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DAVID L. ZERBE
David L. Zerbe, b. January 28, 1851, son of Adam and Susan Swaveley Zerbe, teller of the bank, Millheim, Pa. He was educated in the Aaronsburg and Penn Hall Academies. Taught school for thirteen years; married November 5, 1874, Anna Mary Deininger Keen. One child, Stella E. He is one of the leading citizens of Millheim. Stella m. Thomas Buck, lives at Berwick, Pa.
Susan D. Zerbe, d.
Emery P., m. Sarah Bower; one child, Coburn, Penn Township. Mina A., m. -- Faust.
William D. Zerbe, m. Isabel, daughter of Hugh and Annie Starr Tay- lor. They had two children: Elizabeth and William, attorney at law, member of the firm of "Gettig, Bower and Zerby." Some of this branch have changed the final "e" of the name to "y."
A John Zerbe, b. October 19, 1812, Centre County, Pa., m. Eliza Gipe, 1856, and located at East Germantown, Wayne Co., Indiana. He died October 5, 1882.
ZERBES IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
PHILLIP ZERBE
The Zerbes of Northumberland County are descendants from the men of the second and fourth generations, Phillip2 Zerbe and Daniel+ Zerbe.
Phillip2 Zerbe. There is nothing definite known of this man's ancestry, but he is said to have come to the region of Northumberland County before its erection, 1772, and settled near Shamokin Dam, Lower Mahantongo and Mahanoy
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Townships, where many of the Zerbes of both branches live, there being about five hundred with their descendants inter- married, in the county and others removed to the western states.
Delmatia, formerly Georgetown, on the North Central Railway, is eleven miles from Sunbury. The Stone Valley church, where many Zerbes are buried, is three miles from Delmatia.
Phillipª Zerbe was a raftsman on the Susquehanna River from Sunbury, then known as Shamokin, to Harrisburg1 and owned rafts and boats of his own. He was a large and powerfully built man, six feet and five inches tall, with long arms, big feet and hands and great muscular strength. His summary disposition of all disputes among the rough ele- ment that worked with and under him, gave him the repu- tation of a great athlete and fighter and few cared to arouse his antagonism. He was known as the "Yankee" and a tra- dition exists that he came from Rhode Island to Pennsylvania.
Phillip3 Zerbe, (Phillip2), b. December 17, 1776; d. No- vember 19, 1857; wf., Elizabeth, b. December 12, 1779; d. April 14, 1837; both buried at Zion Stone Valley church, (Steinedahl), Delmatia. Their children were: Joseph, John, Margaret, wf. of George Bingham; Benjamin, Phillip3 Jr .; Miriam, wf. of Andrew Tschopp; David, Peter, Elizabeth, m. John Lauer, died before decedent, leaving four children : Mary, Gabriel, Elizabeth and Peggy, minors. The estate valued at $1,600. Letters of administration, December 14, 1857. Each heir, $359. T. 483, pp. 529, Northumberland County Court House.
Peter4 Zerbe, (Phillip3, Phillip3), bought 100 acres of land from Michael Rhine for 105 pounds, March 19, 1818. R. C. 751-109, P. 529. Lower Mahanoy Township. Peter Zerbe
(Note 1-The History of Northumberland County, 1891, says, in its "Colonial Period:" "There was a colony of New Englanders who settled, early, near Shamokin Dam, who were given the derisive name of "Yankee" and were very much disliked by the settlers.")
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left Northumberland County and later Valley View, Schuyl- kill County, for Clarion County ; his brother David settled in Ohio.
Phillip+ Zerbe, Jr., (Phillip3, Phillip2), lived at Delmatia ; m. Catharine Rothermel. Their children were: Isaac, Reilly, Levi, Joel, Susan, m. Isaac Messner; Elizabeth, m. John Seagrist. His four sons were in the Civil War and all re- turned home safely. Isaac" m. Elizabeth Reichenbach ; 2nd wf., Mrs. Mary A. Radle ; c. were: William, Susan, m. Aaron Heim ; Uriah, Phillip, Adam, Aaron, Jacob, Isaac of first wife, Mary Emma, wf. of Charles E. Youse, of 2nd wife.
