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Wm. S. Young
1865-71; 1879-81
Jacob Schartel.
1866-69
Peter High
1817-20
Benjamin Levan
1867-70
John L. Moyer.
1869-72
William Rahn.
1850-73
Joseph Muthart*
1871-74
David Lord.
1872-75
Henry Seidel.
1873-74
William Fry
1873-75
William Umbenhauer.
1874-75
Henry W. Smith
1876-78
Tohn S. Pearson
1826-29
William Davidheiser 1876-78
John Beitenman
1827-30*
William G. Moore. 1876-78
Simon Seyfert.
1828-31
John Walborn
1879-81
John Jackson.
1829-32
* Muthart died in April, 1873, and Seidel was appointed to fill vacancy for unexpired term.
Jacob Dick. 1819-32
1820-23
Geo. U. Odenheimer
1821-24
Tacob Schneider
1822-25
Peter Adams.
1823-26
Henry S. Klein. 1824-27
Elijah Dechert ..
1825-28
William High.
1815-18; 1835-38
Peter Sheetz.
1818-21
George Getz.
1909-11
Augustus R. Anderson. 1909-11
Eugene I. Sandt
1909-11
George Weiler John Long.
1840-43
William Arnold.
1841-44
John Sharman.
1842-45
Adam Leize
1843-46
Paul Groscup. .1799-1800
William Green
1801-02
William Bell.
1801-02 ;. 1806-08
James M. Yerger
1906-08
James F. Fisher
1906-08
Chester B. Cleaver
1906-08
Jacob M. Bordner
1897-99
John Potteiger
1825-28
Frank H. Moyer
1900-02
John W. Slipp
1900-02
Harry L. Johnson
1903-05
Jacob Miller.
1903-05
Oliver H. Sanders.
1903-05
Peter Knabb.
1819-22
Henry Stoyer.
1894-96
George Kemp.
1821-24
George K. Linderman
1896-99
Henry Reeser.
1823-26
Charles E. Stangier
1839-42
1845-48
George Boyer.
Philip Moyer .1812
George K. Lorah
1861-64
* John Wunch having died, George K. Linderman was appointed June 9, 1896, to serve unexpired term.
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GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
Name.
Term
John Seltzer
1830-33
John M. Keim
1831-34
Daniel V. R. Hunter 1832; 1839-42
Thomas Wanner 1833-35
Jacob Klein
1833-36
Jacob Fricker.
1834-37
Daniel Young.
1836-39
William Wunder
1837-39
John L. Rightmyer
1838-41
H. H. Muhlenberg.
1839-40
TREASURERS
Name Term
Jonas Seely 1752-68
Christopher Witman 1768-79
Daniel Levan. . 1779-89
Daniel Messersmith
1789-1807; 1809-11; 1814-17
Jacob Dick.
1845-48
Michael Kraemer
.1846-49; 1864-67
Paul Geiger
.1848-51
John Y. Cunnius.
1849-52
Charles J. Cummens.
1850-56
Daniel Laucks.
1851-54
William Arnold
1845-47
Reuben R. Kline.
1854-57
Samuel M. Klee.
1856-62
Adam Leize.
1849-51
Amos K. Strunck.
1857-60
1851-53
Henry F. Felix
1858-61
Charles Van Reed
1853-55
William Steffe
1860-63
George Feather
1855-59
Joseph S. Hoyer
1861-64
1859-61
Ezra D. Yorgey
1862-65
1861-63
Andrew Kurr.
1863-69
1863-65
John G. Glase.
1865-68
James Bell.
1867-70
Charles H. Fritz. 1867-69
Peter S. Albright.
1868-71
William Y. Shearer
1869-72
Daniel G. Knabb.
1870-75
Henry H. Dubson.
1871-74
Harrison M: Reber
1872-75; 1876-78
Wm. H. Sallade.
1875; 1876-78
Henry Z. Van Reed.
1876-78
Jacob D. Hoffman.
1879-81
David W. Mogel
1888-90
Charles S. Tobias.
1879-81
Isaac. F. March.
1891-93
William H. Clark.
