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Mr. Iverson's death and its disastrous circumstances came as a terrible shock to the community and to his host of friends, which included members of the newspaper fraternity of the Mohawk Valley, where he was well and . favorably known.
That a man of such value to his community and one of such a vital
Clifton Luft, 24, who was operating and promising personality should a job press on the first floor of the plant was shocked and bruised, but he stumbled Into the street and immediately spread the alarm that Mr Iverson was trapped in the basement. be stricken at the age of 35, is a loss to St. Johnsville which seems well nigh irreparable. Stanley K. Iverson, editor and publisher, had made an outstanding place for him- self in the life of the community not only as a newspaper man but also as a eivic minded citizen who always had Its progress and best interests at heart. To MI's. Iverson, the one on whom the hand of fate fell most heavily, the deep- est sympathy of its people is ex- tended.
In his newspaper, he ran ehatty column, "The Stan-byer," which covered intimate and amus- suffered a severe cut on his left knee.
Ing details of the life of the town and the townspeople. Publisher Iverson had continued the depart- ment of genealogy and history in the St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, which had been inaugurated by Lou D. MacWethy. This feature gave the paper an extensive and widespread circulation among peo- ple interested In these subjeets. In this regard, Mr. Iverson and hls newspaper became known to many people all over the United States- who will join in the general sorrow at his tragic passing.
When Mr. Iverson went into the basement about 3:45 Saturday af- ternoon, he struck a match to light his pipe. Gas ignited and a ter- rifie explosion followed. It ripped the basement stairway to pieces and he was unable to get out.
Stanley K. Ivers2. was born in Appleton, Minnesota, December 10, 1911, the son of Sever and Hannah Beek Iverson. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. He had been connected with several newspapers before he went to St. Johnsville in 1941.
Mr. | Iverson was very active In . the St. Johnsvilie community. He was a member of St. John's Re- formed church and served as a deacon. He was senior warden of the St. Johnsvllie Masonic lodge, vlee president of the Rotary Club and a member of the St. Johnsville Grange. For two years he served as chairman of the Red Cross cam- paigns in the village. He was for- mer secretary of the Retall Mer- chants' association and a member of the Mohawk Valley Towns Asso- eiatlon and the National Editorial Association. He was recently nam- ed publicity secretary of the Mo- hawk Vailey Historical Assoelation.
The survivors are his wife, Mrs, Lucille Iverson of St. Johnsville; his parents, Appleton, Minn .; one sister, Mrs. Lloyd Hollingsworth, St. Peters, Minn .; one brother, Ing- vald Iverson, Madison, Minn.
A private service was held at the home Monday afternoon at 2. The Rev. Norman E. Thomas, of Sche- nectady, former pastor of St. John's Reformed church, officiated. The body was taken to Appleton, Minn., where funeral services were held. Burial was made there.
Fireman Roland Swartz, manager of the local A. and P. Store ran to the secne. Through a basement window, he called to Mr. Iverson ·who, although practically blinded and terribly burned, came to the front of the building. Mr. Swartz went inside and, with the help of other firemen lifted the injured man through the window. In ef- fecting this reseuc, Fireman Swartz
Dr. Raymond Wytrwal attended Mr. Iverson and gave him a trans- fusion of blood plasma. He suffered first and third degree burns over his entire body with the exeeptlon of the soles of his feet. No hope for his recovery was expressed fol- lowing his admission to the hos- pital. Although so terribly injured, he maintained consciousness up to a short time before he died. After entering the hospital, Mr. Iverson did not seem to realize the seriousness of his condition and he talked with Mrs. Iverson about plans for the repair of the damage caused by the explosion and he asked that arrangements be made to have this week's issue of his newspaper published by the Courier-Standard plant.
The blaze, which followed the ex- plosion threatened to destroy the building and cause damage to ad- joining property. Members of the St. Johnusville Fire Department were on the scene in a few minutes following the explosion and thelr promptness and efficiency ended what could easlly have been a dis- astrous fire.