Reilly5 Zerbe, (Phillip1, Phillip?, Phillip2), hotelkeeper at Shamokin Dam, Lower Mahantongo Township, removed to Sunbury, where he established the Zerbe Hotel; m. Fietta Haupt, first wife; children: Milton H .; Francis, d .; Martha, m. Edward Schreiber ; second wife, Rebecca Reed; c .: Della, m. Charles Rumberger; c. of Della Rumberger: Edward, Rebecca, Reilly Zerbe, soldier in the Civil War.
John Zerbe, (Phillip?, Phillip2), b. Northumberland County, 1786; d. 1851. John1 Zerbe had a son, Daniel5, b. May 10, 1810; d. July 2, 1851. Daniel's5 son, John5 D. Zerbe, of Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, b. February 14, 1845. This John5 Zerbe lives at Sacramento, Pa. His chil- dren are: Frank, Allen, Harry, Sacramento; Dr. J. Irwin, Franklin, Pa., formerly of Polk, Venango County, Pa. Dr. Zerbe practised for several years in Minersville and is now prominent in his profession at Oil City, Pa.
Phillip2, "the Yankee," was engaged in rafting on the Susquehanna River about 1762 and it is confidently believed that he was a son of John1 Phillip Zerbe, one of the three immigrant brothers who landed in New York, 1710, and who served in Queen Anne's War, 1711, subsequently removing to Broad Bay, Maine, 1732, with a colony, where they re- mained until the last of them scattered, 1769.
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Phillip4 and Daniel4, who went north to Northumberland County about 1785, were sons of Benjamin and Daniel Zerbe, of the Blue Mountain Hollow, Pinegrove Township, Berks County, (John2 the m., Lorentz1) and were first cousins. Phillip's descendants live mainly near Sunbury and at Del- matia. A Phillip went to Centre County early.
The children of Phillip? Zerbe, (John1 Phillip), were : John, Joseph, George, Phillip, Peter.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS
John Servey-Northumberland County Militia, Private, Continental Line. Vol. 4, pp. 369, 693, 379, Penna. Archives.
Joseph Servitz-Private, Capt. George Shriver's, 3d Co., 7th class. Vol. 8, p. 358, Penna. Archives, (Northumberland County.)
George Servits-Capt. John Gragery's Co., Col. Nicholas Kerns, North- umberland County, April 22, 1782. Vol. 8. p. 493; Vol. 4, p. 344, Penna. Archives.
(Note-It will be seen that there are two Phillips of the third and fourth generation. Phillip4 who came with Daniel from Berks, and Phillip3, son of Phillip2.)
Milton6 H. Zerbe, (Reilly5, Phillip4, Phillip3, Phillip2), proprietor of the Zerbe Hotel, Sunbury, established by his father, Reilly Zerbe; m. Martha Herrold ; c .: Thomas, Mary F., wf. of William Flanders.
Levi5 Zerbe, (Phillip+, Phillip3, Phillip2), m. Polly Bitter- man, d.
Joel5 Zerbe, (Phillip4, Phillip3, Phillip2), m. Lizzie Glad- felter.
There were many soldiers in the Civil War from the Phillip line and their descendants are well educated and pro- gressive. Charles W. Zerbe owns one of the finest farms along the Mahantongo Creek, run upon modern scientific principles and a "top-notcher." He is a school director, tax collector and an all around man of affairs.
ZERBE TUFT HUNTERS
Some years ago the Phillip Zerbe branch, of Northum- berland County, employed a lawyer to go to Europe, where it was said a fortune of 60 million dollars awaited them. He
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returned and made an assessment for more funds needed to prosecute the claims, collected it, departed and nothing further was heard of him or the money. They enjoyed the joke upon themselves, but not as much as did the promoter of the scheme, who lived abroad at their expense for a year or more.