1879-81
Amendon Bright.
1894-96
Isaac S. Bagenstose
1882-84
Jacob S. Yoder
1882-84
James M. High
1882-84
Morris H. Boyer
1885-87
Jared B. Kramer
1885-87; 1888-90
Allen B. Aulenbach
.1885-87
Franklin G. Krick.
1888-93
Reuben Rhoads
1888-90
Howard Spatz
1891-96
George F. Schock
1891-93
Nathan D. Trexler
1894-96
Edwin H. Weller ..
1894-99
Henry M. DeTurk
1897-1901
Peter Hartman
1897-1901
Charles B. Reis
1900-01
CONTROLLERS .- The Act of June 27, 1895, pro- vided that counties of the State having 150,000 population shall elect a controller to take the place elect and present to the Governor a double number of county auditors, and it appearing by the United States census of 1900 that Berks county had a pop- ulation in excess of 150,000, the Governor, on May 22, 1901, appointed Joseph N. Shomo as controller to serve until Jan. 6, 1902, when an incumbent duly elected would be qualified to fill the office.
CONTROLLERS
Name
Joseph N. Shomo 1901
John F. Ancona. 1902-04
Horace F. Livingood.
1905-07
Ambrose L. Rhoads
Edwin G. Ruth 1903-05
Henry H. Fry .. 1905-08
William M. Croll. 1909-11
SHERIFFS .- The Duke of Yorke's laws (intro- duced into Pennsylvania Sept. 22, 1676) provided for the nomination, by the justices of the county, of three persons within their jurisdiction, out of which the Governor should make choice of one to be sher- iff for the year ensuing. By virtue of his office the sheriff was then a justice of the peace.
In the Frame of Government, prepared by Wil- liam Penn for the province in 1682, it was provided that the freemen of the counties should annually
of persons to serve for sheriff, justices, and coroner for the year next ensuing, out of which the Gov- ernor should nominate and commission the proper number for each office. After the erection of the county, the first appointments of sheriff and cor- oner were made Oct. 4, 1752.
The Constitution of 1790 provided for a similar election and appointment of sheriff and coroner ; Term but the term of service was increased to three years, and no person was to be twice appointed sheriff in any term of six years. The Constitution of 1838 1908-10 provided that one person for said offices respective-
1871-73
Hiester M. Nagle. 1873-75
Abraham H. Schaeffer 1876-78
Adam M. Dundore. 1879-81
John Kerschner
.1882-84 1885-87
John S. Holtzman.
Cosmos D. Kutz.
1897-99
Alfred K. Rentschler
1900-02
Isaac R. Fisher
1865-67
Henry Hahs.
1847-49
John L. Reifsnyder
1843-46
Chas. H. Adams
1844-50
John K. Messersmith. . 1807-09; 1811-14; 1817-20
Daniel Rhoads. 1820-23
David Bright 1823-35
John F. Moers.
1840-43 ; 1852-58
Jacob K. Boyer
1841-44
David Schall.
1842-45
Peter Nagle. 1835-43
Henry Nagle. 1843-45
William Ermentrout.
David Plank.
William Herbst.
John Kurtz
Samuel Merkel. 1869-71
Abraham Y.Yoder
TREASURERS .- Previous to 1841 the county treas- urer was appointed annually by the county com- missioners. On May 27, 1841, an Act was passed providing for the election of this officer in October following and every two years thereafter. The Constitution of 1873 increased the term to three years after 1875.
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HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ly should be elected by the people for the term of three years. And these offices have thence been so filled.
Name
Term
Peter Nagle. 1781-87
Peter Feather. 1788-93
Thomas Wildbahn. 1794-99
Peter Aurand. 1800-02
Daniel Kerper. 1803-05
Name
Term
Henry Rieser
1806-11
J. Christian. .
1812-14
Samuel Feather
1815-17; 1821-29
William Boone. 1755-56
Thomas Lincoln. 1757-58
Jacob Weaver. 1759-60; 1763-64
Henry Christ.
1761-62
Jasper Scull. 1765-67
William Stahle.