The explosion did mueh damage to the building which Its owner, Supervisor Ray Smith, sald would amount, to $10,000, partly covered " insurance. All the windows on the first floor were blown out as well as some in an adjacent bulld- Ing used by the paper as an of- fice, dark room and photo engraving plant. The walls of the Smith building were bulged out and the printing plant was reduced to a shambles by the force of the ex- plosion with equipment knocked awry and paper, printed matter and type strewn about. Supervisor and Mrs. Ray Smith oceupled an apartment on the second floor of the bullding. Mrs. Smith, who was at home, was considerably shocked buť' not injured.
On the second floor of the plant, job presses and type cases were tipped at angles and the Intertype was moved six or eight inches and put out of commission. Bound flles of the Enterprise and News were undamaged but a nearby lavatory was ripped away from the wall. Doors were torn loose from the hinges and even large stones In the foundation wall were knocked out of place by the foree of the explosion,
Pietured above is the wreckage of the St. Johnsville Enterprise and News plant following Saturday's explosion. Shattered type cases, damaged presses and other fixtures moved by the intensity of the blast ean be scen in this photograph, a view of the plant's ground floor.
Another photograph of the wreeked ground floor of the Enterprise and News shop shows the foree of the blast. Twisted galleys of type ean be seen in the foreground, while the explosion ripped siding off the walls at the extremne right.
A verunt vi accidental death has I been returned by Dr. Raymond E. Wytrwal, St. Johnsville, coroner, in the death of Mr. Iverson.
Dr. Wytrwał said that from his conversation with Mr. Iverson while attending him, after the blast, .he had learned that the publisher had smelled gas fumes In the plant the day of the blast, and also had de- lected them on other occasions, although not so strong.
The fatally injured newspaper- man expressed belief, the doctor said, that the fumes came from the bottled gas used to heat the metal melting pot and caster in the basement of the plant .. The coroner added that in his own opinion, this seemed the only possible source of the gas which exploded.
ST. JOHNSVILLE (N. Y)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947
GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is Invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.
WALRATH-Hughs: Want par- entage of these brothers and their wives, who were sisters. Charles Walrath of Jefferson Co., married Sept. 1, 1850, Catherine E. Hughs of St. Lawrence Co. They had 2 sons, Gaylord and James David. These children, after the death of their
their parents were brought up by uncle, Jeremiah Walrath (1827- 1882). He married in 1853, Margaret E. Hughs (1834-1882). They lived at Evans Mills in Jefferson Co., N. Y., and are buried in the Old Part of Evans Mills Cemetery. No issue. In this Cemetery next to Jeremiah Walrath lot is buried a Jacob J. Walrath (1792-1870) and his wife, Catharine (1799-1870). Are these the parents of the above Charles and Jeremiah Walrath?
Mrs. Clarence L. Beavis. 8888 Mendota Ave., Detroit.
years; Maretta, aged 7 years; Char- les, aged 5 years and Warren T., aged one year.
Philip-Ancestry wanted with all dates on Jacob Philip, who married between 1761 and 1768, Bata Essel- steyn, daughter of Jacobus and
Magdalena (Brodhead) Esselsteyn. Lived Claverack, Columbia Co., New York. Was he the .Jacob Phillips listed with the United Empire Loy- alists-Royal Regiment of New
York?
Herder-Ancestry wanted with all dates on Michel Harder who mar- ried Marya Rees. Had daughter, Lydia, baptized Dutch Reformed Church, Claverack, Columbia Co., New York, May 1768.
Bertha L. McMillan, 31 West Main St., Phelps, New York.
BOWMAN-OSTERHOUT under
date June 19, 1947. In correspond- ence since above item appeared
JEFFERS-HANSON: Want par- entage of Harvey Jeffers and his these people were lost track of in 1805. wife, Harriet Hanson. In 1852 when they were married, he was of Or- I happened to have the notation of these names from markers in what was their private cemetery in Ontario, Canada. I have been there each summer for some years and to leans and she of Theresa. Harriet Hanson Jeffers died July 29, 1871, ae. 36 yrs. Where buried? Three children, Frederick H., Barney and May (Mary) E. Jeffers. How was a any who is looking for people who Harriet Gates connected with the above family.
seem to have disappeared years ago like the above, they may have gone to Canada with or after settling of Loyalists.