Joseph+ Zerbe, (Phillip3, Phillip?). His will, recorded February 27, 1862, Register's office, Northumberland County, (R. B. 751), gives his heirs: Anna Maria, widow; David, Phillip, Amanda Heckert, Elizabeth Tschopp, Catharine Scheaffer, John, Mary, Eva, Alburtus. The Steinedahl church records give Joseph Zerbe, m. to Catharine Meck as having had thirteen children. Their names are identical with those above (and if the same man, he must have had two wives). David, b. 1824, d. 1908, Mandata, Pa .; Phillip, b. 1827, Malta; John, Iowa; and Peter, Illinois ; all three killed in the Civil War. Alburtus lived in Kansas, since removed to Los Angeles, Cal .; and Lydia.
David5 Zerbe, (Joseph4, Phillip3, Phillip2), b. December 17, 1824, m. Sarah Schaeffer. Their children were:
Wm. A., b. 1865, Pillow, Pa .; Frank, b. 1860, Trevorton, Pa .; Galen, b. 1854, Mandata, Pa .; David.
The Zerbes of Tower City, Lykens, Loyaltown, Malta, Sacramento, Shamokin and Sunbury are of this branch and descendants of Phillip.2
William6 L. Zerbe, (Phillip5, Joseph4, Phillip3, Phillip2), of Tower City, plasterer and cement contractor; b. 1851, at Malta; m. Caroline Huntsinger, of Valley View. Mr. Zerbe is a prominent and progressive citizen, having filled almost every office within the gift of the people of that place, being at present a member of Borough Council. He is a Republi- can and strict churchman. Their children are :
Rufus, b. 1878; Minnie W., b. 1880; Sadie A., b. 1882; Mary, b. 1883; Ulysses W., b. 1886; Bessie L., b. 1888; James L., b. 1890; William, b. 1892; Catharine, b. 1894; Riley E., b. 1897; Blanche M., b. 1899.
William6 Zerbe, (David5, Joseph4, Phillip3, Phillip2); c .: Edward, b. 1890; Clarence, 1895; Homer, 1902; Lola, b. 1899; Mazie, b. 1906.
Other Zerbes in Shamokin: Henry and Jonas, two brothers.
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Wm. Zerbe, formerly of Wm. Penn, son of John Zerbe and Barbara Schropp; b. March 7, 1837, d. 1901; m. Sarah, da. of James and Elizabeth Hafer Manning. They had nine children; six d., Oscar, Winfield and Sallie living. Mrs. Zerbe is living at Catawissa, Pa.
Oliver Zerbe, of Wiconisco, is a prominent hotel keeper and is known for his strict observance of the law.
DANIEL ZERBE
Daniel Zerbe came from Berks County to Northumber- land about 1785. He came overland with a train of wagons carrying his family, household effects, agricultural imple- ments and driving his cattle.
He settled in Steinedahl, three miles from Delmatia, and is buried in the Stone Valley cemetery at that place, where he was a prosperous farmer and lived until his death. He left many descendants, some of whom are settled in the western states and others in Lower Mahanoy Township and Sha- mokin. The children of Daniel Zerbe and Maria Wertz were:
Thomas, John, Daniel, d. single; George, d., m. Phoebe Spengle; two c .: John and Ellen; Rebecca, m. Adam Bowman and moved to Illinois; Catharine, m. David Schwartz and removed to Michigan; Elizabeth, m. Adam Alman.
Thomas2 Zerbe, (Daniel1), lived for a time in Paxton, Dauphin County. He married Elizabeth Gorman; c .: Josiah, Thomas, Benjamin, Beaver- town, Snyder County; Elias, Altoona; Elizabeth, m. Henry Miller, Sha- mokin; Rebecca, m. George Heitzman; three daughters; Katie m. Elias Paul. The four sons served in the Civil War.
