USA > Pennsylvania > Schuylkill County > Blue book of Schuylkill County : who was who and why, in interior eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial days, the Huguenots and Palatines, their service in Queen Anne's French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars : history of the Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and many other representative families > Part 27
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34
Grantor, Emanuel M., George B. Stahl; grantee, George W. Zerbe; February 3, 1891; book 219, p. 437.
Grantor Mary M. Zerbe; grantee, same; August 31, 1891; book 223, p. 326.
Grantor, Fuhlweiler, Miller; grantee, Henry Zerbe; March 2, 1847; book 27, p. 176.
Grantor Charles A. Heckscher; grantee, same et al; June 3, 1856; book 48, p. 321.
Grantor, Simon Uhler; grantee, Isaac Zerbe; January 9, 1872; book 121, p. 314.
Grantor, George Adam Zerbe; grantee, heirs John Zerbe et al; July 21, 1820; book 3, p. 325.
Grantor, Adam Gebert; grantee, Jonathan Zerbe Jr .; June 1, 1827; book 5, p. 477.
From the above date to 1852 Jonathan Zerbe Jr. has many trans- fers recorded.
Grantor, Thomas Berger; grantee, John and Trustees; July 28, 1834; book 14, p. 294.
Grantor, George Adam Zerbe; grantee, Jonathan Zerbe; April 24, 1838; book 16, p. 521.
Grantor, John Zerbe Sr .; grantee, John Zerbe Jr .; December 7, 1846; book 26, p. 748.
Zerbe, Solomon, Samuel, Jonathan and Rosina have many transfers recorded from 1847 to 1861.
The above are mainly of John2 Zerbe the miller, (Lorentz1) line.
On the State Tax Lists for 1779, Pinegrove Township, occur the following names: John Sr., John, Jacob, George Adam, Christian, Peter and Philip Zerbe.
35I
SCHUYLKILL CO. BLUE BOOK Allied Families
Allied Families
MERKLES
HE name Merkle is variously spelled. Merclen, Mark- len. Merklen, Merckle, Markling, Markle, Merkic, Merkel, Merchen, Merckel. Markheim, according to the inclination of the owner or the orthography of the country from which the newcomer last hailed from. The first form is the most generally accepted. although the "e" should have the sound of "alı."
The Merkles were Huguenots and settled in Alsace. France. On the revocation of the edict of Nantes many of them retired to Amsterdam, Holland, their descendants sub- sequently settling in America.1
One of the first among them was a George Merkle, who settled in Pennsylvania, Lancaster, afterward Berks County, 1729, and became a naturalized citizen, 1729-'30.
The records of the church at the Trappe, Montgomery County; the Moselem church. Windsor Township, Berks County, and Trinity Lutheran church, Reading, contain hun- dreds of the names of this family but the genealogists have encountered difficulties that were insurmountable in the way of connecting one branch with another. The three brother theory, of that number of immigrants coming into Pennsyl- vania (ridiculed by many historical savants and branded as improbable,) and settling at different points, had its advan-
(Note 1-The 3rd series, Vols. 24, 25 and 26, Penna. Archives, con- tain many of these names, as Warrantees of land.)
352
BLUE BOOK OF Allied Families
tageous features in following the lines, but the early Merkles show no such connection. The author has not attempted to follow the intricacies of these lines outside of one branch and its allies, but presents the various authorities and refer- ences where those inclined to delve deeper for information may, perhaps. discover the fountain head.1
TRAPPE CHURCH RECORDS
1745-Jacob Merclin.
1765-Elizabeth, da. of Abraham Mercklin.
1772-Barbara, da. of Abraham Mercklin.
1767-Phillip, son; and Hamia, da. of Jacob Merclin.
1772-d., aged 25 years, Isaac Merclin.
(Note-They were members of Pastor Muhlenberg's church at New Providence and are on the records as having subscribed, ten, fifteen, and ten pounds respectively, yearly, the highest amount of any subscriber being fifteen pounds.)