I will be in Loyalist settled section from Sept, Ist to Nov. 1st and any names sent me will be checked in my tour of cemeteries there.
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Theo. G. Mueller, Box 76, Consecon, Ontario, Canada.
Theo. G. Mueller, 1044 Jenifer St., Madison 3, Wisc.
The Petries in America
INTRODUCTION
These notes of' and records of the Johan Jost Petrle fam- lly and descendants In Ameri- ca have been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staehla, Munnsville, N. Y., with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewan, N. Y., and many others whose names will appear later. Our records are far from being complete. If any reader of this paper Is connect- , ed with the Petrles in any way, : we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehla, Any ad- ditlonal Information will be welcomed. If errors are detect- ed, as the series proceeds, cor- rection will also be welcomed. An article, published in "Rome Dally Sentinel" of May 13, 1947, asserted the State Regent of Mas- sachusetts DAR had discovered
that the names of some 20,000 sol- diers and sailors were not included in the official list of those who served in the American Revolution. In 1891, work was begun on the Revolutionary records by making a card index of ali names found on the muster rolls, pay rolls and oth- er documents in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. When announcement was made of the proposed publication of these
231, 233, 234 as Johan Jost Petri and Catharina).
42X-Dieterich, son of Marcus Petri, married June 1, 1771, Cath- erine Bellinger, born Sept. 1750, daughter of Col. Peter Bellinger. Benton in "History of Herkimer County" p. 179, says Dieterich Mar- cus Petri was commissioned ensign a 13 Oct. 1768. Later he became lieutenant in Col. Peter Bellinger's 4th\Tryon ' Co. Regt. He was killed at the Battle of Oriskany, Aug. 6, 1777. U. S. Pension application R729 gives the date of his marriage and states that "two children sur- vived him," also that he lived a- bout four miles east of Herkimer. The two children of Lt. Dieterich and Catherine Petri were:
240X-Delia born about 1772
married 8 July 1788, Marcus (Jac:) Casler or Kessler. . This Marcus was the hero who told the Indians he would carry his lame cousin, Jost Bellinger, if he lagged too far be- hind. Delia and Marcus had four children.
241X-Catharine Petri born 18 Feb. 1777, married 14 Sept. 1794, John I. (or J.) Bellinger. Eight children. The widow of Lt. Dieter- ich Marcus Petri married 1 March 1783, John P. Bellinger, the father of John I. named above. They had two children. The name Dieterich came to be known as Richard. 43X-John Marcus, or Marks,son of Marcus Petri and Anna John Eva Kessler, was born in . Herki- mer, supposed date 1751. He mar- ried a cousin, Dorothy, daughter of Johannes Kessler, prior to January 1776, when they were sponsored at a baptism and were mentioned as married. Dorothy was born 1757. John Marks Petri died in 1823, and was buried In the Old Yellow Church cemetery in Manheim, N. Y. Dorothy's death is recorded in Herk. Ref. Ch. I-308 as follows: Dorothea, nata Casler, widow Joanis M: Petree, died 12 Nov. 1831, at Lit- tle Falls, aged 74 years.
(From the Military Secretary's Office, War Dept., Washington, D. C.)
"It is shown by the records of
this office that one John Marks Petrie, also born as Johannes M: Petrie, rank not shown, was a mem- ber of Capt. Small's Co., Col. Bell- inger's Regt. of N. Y. Militia, Revol- olutionary War.
"His name appears on a return of the company, sworn to at Fort Tot- ten Jan. 10, 1781, which shows that he had three different services, consisting of one (1) day, five (5) days and four (4) days respectively. His name also appears on a receipt of the 4th N. Y. State Militia, com- manded by Col. Peter Bellinger, which roll shows that he received notes to the value of one pound, 4 shillings and 10 2-3 pence for ser- vices rendered in that regiment.
"State of N. Y. Comptroller's Of- fice, Albany, N. Y ...
His name is on the Oriskany Bat- tle Monument. He was a member of the Assembly 1807-9. This is the ex- line which Mrs. Arnold Petrie of Little Falls had traced for her daughter, Mary Arnold Petrie, tending through John Marks' son
Solomon and grandson Arnold Pe- trie.