Thomas3 Zerbe, (Thomas2, Daniel1), served two terms as commis- sioner of Northumberland County; wf., Catharine Messner. Their chil- dren were: Russel, d .; 2 da., Kate and Ethel; John W .; James M., m .; no children. Joseph Henry, Charles, Catharine.
John W. Zerbe, postmaster of Shamokin, (1912-'13) ; wf., Clara Kerkham ; c .: May ; two deceased. Mr. Zerbe was raised in Lower Mahanoy Township. the family removed to Sha- mokin, where, being a staunch Republican, he became popu- lar in political circles, and was appointed postmaster, serving until succeeded by a Democrat under the Wilson adminis- tration.
Joseph Henry Zerbe, is telegraph operator at Delmatia, and dispatcher for the Northern Central Railway; an active
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Republican, churchman, school director and member of many fraternal orders. One of Thomas Zerbe's sons served three years in the foreign service, Spanish-American war, and sailed around the world.
An epidemic of smallpox broke out at Delmatia and many of the settlers died of that dread disease, among them a number of the Zerbes. The tombstones in the Steinedahl cemetery tell of these ravages by death from smallpox.
Phillip5 Zerbe, (Joseph4, Phillip3, Phillip2), b. 1827; wf., Mary; children: William Zerbe, b. 1851, Tower City, Pa .; Ambrose, b. 1851 ; John, d .; Charles, b. 1857; Frank, b. 1862, all born at Malta; Sarah, b. 1860, Hubley Township; Phillip, b. 1864, d. 1901.
Josiah3 Zerbe, (Thomas2, Daniel1), was a soldier in the Civil War. He removed from Shamokin to Alma, Nebraska, 1911. His children were: Margaret, Elizabeth m. Kaechelrig; Ida m. Feece. He was gored to death by a blooded bull on his own ranch and is buried at Alma. He was twice married, the second wife, Mrs. Reed, d. September, 1915, aged 81.
DANIEL ZERBE AN ATHLETE
A story told of Daniel Zerbe says that he was nearly seven feet tall and a very large man. In the fall, after har- vest was over, it was customary to hold shooting and athletic matches at which the best men in the country districts were pitted against each other. On one occasion a wrestling match was set to come off at Shamokin Dam and Daniel, who was famous in that art, was to have a set-off with two athletes from Berks County. The parties arrived at night and were assigned to a room at the hotel in which there were several beds, in one of which Daniel Zerbe was already sleeping. In the morning he arose first and the two other men peeping from under their cover-lids and only half awake, saw this Goliath in stature as he slowly unfolded his large lank form and dressed for his breakfast and the coming affray. One glance was sufficient, they dressed and cautiously stole from the house and disappeared toward Berks County. There was no fight that day.
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ZERBE VALLEY RAILWAY AND ZERBE GAP
Zerbe Run empties into the Susquehanna River near Trevorton. Zerbe Gap was united by this Run and a short canal and railroad with the Susquehanna River to facilitate the shipment of coal. Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, was erected by Act of Legislature, March 11, 1853, from lines between Coal, Cameron and Shamokin Townships. Zerbe Run is a branch of the Little Mahanoy River. The Zerbe Run and Shamokin Improvement Company was in- corporated February 25, 1850. Trevorton is at the juncture where Zerbe Run empties into the Susquehanna River. The Zerbe Valley Railway is fifteen miles long. It was incor- porated September 7, 1867, to purchase the railroad franchises of the Trevorton Coal and Railway Company. It was sold by the Sheriff, August 3, 1867. The Zerbe Valley Railway was merged into the Mahanoy and Shamokin Railway, July 7, 1870, and the latter road was merged into the Reading Railway, March 25, 1871. (Northumberland County History, P. 777. Annals of Northumberland County, pp. 489-685.)
(Note-There is a Zerbe P. O. in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and also one in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.)