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, READING
October 14, 1759, George Merckle and wife were sponsors, at baptism, for child of Jacob and Mary Magdalena Shumacher, Richmond Township. February 21, 1793, d., Margaret Englehart, nee Merclin, a widow, b. Feb- ruary 11, 1724, at Muelhausen, on road to Strasburg, Lower Alsace, France. Parents, Nicholas Merclin and wife Magdelena; sponsors, Huns Schweyer and Anna Magdelene Eber. In 1750 she came
she was married to George to America with her parents. 1751 Englehardt, a blacksmith. They had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters; three sons and one daughter d. She was a widow twelve years. January 31, 1797, died, John Maerkel, b. December, 1730, nine miles from Philadelphia. Married, 1773, Mary Basserman. Had four children. December 13, 1803, d., Julianna Gerst, wf. of Christian2 Merkle; b. March 2, 1734, in Oley Township, Berks Co.
January 29, 1811, Coxtown, Fleetwood cemetery, Anna Maria Merkle, wf. of Benjamin Parke.
1759, September 29, bap .; b. September 25, John, son of John George Englehardt and wf. Margaret Mercklen. Sponsors, Lorenze Fix and Nickol Mercklin grandparents.
MARRIAGES
By Rev. J. A. Krug:
1767, January 27, John Michael Merchen, second son of John Merchen, of Reading, to Anna Maria Kopp, daughter of Joseph Kopp, d., of Heidel- berg Township.
(Note 1-No attempt has been made to classify the Markles who exist in Luzerne County, nor the Merkles and Merkems in Northampton County.)
353
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Allied Families
1789, June 11, Mary Merckel, da. of Christian Merckel, of Reading, to Isaac Hahn.
Rev. C. F. Wildbahn.
1789, June 23, Elizabeth, da. of Christian Merckel, at the home, to John Schaeffer. The above were two sisters, married by the same clergyman eleven days apart.
By the above.
1789, December 20, Jacob Merekel, second son of Christian, to Cath- arine, daughter of Anthony Fricker.
By the same.
1794, October 14, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Benjamin Merckel, to Ludwig, eldest son of Daniel Leinzenbeugler, both of New Hanover Town- ship, Montgomery County.
1753, b. February 25, bap., May 4, George, son of Adam and Dorothea Merekle. (St. Michael's and Zion, C. R., Phila.)
1798, bap. March 18, Edwina, da. of Martin Merkel.
(Hopewell church, York County, organized 1761, from Blymer's.)
(John Merelin, of Reading, 1756, was a Ranger from Berks County on the Indian frontier and was paid for his services by the Colonial Gov- ernment .- Penna. Archives, 3rd Series, p. 355.)
(John Michael Merkel, second son of John Merelin, is shown as a taxable, 1788, in Northampton County, which was formed from part of Lan- caster and Berks, 1752 .- Penna. Archives, 3rd series, Vol. XIX, p. 318.)
(From Penna. Archives, Vol. 8, p. 649:)
1773, January 1, Solomon Merckle and Rosina Dollman.
1775, June 6, Sabina Merkel and John Ganger, widower. (St. Mich- ael's and Zion, Philadelphia.)
1767, April 19, Anna Regina Mercklin and Michael Lutz.
1774, January 11, Hannah Mereklin and - Brotzman. (Lutheran C. R., New Hanover, Pa.)
1804, November 18, Jonah Markley and Maria Frede.
1800, May 20-Maria Markley and David Gilbert.
1795, April 7-Isaac Merckle and Maria Kerper.
1801, January 20-Dolly Merkel and Matthew Cooper. (German Re- formed church, Phila.)
John Christian Merklen, b. 1678, came to Pennsylvania. 1732, d. 1766; settling in the Maxatawny Valley, Lancaster County (Berks), near Moselem Springs. The Merclins were from Lower Alsace, near Strasburg, France, and fled to Ams- terdam, after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. His son Gaspard became a trans-Allegheny pioneer, 1771, and settled in Westmoreland County, erecting the first mill and a stock- ade fort on the frontier.