John Marks and Dorothy Petrie had 11 children:
250-Eva born Oct. 30, 1776, bapt. Nov. 3. Sp. Johan Eisenmann and Elisabeth (German Flats Ref. Ch. I-21).
251-Johannes born Nov. . 10, 1777, bapt. Dec. 8. Sp. Johannes Kessler and Catharina (G. F. I-27). 252-Johann Marcus born July 26, 1779, bapt. July 30. Sp. Jacob Kessler and his wife Elisabeth. (G. F. I-36).
253-Delia born March 3, 1781, bapt. Mar. 21. Sp. Jacob Kessler and Delia (G. F. I-43). 254-Adam born Nov. 24, 1782,
ant of this couple, has long tried to prove the parentage of Johannes but with no success other than as given in these records which are supposed to have been compiled by Mrs. Arnold .Petrie or Mrs. Delight Keller.
So as a supposition only we name.
44X-Johannes, son of Marcus and Eva Petri as having married Barbara Klock. Herk. Ref. Ch. I-258 has the fol- lowing death record: Barbara, vidua Joannis Petry died 25 Feb. 1807, aged 55-11-7. Her birth recorded in Ref. Ch. Stone Arabia p. 10.)
Johannes and Barbara Petri had 7 children :
called 260X-Johan Dietrich, Richard, born May 29, 1774, married, Elisabeth Eiseman born Aug. 23, 1780. 9 children.
261-Anna Elisabeth born July 13, 1776. Sp. George Zimmerman and Anna Elisabeth. 262-Mary married Sanford Eysa- man. 263X-Dorothy married Melchior Small.
264-Johannes Joh:, called John J., born before 1774, married Maria, daughter of Lieut. Adam Bellinger and his wife, Maria Elisabeth Pe- trie. 12 children.
265X-Christian born May 14, 1782, bapt. May 26. Sp. Henrich Joh: Glock and Maria (Ger. Fl.
I-58). Christian married Anna (Peter) Folts, called Nancy on April 6, 1806. (Herk. I-153). He died Aug. 3, 1857. Nancy was born May 31, 1783, died April 16, 1863. 8 children. 266X-Maria Elisabeth born Sept. 22, 1786, bapt. Sept. 24. Sp. Jacob Petri and Maria. Maria Elisabeth married Nov. 11, 1804 Joannes, son of Joais Eisemann of Herkimer. 45X-Marcus Petri, Jun., son of Marcus and Anna Eva Kessler Petri, - married Elisabeth.
270-Henrich born Apr. 15, 1764, bapt. May 10. Sp. Nicholas Schmidt and Anna Maria, his wife (Stone Arabia I-47). April 26, 1789, Hen- rich Petri married Maria, daughter of Pieter Laux and Anna (Stone Arabia 194). May 8, 1790, Maria, Heinrich Petri Ehefrau, nata Laux, gebohren June 4, 1768, verheurathet April 26, 1759, beerdigt May 10, 1790. (Stone Arabia 232).
271-Catharina born Dec. 1, 1765, bapt. Dec. 3. Sp. Catharina and Henrich Hergheimer. (G. Flats I-9). 272-Johannes born March 12, 1768, bapt. Apr. 17. Sp. Johannes Champel and Eva Meyerin. This Johannes must have died as an in- fant.
273-Johannes born May 1, 1770, bapt. May 25. Sp. Johannes Smit and Margretha Kesselmann.
46-Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Marcus and Anna Eva Kessler Pe- tri, may have married Lieut. Adam Bellinger. No proof. She is sald to have been born 1740. If she died marry Lt. Adam, her death occurred Dec. 16, 1808 at the age of 68 yrs. 10 mos. Adam Bellinger was born 1739 (son of Adam, the First, born about 1698, and grandson of Johan- nes Bellinger born about 1660, one of the Burnetsfield Patentees). Lt. Adam died Jan. 2, 1824 (Spinner rec.) He was a private in 1763, and, lieutenant at Oriskany.