The principal stream of Zerbe Township is Zerbe Run. The surface is mountainous with no farming land whatever, for which its rich mineral resources amply compensate. The existence of coal at Zerbe's Gap (Trevorton) was known as early as 1827, when a company was formed for the construc- tion of a canal, railway or slackwater from the Susquehanna River to the coal mines at the Gap. The most extensive vein of coal, fifty feet thick, was discovered on the Zerbe Run, a branch of the Little Mahanoy Creek. Trevorton was laid out in 1850, when an improvement company was formed, whose operations extended from Trevorton (Zerbe Gap) to Mount Carmel. Over one million dollars was expended and an immense breaker with a capacity daily of one thousand tons was erected-(Northumberland County History, 1891.)
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CHURCH RECORDS
Early Marriages, German Reformed Church, Philadelphia.
( Penna. Archives, Second Series, Vol. 8.)
1767, March 24, Zerben Wenden and Catharine Bacon.
1778, May 12, Serben Gosteph and Elizabeth Frehn. Reformed Church, Falckner's Swamp.
1792, November 4, Zerben Wendel and Phillipina Zerben.
1792, September 8, Zerben Catharine and Arrant Braun.
These were by Pennsylvania licenses, as above.
Marriages of Rev. John Walderschmidt
(Archives 6, Vol. 6, p. 255.)
Servie Elizabeth, daughter of Johannes Servie and Adam Gramling, March 28, 1780.
Swede's Church, Philadelphia
1781, November 18, Zarben David and Anne Dingwall.
1777, March 2, Carby Josiah and Margaret Child.
The above were licensed by State. (2nd Series, Archives, Vol. 2.)
1745, November 18, Sarva Nicholas. m. Elizabeth Kloppen. (Moravian records, Lititz.)
1754, November 11, Zerfass Frederick m. Margaret Fadin, New Han- over, Pa., Rev. Frederick Schultz.
1761, March 12, Zieber Rebecca, da. of Johannes Zieber; bap. in church. ( Trappe church records.)
The register of marriages begins 1760 when the date of licenses to the ministers begins. (2nd Series, Penna. Archives, 2nd Vol.) Those of Pro- prietary Pennsylvania, from the time the colonial laws were made, are lost. There are four volumes of these records in existence. The practice was discontinued, 1790.
Rev. John Caspar Stoever's Records
Baptisms :
1743, February 20; parent, Christian Gruber; child, John George; sponsor, Heinrich Gruber.
1749, January 8; parents, Christian Gruber; child, Maria Caterina; sponsors, John Zerwe and wife Caterina.
1738, January 2; parents, Peter Muench and wife; child, John Michael. B. 1752, December 22; bap., 1753, January 14; parents, John Phillip Strauss, wf. --; child, Maria Caterina; sponsors, Johannes, Caterina Zerwe.
B. 1753, February 19: bap., 1753, March 11; parents, Daniel Schneider, -; child, Maria Caterina; sponsors, Johannes, Caterina Zerwe. wf.
B. February 14, 1753; bap., March 11, 1753; parents, Caspar Yost and wf., Swatara; child, Maria Caterina; sponsors, Johannes, Caterina Zerbe.
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B. September 15, 1758; bap., September 17, 1758; parents, Mathias Wagner and wf., Northkill; child, Anna Caterina; sponsors, Johannes, Caterina Zerwe.
Marriages:
1730, May 31, Heinrich Bayer (Boyer) to Elizabeth Maria Zerbe.
1738, April 4, George Meyer to Barbara Zerbe, Tulpehocken.
1746, December 22, Valentine Von Huss to Maria Barbara Zerwe, Tul- pehocken.
1741, October 13, Englehart Flohry to Elizabeth Zerwe, Tulpehocken. 1746, December 22, John George Meyer to Catharine Zerwe, Tulpe- hocken.
1748, October 31, Joseph Roth to Maria Margaretha Zerbe, Tulpe- hocken.
1754, October 8, Jacob Zerbe, Jr., and Anna Elizabeth Spiese, Atolhoe.
1738, December 16, Samuel Swaller and Margaretha Kroh, Conestoga.
1743, June 4, John Zerwe and Caterina Stupp, Tulpehocken.