1838-49
George Nagle.
1771-73
Henry Vanderslice.
1774-76
Daniel Levan.
1777-79
Henry Hoffa.
1780-81
Philip Kraeme
1782-84; 1791-93
1883-85
Peter Filbert.
1785-87
Jacob Bower.
1788-90
Peter Frailey.
1794-96
John Christ.
1797-99
Nicholas Dick
1800-02
John Spycker.
1803-05
Reuben E. Moyer . 1901-03
Dr. Albert N. Seidel . 1904-06
Dr. Robert E. Strasser 1907-09
PROTHONOTARIES, RECORDERS, REGISTERS, CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT, AND CLERKS OF QUARTER SES- SIONS .- The offices of prothonotary, recorder, regis- ter, clerk of Orphans' court, and clerk of Quarter Sessions were created with the county courts. Imme- diately after the erection of Berks county, they were established at the county-town, and filled by appointment of the Governor. The Amended Con- stitution of 1838 changed the manner of filling the offices named from appointment by the Governor to election by the people ; and the Act of July 2, 1839, fixed the term of office at three years. The first officers were elected in October, 1839. No change has been made since. From that time, the terms of the officers began on the 1st day of De- cember following their election till the adoption of the New Constitution, when the time was changed to the first Monday of January following their elec- tion. This change included also the other county officers.
PROTHONOTARIES
Name
Term
James Read.
1752-75; 1777
Thomas Dundas. 1776
Jacob Shoemaker . .1778
Daniel Levan
1779-89; 1791
John Otto . 1790
George Eckert.
1792-1800
John S. Hiester.
1801-08
Gabriel Hiester, Jr
1809-17
Samuel D. Franks.
.1818
1755- - John Adams .. 1819-20; 1824-26; 1830-35
Marks John Biddle
1821-23
Jacob Sallade. .
1827-29
Alex. H. Witman
1836-38
Benj. Tyson
1839-42
Daniel Young. 1842-45
Michael K. Boyer
1848-51
Jas. Whitehead, Jr ..
1768-69; 1779-80
Samuel Jackson
1770
Isaac Levan, Jr.
1771-72
David Fister 1857-60
Peter Brecht. 1773-75
Philip Kreamer
1776-78
Jonathan L. Reber
1863-66
Daniel Kerper
1812-14; 1824-26
Peter Aurand.
1815-17
John Miller
1818-20
Henry Betz.
1821-23
John Bickel.
1827-29
James Sillyman.
1830-32
Henry Bowman
1833-35
George Fox. 1836-38
Henry Binkley.
1838-41
Daniel Esterley
1841-44
George Gernant.
1844-47
John S. Schroeder
1847-50
John Potteiger.
1850-53
John Manderbach
1853-56
Henry H. Manderbach
1856-59
Jeremiah D. Bitting.
1859-62
Abraham R. Koenig 1862-65
Tobias Earto. 1865-68
William B. Albright. 1868-71
Evan Mishler.
1871-74
George R. Yorgey
1875-77 Alfred C. Kemp. 1878-80
Levi M. Gerhart. 1881-83
George D. Boyer 1884-86
George B. Schaeffer
1887-89
Elias Becker.
1890-92
George D. Fahrenbach
. 1893-95
Frank H. Schmeck.
1896-98
Frank Brobst.
1899-1901
Albert F. Mogel.
.1902-04
Jacob H. Sassaman
1905-07
John C. Bradley
1908-10
CORONERS
Name
Term
William Boone.
1752-54
Benjamin Parvin
John Warren 1759
Jacob Kern. 1760-61
Adam Witman. 1762
Samuel Weiser. 1763-65
Christopher Witman. 1766
Peter Strohecker. 1845-48 Henry Haller .. 1767
Charles H. Hunter 1851-54
Josiah Hearing. 1854-57
1818-20
Adam Reitmyer
1830-32
John Hahn .
1833-34
John Fox. .1835-37 ; 1859-64; 1838-76
Jacob Shoemaker .1768-70
John H. Seltzer.
1850-52
William Keen
1853-58
Henry Palm.