Children: 12 or more (Bellinger). 280-Maria Elisabeth b. 23 March 1765 (Stone Arabia record), died 20 Ang. 1831,. age 66. Manheim ceme- tery record. She married Col. Wni. Feeter. 12 children.
281X-Adam, Jr. born about 1766, died 2 Sept. 1822. Private in Rev. War. He married Lena Zimmerman. 8 children.
282X-Eva (or Anna Eva) born 29 March 1767, married Johannes (Diet.) Petrie. 9 children.
283X-John Henry born 15 Jan. 1768 (St. Ar. Ref. Ch). Sp. Joh. Henry Bellinger and Elizabeth Scholl. John Henry married Anna Eva Countryman. 4 children.
284X-Peter born 1769, died 9 Oct. 1825, in LeRoy, N. Y. (Spinner rec.) married Elizabeth Zimmerman. 5 children.
285X-Appollonia born 26 Nov. 1770. died 22 Jannarv 1846 married
GUINAL: My gt. grandmother, Cornelia Guinal, daughter of Albert Guinal Jr. Md. Joseph Robison of Charleston, N. Y. She died in South Auburn, Pa. I would appre- ciate any of data on either family or any in these families.
Tradition says there is Revolu- tionary War connections. He died in 1839. She died in 1829.
Mary Lyman Reeve. 1249 Colonial Place, Salt Lake City 2, Utah. 9 August, 1947.
MANVILLE.
I would be willing to pay a small sum (up to $10) for information concerning the Manville family of Waverly, N. Y. I would like to know:
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1. What were the names of the parents (and grandparents, if pos- sible) of Isaac Manville, born in 1792, in Connecticut, and married to Mary Smith, born in 1798. They went from Waverly, N. Y., to Illi- nois about 1843, and later to Cali- fornia. Waverly is in Chemung County, I believe.
2. Isaac Manville's father is sald to have been a "dragoon" in the Revolution. I would like to have the facts about this, If possible.
2. If it was possible to get the names of Mary Smith Manville's parents, I should be glad to have them, Of course, it is hard to trace anyone with such a common name ..
Isaac Manville's daughter, Emily, married Andrew Sawyer, son Moses Sawyer and Elinor Holley. I have already traced the Sawyer and the Holley lines. Isaac Manville had two other daughters, Mary and Amelia. Some of the Manvilles of Long Island, right across from Con- necticut, have given names very
of
like those of my ancestor's family, but I do not know if there is any relationship.
(Miss) Margaret Bloom. 308 N. Prairie St., Champaign, Ill.
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Backer-Ancestry wanted of Ca- therine (Caty) Backer, born where? Jannary 21, 1796; died May 13, 1862, Rutland Tarmehin MANA
Canadian address, Sept. 1 Nov. 1st.
in 1839. She died in 1829.
Mary Lyman Reeve.
1249 Colonial Place, Salt Lake City 2, Utah. 9 August, 1947.
MANVILLE.
I would be willing to pay a small sum (up to $10) for information concerning the Manville family of Waverly, N. Y. I would like to know:
1. What were the names of the parents (and grandparents, if pos- sible) of Isaac Manville, born In 1792, in Connecticut, and married to Mary Smith, born in 1798. They went from Waverly, N. Y., to Illi- nois about 1843, and later to Cali- fornia. Waverly Is in Chemung County, I believe.
2. Isaac Manville's father Is said to have been a "dragoon" in the Revolution. I would like to have the facts about this, if possible.
2. If it was possible to get the names of Mary Smith Manville's parents, I should be glad to have them. Of course, it is hard to trace anyone with such a common name.,
Isaac Manville's daughter, Emily, married Andrew Sawyer, son Moses Sawyer and Elinor Holley. I of have already traced the Sawyer and the Holley lines. Isaac Manville had two other daughters, Mary and Amelia. Some of the Manvilles of Long Island, right across from Con- necticut, have given names very like those of my, ancestor's family, but I do not know if there is any relationship.
(Miss) Margaret Bloom. 308 N. Prairie St.,
Champaign, Ill.