General Joseph Markle (Merclin), b. 1777, d. 1868. He was prominent in business in Western Pennsylvania. In
354
BLUE BOOK OF Allied Families
1844 he was the Whig candidate for Governor, but was de- feated by Francis R. Shunk by a small plurality.
(Note-Alsace, a province bordering on the Rhine, included in Charlemagne's empire. It was connected with Germany till 1648, when a portion was ceded to France --- Louis XIV seized Strasburg in 1681. This city with the province was secured to France by treaty, 1697, and formed Haut and Bas Rhine until 1871, when it was ceded to Prussia .- (Encyclo- pedia Britannica.)
(Note-Alsatia, a name formerly given to a precinct of Whitefriars in London, England. It being a colony for lawless and abandoned people during the 17th century. John Christman Merclen was an Alsacian, not an "Alsatian.")
Christian Merclin (Markling) took the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, April 10, 1742. His will was written April 25, 1749, but was not daughters, Mary Anna, Maria and Anna Lena, they married Rugh, probated until the year of his death, 1766. It names five sons and three Hill.
(Note-"Keim, and Allied Families," published by DeB. Randolph Keim, of Reading, has four references to the Merkles or Merclins, mainly contributed by C. F. Hill, of Hazleton, Pa., a descendant of the Hill who married the daughter of Christian Merkle.)
Christian's sons were: Peter, George, Christian and Caspar ( Gaspard ).
(Note-Abstract of Wills, Genealogical Society, Penna. Historical So- ciety, Phila., Vol. 2, p. 8.)
RICHMOND TOWNSHIP
The taxable Merkles, 1759, in this township were: (1750) George, Chris- tian, Peter, Caspar (the four latter, sons of Christian), and George, Jr.
1762, June 23, George and Margaretta Merkle bap. a son John George, 1767, May 7, Margaretta Merclin was appointed executor of George Merc- lin, d., of Greenwich Township. (Will Book, 2-29, and Book 11, Berks County C. H. and Abstracts, Phila. Historical Society.) The will states there were no children. This George Merkle was doubtless the first George (1729).
1790, the Lutheran and Reformed church was built. Among the members, 1808, were: Peter2 and Jacob Merkle. This Jacob was a mem- ber of Capt. John Fulmer's Company (R. W.)
Jacob Merklin took out a license for marriage to Christina Antes, January 9, 1776. (Penna. Archives.)
ALBANY TOWNSHIP
Dietrich Markle was a taxable in Albany Township, 1754, and a David Merckle too, Dietrich was a tavern keeper as is his great grandson, David, of the present generation. The Merkheims (as they spell it) are Mennonites, or German Tunkers and their churches in Albany Township have pre-
355
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Allied Families
served no early records. The Merkheims are numerous in this township, they are mainly farmers and are all well-to-do. The name as first spelled in the tax lists stamps them as be- longing to the original Berks County lines. Conrad Merkle (Merkhein) lived near Lehigh Gap, 1754. A daughter of Conrad Merkle married Frederick Boyer1.
BAPTISMAL AND OTHER RECORDS
1777, October 16, bap. George, son of Caspar and Blandina Merckle, (Moselem c. r. from 1741 to 1804.)
Found on the fly leaf of an old German book: "1826, Den 31ten Juli, Is Sarlina Seitel geboren und gedauft den 4ten November. Die dauf zei- gen sind Jacob Merckle und seine frau 'lisabet."
1816, April 23, Reading "Adler:" "John George Merckle, of Richmond Township, died suddenly several weeks ago."
William Merkel, of Windsor Furnace, near Hamburg, was a prominent citizen and has a line of descendants. Of this branch some settled in Hecla, Schuylkill County. The old St. Paul's church, near Hamburg, gives some, but the early records are very imperfect.
Inscription on tombstone in Zion's church cemetery, Hecla: Solomon Merkle, b. May 8, 1782, d. March 10, 1819.
