAUGH, FINK,FLOOK, FOGLE, FREY/FRY, GEORGE,GRIMM, GROSSNICKLE, GROVE, GRUBB,HIMES, HOFFMAN, HOUCK, HOUGH, KARN,KELLER, LEATHERMAN, MARTIN, MILLER,MOLER/MOHLER, OBENDERFER, REEDER,RICE, RINKER, ROHRER, SHAFER, SLIFER,SOUDER, STEINER, UMBAUGH, WENNER,YINGLING, and ZIMMERMAN.

Reviewed by Corinne Earnest

Supplement to The Derr Family 1750-1986 With Allied Families

By Roy H. Wampler

2003. Roy H. Wampler, 4620 North Park Ave., Apt1006E, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4560. Softcover,106 pages. Indexed. $10 postpaid. (Marylandresidents, add 5% sales tax.)

The June 1987 issue of Der Kurier

included a review of Roy H. Wampler's The DerrFamily: 1750-1986 With Allied Families ofBaker,Flook, Hoover, Koogle, Long, Metzger, Smith,Templing, Toms, Yaste and Youtsey.

Last year, Wampler published asupplement that has additional information onPhilip DERR and his father, John, plus thefamilies of YASTE, TEMPLING, HOOVER,BECKER, and more. With the assistance ofvarious correspondents, Wampler addedconsiderable information to what is known

concerning ancestors mentioned in the originalDerr Family, including information about familyorigins in Europe.

Many members of the DERR familycovered in the Supplement settled in and aroundMount Joy Township in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania; in York County, Pennsylvania; andin western Maryland.

The 1987 publication focused on Philipand Barbara (KOOGLE) DERR of FrederickCounty, Maryland. Philip DERR (1750-1821) andhis wife had nine children.

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In the Supplement, eighteenth centuryland records of John DERR in Mount JoyTownship (previously Donegal Township) aredetailed; additional information concerningseveral branches of the DERR family is provided;earlier information is corrected or expanded upon;obituaries of recently deceased family membersare included; and special memorials are writtenfor family members including a tribute to thetalented 22-year-old Anna EDLERS of Corvallis,Oregon, who died ofa brain tumor in 2001.

Excerpts from EELERS' incrediblewritings, some of which concern her own death,are found in the book.

Wampler includes maps and photographsof family members. He cross-references theSupplement to the 1987 Derr Family. Besideslisting many sources, Wampler offers contacts forfurther information, and includes an everynameindex. Readers who have the well-researched

1987 Derr Family will find the Supplement useful,and readers who do not have the 1987 publication,but who are interested in the DERR family andallied families, may want to add both books totheir libraries.

Reviewed by Corinne Earnest

Nineteenth Century Emigrants fromBaden, Volume 2: Graben, Linkenheim,

Spock, and Staffort

By Brigitte Burkett, cgrs

2001. Picton Press, Rockport, ME 04856.Hardcover, 362 pages including an every-nameindex plus an introduction. $39.50

This is the second book by BrigitteBurkett in what one hopes to be a long series on19th century emigrants from Baden.

In this volume she documents 619

families (10,197 individuals) from Graben,Linkenheim, Spock, and Staffort, which arelocated immediately north of Karlsruhe. Thebook is arranged by town and then the emigrantsand their families are listed alphabetically.

There is a brief (one or two paragraphs)history of each town. Burkett transcribed entriesfrom the Kirchenbiicher and/or Familienbucher of

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each village and then grouped the entries byimmediate family. If the entry in the Kirchenbuchor Familienbuch for an individual noted that theperson immigrated to America, the entireimmediate family of that individual is listed in thisbook.

In some cases she also cross-references

the emigrant to an entry in Glazier and Filby'sGermans to America series. Some of the most

prevalent surnames in this volume are Becker,Bickel, Braun, Ernst, Fetzner, Gamer, Heilmann,Herman, Heselschwerdt, HeuBer, Kammerer,Lang, Nagel, Ratzel, Rosch, Scholl, Suss, Werner,and Zimmermann. These are by no means theonly families in the book.

Reviewed by Susannah E. Brooks

How to Head & Understand Meyers Orts-und ¥e?k@hrs4.exikon des Deutschen

Relchs (Meyers Geographical andCommercial Gazetteer of the German

Empire)

By Wendy K. Uncapher

2003. Origins, 1521E. Racine Street (Hwy. 11),Janesville, Wl 53546. Paperbound, 24 pages. $8plus $3 shipping & handling for the first book, $1 foreach additional copy.

I can truly say that Wendy Uncapher usedthe KISS (Keep it Simple Sally) principle whenwriting How to Read & Understand Meyers...andit's more to her credit that she did so. For any ofuse who have used Meyers and do not have agrasp of the old German script plus nonexistenttranslation skills Uncapher's publication makes itall the more fun in employing Meyers in ourgenealogical research.

Though small in the number of pagesdon't let that deter you from acquiring this

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research guide for your own library or fromborrowing it from the MAGS library. It is rich indetail and is an invaluable tool to have.

I used this publication to start translatingone of my own ancestral villages in the easternpart of Germany especially since this ancestralname does not appear on any current maps that Ihave. It turns out that Leschwitz (the village thatmy great-grandmother was born in) was a knight'sestate. This small little paragraph in Meyers alsocontained the government district and state. NowI can begin to write for records.

What else does Uncapher's publicationcontain? Let me begin from the start - How toUse explains the type of information that can befound specifically place names, the kind ofcommunity, German states, government districts,churches, maps plus other information generallyfound in a gazetteer. Then there are someimportant tips regarding punctuation, wordendings and repeated names. Uncapher alsoexplains the order of information contained ineach listing.

The things I really liked aboutUncapher'sresearch aid were the full page that showed thegothic script with its English counterpart. Thishelped me tremendously in the translationprocess.

Not to be outdone are translations fromGothic script to normal script for SettlementTerms, Government Districts and German States.A glossary of common words and abbreviationsused in Meyers is also included as is a listing ofall maps printed in Meyers plus their volume andpage numbers. Lastly, is a listing of all Districtsor Kreise by German State.

If you're going to employ Meyers in yourresearch, and you should, this is the aid that youwant to hold your hand. What are you waitingfor.

Reviewed by Diane Kuster

MAGS Officer Honored With Award

Deyerle Atkins, Recording Secretaiy for Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, received the Jane RoushMcCafiferty Award ofExcellence from the Prince George's County Genealogical Society for her outstandingservice to the Society. The award was presented to her atthe June 2004 meeting by President Dr. ThomasShawker, MD.

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