1767, August 4, Samuel Zerfass and Sabina Baltz, Cocalico Township.
Many of Stoever's records are found throughout the book that are not included in the above.
Records of John Caspar Stoever from 1730 to 1779, translated by Rev. J. F. Schantz. The originals are in the possession of W. C. Stoever, Theological Seminary, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Prof. Luther Reed.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading
1768, December 20, Leonard Rieth, son of George Rieth, of the Tul- pehocken, to Anna Maria Zerbe, of Tulpehocken, Rev. J. A. Krug.
1805, January 29, John Zerbe, of Manheim Township, to Elizabeth Kronberger, widow, of Bern Township, Rev. H. A. Muhlenberg.
1804, June 4, Jacob Zerbe to Catharine Rudebach, both of Reading, (Womelsdorf.)
Tombstones, Northkill Cemetery, near Bernville
Conrad Reber, b. 1778; d. 1817.
Valentine Reber, b. 1742; d. 1818.
Albrecht Strauss, b. 1760; d. 1832.
Christian Gruber, b. 1712.
Many members of the Filbert, Rieth, Reber and Miller families are buried here.
Rehersburg Church Records
1776, March 25, John Zerbe and wf. Catharine, bap. da., Christina Susanna; sponsor, Susanna Zerbe, single.
1783, January 12, John Zerbe and wf. Catharine, bap. da., Anna Maria. 1766, May 2, John Zerbe and wf. Catharine bap. son, Andreas.
1788, June 6, Peter and Elizabeth Schlaseman Zerbe bap. son, Peter.
1783 November 30, John Zerbe and wf. Mary Margaret bap. da. Elizabeth.
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Zions, Lutheran and Reformed Church, Womelsdorf, Pa.
1803, June 20, Benjamin Zerbe and wf. Anna Margaret, bap. son, Samuel.
1811, July 3, Emanuel Zerbe and wf. Mary, bap. da. Maria.
1811, November 18, John Zerbe and wf. Maria bap. da. Anna Maria.
1867, July 20, Percival Zerbe, Jefferson, m. Catharine Elizabeth Blatt.
1869, December 18, Israel F. Zerbe, Jefferson Twp., m. Priscilla H. Barr.
1871, March 24, Jared L. Zerbe, Jefferson Township, m. Mary Ann Heil. 1874, September 19, Samuel N. Zerbe, Winterville, m. Leah Battdorf.
1878, April 6, Daniel H. Zerbe, Bethel Township, m. Adaline Stupp.
1872, June 8, Cyrus F. Zerbe, Womelsdorf, mn. Nettie Hilbert, Mill Creek, Lebanon County.
1826, January 12, b. John Zerbe, of Strausstown; d. September 28, 1882. 1874, May 23, Ephraim L. Henne m. Kate Zerbe Strauss.
Baptismal Records
Parents, Ilenry and Eliza Zerbe, da. Eliza, b. October 27, 1828; sponsor, Eliza Fidler.
Parents, Samuel and Catharine Zerbe; da. Catharine; b. January 20, 1826.
Tombstone Record
Salome Schock, wife of Andrew Zerbe, b. April 17, 1814; died August 5, 1890. Union cemetery.
Tulpehocken Church, Tombstone Records (Above Stouchsburg)
Michael Zerbe, horn July 9, 1777, died November 12, 1841. Wife, Elizabeth, born February 21, 1780; died, May 4, 1840.
Christina Zerbe, born September 25, 1780; died September 9, 1854; daughter of Leonard and Barbara Zerbe.
Inscriptions From Tombstones. Blue Mountain Church.
Strausstown
John Zerbe, born August 12, 1766; died January 31, 1830. Wife, Maria Barbara Walmer, born July 16, 1772; died July 14, 1854.
Susanna Zerbe, born August 12, 1796; died April 12, 1819; married Jonathan Rauch.
John Zerbe, born February 3, 1798; died February 8, 1868; wife, Christina Manbeek, born April 5, 1795; died April 15, 1867.