(Note-J. I. Yost, merchant miller, of Hecla, furnished the above and is authority for the statement that tradition says, "there was an early Phillip and George Merekle in the same locality about 1800."
A Henry Merekle stood sponsor at Zion's church, McKeansburg, 1809. An old record describes this church as, "Schumacher's Kirche, an der Nordkill weder dem Blau Berg, in Brunswig."
EARLY TAXABLES
1808, (before Schuylkill County was organized) :
Jacob Merkel, Brunswick Township.
Michael Merkle, Manheim Township.
George Merkle, Norwegian Township.
Caspar Merkle, Norwegian Township.
(The above Jacob Merkle was the eldest brother of Solomon Merkle.) Christian2 Merkel (John Christian1), b. 1726, m. Julianna Gerst. Christian Merkel, county commissioner in Berks, from 1767 to 1770.
1772, a Christian Merkle was a grand juror from Heidelberg Township in the court of oyer and terminer.
One Christian Merkle, in Captain Joseph Baldy's company, R. W., froze to death, 1777-'8, in Ileinrich Haffner's (Henry Heffner) arms while confined as prisoner in a church. (Montgomery's History.)
George Merkle, on Moselem Creek, took out a warrant for a tract of land containing 1,300 acres. He built a large
(Note 1-Indian Stories, Part 1.)
356
BLUE BOOK OF Allied Families
stone grist mill and a family mansion, 1768, part of which is still standing. Hc married Christina -. 1767. His will is recorded, 1814, (in Abstract of Wills, Gen. Soc .. Phila.) but the heirs are not mentioned. (D. 113, 5, 312)
Another George, in whose will no heirs are mentioned by name, was probated in 1779
George Merkle bought land in Brunswick Township, 1775, and sold the same to Martin Dreibelbis. 1779.1
John De Keim, founder of the old White store, Reading, married Maria Merkle (Markle) as his first wife, and Martin Dreibelbeis, whose da. Christina m. Benjamin Pott, of Potts- ville, m. Catharine Markle, daughter of the above George, of Moselem Springs, Berks County.
Caspar Merclin (Gaspard) was twice married. He had eight children with his first wife and ten with his second wife. Gen. Joseph Markle (Merclin), b. 1777, d. 1868, was the first son of the second wife. (History on previous page.)
John2 Peter Merkle (John Christian1), b. 1721, d. 1785; buried in Moselem church cemetery, Berks County. His brothers were: Caspar, George and Christian. He was for sixteen years an elder of this church. Married Catharine Grim, 1748.
Trinity church records, Reading, Pa .- 1805, August 2, Caterina Merkel, widow of Peter Merkel, nee Grim, b. May 31, 1730; d. July 31, -
Peter Merkle came to that part of Berks County, now Schuylkill, about 1754. He retained his membership in the Moselem church where some of his children were baptized. He bought of Nicholas Miller and wf., Eva Catharine, one hundred acres of land, April 17, 1765, upon which land he and his wife Catherine lived until April 4, 1778, when he retired to Moselem, where he died ?.
(Note 1-There are many duplications of these family names, George, Peter, Caspar and Christian.)
(Note 2-This tract of land was near the first arch of the Pennsyl- vania Railway, in Spring Garden, on the road from Pottsville to Schuyl- kill Haven, part of which was afterward owned by his son, Michael Merkle. (Conrad Minnich, Part 2.) (D. B. 9, p. 121, Berks Co. C. H.)
357
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Allied Families
Peter Merkle took the oath of allegiance to the Colonial govern- ment, April 4, 1778. As before stated, the taking of this oath was equiv- alent to serving in the Pennsylvania militia in the Revolutionary War.
Casper Markle's children, first wife, were: Anna Rosina, b. February 7, 1756, m. Boston Burget; Catherine Eliza, b. August 20, 1757, m. Jacob Whitesell; George, b. about 1761; Magdalena, b. April 20, 1764, m. John Neyman; Esther, b. September 13, 1766, m. George Auman; Abraham, b. February 20, 1769, m. Rachel Blackburn; Daniel, b. August 14, 1771; Elizabeth, b. - , m. David Camp.