Backer-Ancestry wanted of Ca- therine (Caty) Backer, born where? January 21, 1796; died May 13, 1862, Rutland Township, Tioga Co., Pa. Married September 13, 1812, Glov- ersville, New York, John Argetsin- ger, born Montgomery Co., New York, April 11, 1789; died Rutland Township, Tioga Co., Pa., March 14, 1864. Removed to Penn. where he bought a farm one mile southeast of Roseville, Rutland Twp. Tioga Co., Pa., about 1829,
Winne-Would Ilke ancestry of Catherine.Winne born Montgomery Co., New York, September 4, 1798; died Rutland Twp., Tioga Co., Pa., September 19, 1883. Married James Argetsinger, born Montgomery Co., New York, December 27, 1798,. son of Philip and Bata (Halenbeck) Argetsinger. Removed to Rutland Twp., Tioga Co., Pa., about 1838. Walters - Catrina (Catherine) Walters born Johnstown, New York, 1775 in house built in 1763 by Sir William Johnson for his school master, Edward Wall of Philadel- phia. Died when? Married March 15, 1796. Michel, son of Baltus and Madelena (Moore) Argetsinger.
Would like ancestry of Catrina Wal- ters. Was her inother a Wall?
Halenbeck (Hollenbeck) - Jo- hannes Halenbeck married Decem- ber 30, 1777, Anna Maragrita (Mar- garet) Erbitsinger (Argersinger). In 1790 census living in Town of Caughnawaga, Montgomery Co., New York, with one male of 16 and upwards; one male under 16; two females. Later found in Schoharle Co. with following children: Eva, born April 20, 1781; Anatia, born March 19. 1785; Jacob, born Octo- ber 5, 1787. Would like Information regarding these children.
Halenbeck-Ancestry wanted on Jacob Halenbeck listed in 1850 cen- sus as living in the Town of Broome, Schoharie Co., New York, aged 47 years, born New York State. Wife, Esther, aged 42 years, born New York State. Children: Sarah J., aged 11 years; Hannah A., aged 9
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The Petries in America
INTRODUCTION
These notes of' and records of the Johan Jost Petrle fam- lly and descendants In Amerl- ca have been complled by Mrs. Frederick Staehla, Munnsville, N. Y., with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrle, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewan, N. Y., and many others whose names will appear later. Our records are far from being complete. If any reader of this paper Is connect- ,ed with the Petrles In any way, we request. that he, or she, write to Mrs. Stachla. Any ad- ditional Information will be welcomed. If errors are detcet- ed, as the series proceeds, cor- rection will also be welcomed. An article, published in "Rome Daily Sentinel" of May 13, 1947, asserted the State Regent of Mas- sachusetts DAR had discovered that the names of some 20,000 sol- diers and sailors were not included in the official list of those who served in the American Revolution.
In 1891, work was begun on the Revolutionary records by making a card index of all names found on the muster rolls, pay rolls and oth- er documents in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. When announcement was made of the proposed publication of these records, towns, cities and individ- uals promptly turned over what- ever data they possessed pertaining to the war. Seventeen volumes of these records were published in 1896
However, the state regent points out that since that date, other rolls have been added, to the col- lection on file. Recently a check of the individual records in these files were made against the records in the published volume. Then it was found that about 20,000 of the records in the added rolls were not included in the official published records. Officials of the DAR in Washington say if these records are certified many more women might be eligible to join that society. Act- ion to remedy this situation is be-
ing "respectfully requested"
of Gov. Bradford of Massacusetts, the State Legislature and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Note :- If only there were some way of discovering such additional records in New York State, but evi- dently many of them were destroy- ed in. Indian ralds and In various other ways. No doubt some are hidden away in Washington in pen- sion applications and affidavits. There should be some way provided to have such documents assembled and copies prepared for the use of the public. (Mrs. F. S.)
(Continued from last week) Fourth Generation-Petrie.
41X. Johann Jost Petri, M: mar- ried May 5, 1766, Catharine Kessler (Stone Arabia Ref. Ch. I-179). Jo- hann Jost Petri, M: was the old- est son of Marcus Petrl and his wife Anna Eva Kessler. In his will Marcus so states and calls him Jost, leaving him 10 pounds for his birthright.
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