Catharine Zerbe, born November 22, 1799; died November 10, 1864; married John Strauss.
Some of the above were settlers in Pinegrove Township.
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Little Tulpehocken Church Records
1828, December 20, Johannes Zerbe m. Elizabeth Anhalt (Christ church). He was a son of John and Magdalena Zerbe. They bap. seven children until 1847.
1812, March 25, Elizabeth, wf. of John Zerbe, d. 1871, April 9.
1791, February 10, Daniel and Anna Maria Zerbe, bap. da. Salome.
1793, August 2, Daniel and Anna Maria Zerbe, bap. son Joseph.
1798, August 8, Emanuel and Barbara Zerbe, bap. son John.
Taxables in Tulpehocken Township, 1810
Michael Zerbe, Christian Zerbe, Christian Jr. Zerbe, Emanus Zerben, John Zerben, John. son of Christian Zerbe; Jacob Zerben, Peter Zerbe, Leonard Zerbe, Leonard Zerbe, Jr., Peter Zerbe.
The above are of the same name, some using the German spelling.
Records of Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County
(Translated from the German)
The following is a list of the Zerbes in the above church records, built 1744, and for the erection of which George Peter Zerbe signed the call with three others of the family; John Jacob, Mrs. Martin Zerbe and John Zerbe were among its earliest members.
Baptisms :-
Parents George Peter Zerbe and Christina Loucks; children, Johannes, 1745; Anna Maria, April 23, 1747; Maria, 1750.
Parents, Peter Zerben and Elizabeth Loucks. Child, Elizabeth, July 22, 1771. Sponsors, Johannes and Maria Margaret Zerbe.
Parents, Johannes and Maria Margaret Zerbe. Children, Johannes, February 3, 1772; John George, May 4, 1773; Peter, May 12, 1781. Spon- sors, George Peter and Christina Zerbe.
Parents, Michael and Anne Maria Donmier Zerben. Children, Mich- ael, July 5, 1777; Salome, March 12, 1779; Anna Marie, February 6, 1781; Elizabeth, August 28, 1782; Barbara, September 29, 1791; Eva, September 20, 1794; Johannes, February 24, 1796; Anna Margaret, February 7, 1800. Sponsors, George and Elizabeth Wolf, Caspar and Salome Batteicher, John George and Barbara Sponchuchen Zerbe, Benjamin and Elizabeth Zerbe, parents for last three.
Parents, Leonard Zerbe and Barbara Lengle. Children, John Jacob, October 25, 1786; Elizabeth, April 17, 1793; Margaret Susan, October 3, 1795; Daniel, August 15, 1800; Elizabeth, May 11, 1806; Benjamin, 1815; Jacob, 1816. Sponsors, Susan Zerben, Daniel Rieth, Frederic and Cath- arine Weis.
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Parents, Phillip Zerben and Christina. Child, Catharine, April 19, 1798. Sponsors, Peter and Catharine Hitzel.
Parents, Andrew Zerbe and Maria Magdalena. Child, Mary Magdalena, May 20, 1798.
Parents, Michael Zerbe and Elizabeth Schafer. Children, Johannes, December 3, 1801; John Jacob, September 24, 1802; Jonathan, 1811; Mag- delena, 1813; Lydia, 1814; Michael, December 30, 1817; E-, January 31, 1819. Sponsors, Michael and Anna Maria Donmeier Zerbe, John Jacob and Elizabeth Schafer.
(Note-In most instances the grandparents stood as sponsors for the first child and their names frequently decide the relationship.)
Parents, Johannes Zerben and Margaret. Children, Anna Maria, De- cember 20, 1802; Margaret, January 3, 1804; Johannes, 1805. Sponsors, Christian Zerbe, Peter Peiffer, Leonard Zerbe.
Parents, Hermanus Zerbe and Maria Rieth. Children, Heinrich, June 11, 1804; Samuel, December 1, 1802; Elizabeth, February 20, 1806. Spon- sors, John Jacob and Eva Rieth.
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