Casper Markle's e. by his second wife were: Joseph, b, February 15, 1777, died 1819; Solomon died young; Susanna m. Chas. J. Seholl; John m. Elizabeth Jack; Hannah, m .; Jacob m. Katy Painter; Sarah Salome m. Samuel Oliver; Mary m. William Miller; Gasper m. Polly Lobinger; David m. Maria Cowan; Leah m. Andrew Findlay Thompson. There were three other children.
John Christian Markle had nine children: Peter Merkle m. Catharine Brietener Grim, April 13, or November 16, 1750; George Merkle m. Chris- tina Hill, April 18, 1750; Christian Merkle; Casper Merkle m. Elizabeth Grim, April 1, 1753, daughter of Egedius Grim; Frankiema Merkle m. Michael Rugh or Ruch; Mary Merkle m. John Jacob Hill; Anna Maria Merkle m. Frederick Kramer, 1745; Magdalene Merkel m. Peter Biehl in 1750.
MERKLES IN WARS
Abraham Marckle, Independent troop of horse, 1756, (with Adam Sontag and George Peter Zerbe.)
Michael Marckle, Capt. of the Light Dragoons, came from France with Lafayette.
Christian Merkle, 3d Co., Berks County militia, first batallion.
Capt. Adam Beard, g. g. f. of Capt. Samuel B. Graeff, of same, 3d Co., 3d Battalion Beek's Militia. (Part 1.)
MERKLE WILLS AND RECORDS
The will of Peter Merkle gives the names of three sons and five daughters Christian, his brother, executor. Christian
had his share, Gideon and Bernhard each 500 pounds; Catharine, m. John Rothermel; Elizabeth, m. Jacob Zoll; Sophia, m. Daniel Staudt; Maria and Esther, single. There were other children, of whom no mention is made.
Peter Merkle is said to have first settled (1754) on tract of land on the brow of the hill adjoining the tract owned by John George Zerbe. No trace has yet been found of the record of this tract.
Daniel Bartolet said, "Peter Merkle lived in the log house which was attached to the brick house built by him (Daniel Bartolet)." Another tradition is that, "this house
358
BLUE BOOK OF Allied Families
was the home of John George Zerbe, which was located on the brow of the hill on the Long Run Valley road (between Schuylkill Haven and Cressona.)"
Michael Merkle was born on the tract near Spring Gar- den. After his marriage he settled on the Fischer farm, in the Panther Valley (Bender Thal), on which or next to it afterward lived George Zerbe, wf. Magdalena Merkle.
Tradition says the Merkles and Zerbes lived adjoining each other, but it is not clear whether both generations were neighbors, or only the latter. Michael may have lived for a short time in the home of John George Zerbe, after his death, as he owned part of the farm along the lower Cressona road, on which were several houses at the time of his wife's death that belonged to her estate and also four houses erected on the tract in Spring Garden, which first contained a large dou- ble house and four acres of land.
Michael3 Merkle (Peter2, Christian1), b. January 8, 1771, d. March 5, 1829; wf., Elizabeth Ebert, da. of George and Magdalena Ebert, a born Henrich (en). Text, Isaiah, 55 Chap., 8 v. Both are buried in St. Peter's church yard, one mile from Cressona. The inscription on the latter's tomb- stone reads :"Hier ruhet die gebeine von Elizabeth Merkle, egotten von Michael Merkle, geborn Ebert, Wittemburg, Principality, Germany, b. April 21, 1774, d. May 7, 1851.