1865-67
Geo. S. Goodhart.
1877-79
William H. Kelly 1880-82
Henry D. Schoedler
Frank H. Denhard. 1886-88
Dr. John G. Hoffman. 1889-91
Dr. Frank J. Kantner 1892-94
John C. Griesemer. 1895-97
Dr. Wilson H. Rothermel. 1898-1900
Conrad Feger
1806-08
George Marx.
1809-11
SHERIFFS
Benjamin Lightfoot 1752-54
Samuel Ritter.
Adam W. Kauffman. 1860-63
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
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Name
Term
Name
Term
Wellington B. Griesemer
1866-69
Tobias Barto
.1857-60
George K. Levan
1869-72
Benjamin E. Dry.
1860-63
Ephraim Armstrong
1872-75
Michael S. Thirwechter
1863-66
Charles F. Rentschler.
.1876-78
Amos Weiler.
1879-81
William D. Althouse
.1882-84
Levi F. Dietrich
1885-87
Daniel H. Schweyer
1888-90
Joshua R. Burkey.
1891-93; 1894
William H. B. Schoenly*
.1894
Oliver J. Wolff.
.1895-97
Daniel R. Schmeck.
1898-1900
John G. Rhoads.
1901-03
Edward J. Morris.
1904-06
Eldridge Zimmerman.
1907-09
RECORDERS
Name
Term
James Read.
1752-76
Henry Christ. 1777-89
John Christ 1790-91
Jacob Bower
1792-99
Peter Frailey.
1800-08
Jacob Schneider
1809-17
John Adams
1818
Daniel Rhoads
1819-20
John Miller.
1821-23; 1830-35
John Fred'k Smith
1824-29
Joseph Allgaier
1836-38
John Green
1839
William Wunder
1839-42
Henry H. Maurer
1842-45
John W. Tyson
1845-48
Israel R. Laucks
1848-51
John Bush.
1851-54
Hiram S. Getz.
1854-57
Nicholas Heckman
1857-60
Charles N. Keller
1860-63
Isaac Laucks
1863-66
Henry Reider
1866-69
Daniel Hummel.
1869-72
Charles Hill.
1872-75
Jefferson M. Keller
1876-78
William Zimmerman.
1879-81
Isaac M. Bechtel.
1882-84
W. Benton Stolz.
1885-87
James F. Dumn.
1888-90
Simpson Becker.
1891-93
Isaac W. Keimt
1894
Amos F. Dumn. .
1894
James W. Sponagle
1895-97
Daniel H. Rieser
1898-1900
Frank F. Bressler
.1901-03
Henry H. Holzman
1904-06
Jeremiah A. Bausher
1907-09
REGISTERS
Name
Term
James Read. 1752-74
Collinson Read.
1775-76
Henry Christ.
1777-89
John Christ. 1790-91
Jacob Bower
1792-99
Peter Frailey
1800-08
Jacob Schneider
1809-17
Daniel Rhoads.
4 1818-20; 1824-29
Peter Aurand.
.1821-23
George Smith.
1830-35
William Zieber
1836-38
Joel Ritter 1839-42
John Green. 1842-45
Isaac Ely
1845-48
Joseph Ritter
1848-51
Jacob Snell.
1851-54
Daniel Buskirk.
1854-57
* Died on March 11. 1894, and the Deputy Joshua R. Burkey was appointed to fill office until first Monday of January, 1895. + Died April 17, 1894.
CLERKS OF QUARTER SESSIONS
Name Term
James Read .. 1752-76
James Whitehead.
1777-78
Henry Christ. 1779
Daniel Levan. 1780-91
George Eckert.
1792-99
John S. Hiester.
1800-08
Gabriel Hiester, Jr
. 1809-12; 1814-17
John M. Hyneman
1813
Samuel D. Franks.
1818
John Adams.
1819-20
Henry M. Richards
1821-22
Jacob Marshall
.1823
Jacob Sallade
1824-26
Nathaniel P. Hobert
1827-29
Philip A. Good
1830-32
William Schoener
1833-35
Charles Troxell
1836-38
William H. Miller
.1839
Samuel Myers
1839-42
John L. Rightmyer
1842-51
Zacharias H. Maurer
1851-54
Edwin H. Brockway
1854-57
George R. Gregory
1909-11
CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT
Name
Term
James Read. 1752-76
Henry Christ.
1777-88
James Scull.
1789-91
Jacob Bower 1792-99
1800-09
John M. Hyneman.
1810-15
John Adams.
1816-17
William Schoener. 1818-22
Matthias S. Richards 1823
Jacob Sallade.
1824-26; 1830-31
Nathaniel P. Hobert
1827-29
Jacob Marshall.
1832-35
Henry Rhoads. 1836-38
William H. Miller
1839-41
James Donagan .1842
William Shearer. 1842-45
Zacharias H. Maurer
1845-48
William W. Diehl.
1848-51
Charles J. Wink. 1851-54
Daniel Potteiger 1854-57
Ephraim Fritz.
1857-60
Daniel Hahn.
1860-63
Solomon Close 1863-66
Levi H. Liess. 1866-69
Mahlon F. Wolff.
1869-72
Isaac K. Knoll.
1872-75
Charles M. Clouse
1876-78
Ephraim Dunkle 1879-81
William H. Gilmer*
1882-83
Ammon S. Strunk
1885-87
Albert H. Fegely
1888-90
Henry D. Strunk.
1891-93
William H. Schaffner
1894-96
George B. Miller
1897-99
Levi S. Mabry.
1900-02
William R. Kemmerer
1903-05
Wilson M. Dumn. . 1906-08
Henry C. Croll.
1872-75
Peter Y. Edelman 1876-78
Solomon S. Kindt. :
1879-81
Jonas M. Shollenberger.
1882-84
J. Daniel Wanner. 1866-69
Hiram S. Getz. 1869-72
Joseph S. Hoyer 1857-60
* Upon the establishment of a separate Orphans' Court in 1883, this officer was discontinued, and the Register became the Clerk, as provided by law.
Peter Frailey
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HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Name
Term
James Bell
1860-63
John Denhard* 1878-83
Francis Roland
1863-66
Lawrence P. Ressler
Levi M. Gerhart
1866-69
Adam H. Sailor
1869-72
Jacob H. Hain
1872-75
Mahlon A. Sellers
1876-78
1893-95
Enoch S. Matthias
1879-81
Isaac Eckert 1882-84
Morris H. Shaeffer 1885-87
1888-90
William H. Sallade
1891-93
Henry H. Holl*
1894-95
Edwin T. Brown
1895
Harry J. Dumn 1896-98
Daniel A. Bausher
1899-1901
Jacob B. Esser
1902-04
Peter S. Holl
1905-07
Samuel T. Bordner
1908-10
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS .- The office of district at- torney was created by Act of May 3, 1850, and made elective, with a term of three years. Prev- iously, the Attorney-General of the State appointed an attorney in the several counties to represent the Commonwealth in the prosecution of criminal cases.
The Act of 1850 required a residence of one year in the county and a practice of two years at the bar. The latter was reduced to one year by the Act of 1852, but increased again to two years by the Act of April 26, 1883.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Name
Term
Jacob Hubley
.1789-1817
Frederick Smith
1818-20; 1824-27
Charles Richards
1821
Daniel J. Hiester
1822-23
Joseph H. Spayd 1828-29
Joseph D. Biles 1830-31
1832-33
George G. Barclay
1836-38
Augustus F. Bertolet
1850-56
Andrew Kurr
1856-62
Daniel S. Zacharias
1862-77; 1881
Jeremiah Hageman
1850-56
Jacob K. McKenty
1856-59
James B. Bechtel
1859-62
Daniel Ermentrout 1862-63
Wharton Morris 1865-68
Edward H. Shearer 1868-71
Peter D. Wanner
1871-74
Henry C. G. Reber 1875-77
William M. Goodman
1878-80
Hiram Y. Kauffman
1881-83
Israel H. Rothermel
1834-86
Jeremiah K. Grant
1887-89
W. Oscar Miller
1890-92
Frank K. Flood
1893-95
Adam B. Rieser
1896-98
Abraham H. Rothermel
1899-1901
George W. Wagner 1902-04
Ira G. Kutz .. .1905-07
Harry D. Schaeffer
1908-10
SPECIAL DETECTIVES .- An Act was passed May 19, 1874, which provided for the appointment of a special detective officer in the several counties of the State, by the district attorney, with the approval of the court of Quarter Sessions. The first appoint- ment was made in February, 1875. The officers were :
* Died April 4, 1895.