In the same cemetery her mother lies buried. Tomb- stone inscription : Magdalena, wf. of George Ebert, b. Feb- ruary 27, 1754; d. November 30, 1812.1
(Note 1-St. Peter's cemetery was laid out 1780-'90. Services were held by both the Lutheran and Reformed congregations in the little school house, now the property of the Reformed church. A flourishing Sunday School was held there up to several years ago when a storm struck the building and made a ruin of it. The farm has several times changed hands recently. It was sold to Dr. Gray, of Cressona, who trans- ferred it to Israel Applegate. One of the provisions of the deed is that the cemetery on the land shall remain intact. Many of the tombstones have disappeared but the burying ground is still in good condition.)
359
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Allied Families
Michael Merkle is on the New Jerusalem C. R. as hav- ing been a contributor, October 12, 1828, Daniel Zerbe, dea- con.
Children of Michael and Elizabeth Merkle:
1794, July 21, Phillip;
1796 September 29, Magdalena m. George Zerbe (Zerbe's History.)
1798, September 8, Catherina, bap. Oct. 14; sponsors, Yost Ebert and Caterina Kerschner.
1803, February 8, Elizabeth;
1805, May 8, Susanna;
1807, July 7, Sarah, bap. October 11, Summer Berg.
1809, -- , Henry, bap. September 6, Summer Berg;
1812, October 11, Hannah, bap. December 9; George and Magdalena Ebert, grandparents, sponsors;
1814, July 7, John George;
1816, February 8, William, (Mexican War, Part 1), bap. April 4, 1817, St. John's Friedensburg.
(From Merkle family bible, in possession of Miss Mina Bertolet, Cres- sona.)
(Note-George Ebert was sponsor for Yost Ebert and Elizabeth's son, George, b. October 18, 1808; bap. July 22, 1811. On the same date Mag- dalena, of the same, was bap., born April 15, 1809.)
They also bap. a daughter Christina March 11, 1799, (Summer Berg C. R.).
Michael and Elizabeth Merkle were sponsors for George, son of George and Magdalena Zerbe, bap. July 11, 1812, (Summer Berg C.)
Phillip Merkle, wf. -; sons, Michael and Henry.
Henry Merkle, his sons were, Curtis, m., da. June, m., Frank, d., was a physician, m. _ Fessler; three children, two sons and one da. : and Charles. There were three daugh- ters, one Mrs. Minnie Paine.
Elizabeth Merkle (Michael). m. Samuel Yost. They lived south of Orwigsburg, on a fine farm, the family home- stead. Their children were:
Samuel, Frank and Lewis; das .: Kitty, m. Charles Lurwig; Phoebe, m. Wm. Nagle; Eliza, m. Henry Gerhart, lives on a farm near Landingville, both octogenarians; Mary, single, lives with them; Susan, m. Wm. Lei- ser; Caroline. m. John Shutt; Emma, m. Dennis Leibig; Sarah, m. - Bretz.
Susanna, m. Bernard Schartle.1
(Note 1 -- Orphans' Court papers: No trace of this man found.)
360
BLUE BOOK OF Allied Families
Hannah, m. David Scholl, Bloomingdale, Ind. (Amos Bartolet, cousin, says, "their son Lewis was a soldier in the Confederate army during the Civil War.")
George Merkle. m. Elizabeth, only child of Daniel and Hannah Hummel Zerbe. (Zerbe History). Their children were: Henry George, b. September 28, 1835, bap. February 21, 1836; William Henry, b. December 8, 1836, bap. May 19, 1837. Both living, 1912. William H. Merkle and wife, d., lived in the Daniel Zerbe homestead on the out- skirts of Cressona.1
(Note-Catharine and Sarah, see Bartolet.)
Michael Merckle, is in the Orphans' Court book, Schuyl- kill County, on file, as having died intestate, 1829, but could not be found. His wife Elizabeth is on record in the same, 1851. Letters of administration were granted Bernhard Schartle, for Michael 1830. The heirs of Elizabeth Merkle were: Phillip, Sarah, wf. of Dan. Bartolet; Magdalena, wf. of George Zerbe; Elizabeth, wf. of Samuel Yost; Hannah, wf. of David Scholl; the children of George Merkle, d., (Wil- liam and Henry), c. of Catharine, m. to Dan. Bartolet, being his first wf., and the children of Susanna, m. to Bernard Schartle, (John, Leah and Rebecca Schartle.)
Daniel Bartolet (Bertolet) was of the original Berks County stock of that name. It is not recorded when he came over the Blue Mountains to settle, but he lived on part of the tract formerly owned by John George Zerbe on the brow of the hill above Cressona. He kept horses and employed men to drive the teams and fell the timber then used in the con- struction of the boats, bridges and early railways. That he was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, his well kept business accounts and records, in two family bibles, all in his own handwriting, shows.
(Note 1-Lutheran C. R., Schuylkill Haven, E. H. Smoll. Pastor.)
361
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Allied Families
DESCENDANTS OF DANIEL BARTOLET
Daniel Bartolet, Sr., b. October 11, 1792, d. November 16, 1864.
Catharine Merkel (first wife), b. September 8, 1798, d. 1822; children: Abraham, Daniel, Jr.
Sara Merkel (second wife), b. July 7, 1807, d. April 18, 1887. The wives were sisters and daughters of Michael Merkle. Children: Susan, Charles, Elizabeth, Carolina Elias, Amos, Lewis, Richard, Sarah, Emma Rebecca, Catherine, John, Louisa, Joseph, Benjamin.
Abraham Bartolet, b. January 4, 1819; wf., Mary Weaver, d. March 17, 1897. Children: Albert (shot in battle of Cold Harbor, Civil War.) William, unmarried, railroad watchman; Catharine, married George Berk- heiser, resides in Schuylkill Haven; Emma, d., married Christ From- knecht; Sarah, unmarried, d .; Franklin, d., married Mary Sowers; Mary, married Alexander Smith, of Orwigsburg; Elizabeth, unmarried, Cres- sona; Wallace, single, engineman, Cressona.
Daniel Bartolet, Jr., b. May 22, 1821, d. November 1, 1885; wf., Ella- mina Luckenbill. Children: Henry, d .; Franklin Adam, freight train con- ductor, Harrisburg, Pa .; Louisa, Schuylkill Haven; Daniel, d .; Eliza, d .; Mary, Reading, Pa
Susan Bartolet, b. September 23, 1824; m. Wm. Kantner; both d .; Susan died February 11, 1901. Children: Tamson, d .; Rebecca Sterner, Cressona; Phoebe Simon, d .; Lillian Barton, Phila .; Albert, machinist, Pottsville; Caroline Berger, Schuylkill Haven.
Elizabeth Bartolet, b. December 20, 1825; m. Louis Schaeffer, d .; Elizabeth died April 13, 1882. Children: Emma Aulenbach, Middletown, Pa .; Kate Boyer, d .; William, engineman, Cressona; Annie Bretz; Caro- line Minnig, d.
Elias Bartolet, b. October 24, 1828; d. February 13, 1904; m. Elizabeth Dengler. Children: Ellen Robbins, Phila .; Cecelia Reiger, d .; Anna Scheetz, d .; Roxanna Wehr, Mahanoy City; Edward, engineman, Mahanoy City; George, engineman, Sioux City, Iowa.
Lewis Bartolet, b. October 11, 1830; d. April 26, 1908; m. Rebecca Minnig. Children: Five deceased; William, weaver, Manayunk, Pa .; Harry, confection elerk, Manayunk, Pa .; Edward, postman, Manayunk, Pa .; Iola Virginia, Kendler, Phila.
Sarah Bartolet, b. November 2, 1832; d. February 11, 1901; m. George Fessler, d. Children: Catherine Sherry, Pottsville; George, engineman, Palo Alto; Susan Wagner, Cressona; Mary Moyer, d .; Phoebe Fessler, Cressona; Esther Hillibish, Palo Alto; Elizabeth Sterner, Pottsville; Michael, Cressona; Samuel, Cressona; John d .; Sallie, Cressona.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.