SURVEYORS .- The office of surveyor-general of the State was created April 9, 1781 ; and this officer was then empowered to appoint a deputy or depu- ties in any county of the State. The first appoint- ment of a deputy-surveyor for Berks county was made in 1800. One deputy was appointed from that time to 1834, when two deputies were appointed. The appointment of two was continued till the pas- sage of the Act of April 9, 1850, which provided for the election of a county surveyor in October following, for the term of three years, and every third year thereafter, and since 1850, this officer has been elected by the people.
SURVEYORS
Name
Term
Joseph Hoch 1800-13
John M. Hyneman
1814-32
Matthias S. Richards 1823-34
Daniel A. Bertolette 1835-37
Thomas H. Jones 1837-38
Aaron Albright
.1838
Michael K. Boyer
.1839-44
Benjamin Delong
1839-40
Daniel J. Wanner
1841-47
Daniel Potteiger
1845-50 .
Samuel Hoffman
1848-50
J. Pringle Jones Peter Filbert
1847-48
John S. Richards 1849-50
Henry C. Zacharias
1877-80
Solomon K. Dreibelbis .1882-1901
Nevin M. Davis 1902-04
Orlando F. Berger 1905-10
POOR DIRECTORS .- Previous to 1809, "overseers" of the poor were appointed by the justices of the county. On March 11, 1809, an Act was passed authorizing the election of the overseers annually. The poor of the county were provided for by over- seers till the passage of an Act of Assembly on March 29, 1824, especially for Berks county, where- by the county commissioners were authorized to levy a tax for the purpose of purchasing land and erecting thereon and furnishing necessary buildings for the employment and support of the poor of the county ; and seven directors were appointed to pro- ceed in the establishment of the institution. At the following election, in October of that year, three directors were elected in pursuance of the Act-one for one year, one for two years, and one
* John Denhard was appointed for a second term, 1881-83: but he was elected to the office of Alderman of the Eighth Ward, Read- ing, in May, 1883, when he resigned, and Lawrence P. Ressler was appointed for the unexpired term.
** From Aug. 25, 1895, to fill vacancy caused by death of Frank H. Denhard.
1883 --
James P. Kershner-
1884-86
George Kramer
1887-89
John Wunch
1890-92
Frank H. Denhard
.1895
William Bauknecht
1896-98
James P. Kershner
1899-1900
Daniel J. McDermott 1901
Eugene W. Fegely
1902-04
James J. Merkel
1905-10
Name
Term 1875-77
William L. Graul
Henry C. W. Matz **
Henry G. Heinly
Alexander L. King
1839-46
GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
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for three years; and annually after said election one director was elected for three years. This law has not been altered. The directors appointed a stew- ard and other officers annually, to'superintend and carry on the management of the institution success- fully. The board organizes annually on third Mon- day of November.
The first seven directors appointed by the Act to serve till the election of three directors as required were :
John Ritter
John Beitenman Samuel Adams
David Bright
John Wanner
Abraham Knabb
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DIRECTORS
Name
Term
John Beitenman
1824-25
Daniel K. Hottenstein
1824-26
David Bright
1824-27
George Gernant
1825-28
John Levan
1826-29
George Boyer 1827-30
David Ludwig
1828-31
David Deysher
1829-32
Henry Reeser
1830-33 ;
1835-36
Daniel Oyster
1831-34
Joseph Schmucker
1832-35
John Bickel
1833-35
Jacob Gilbert
1834-37
Name Term
Abraham Knabb
1825-32
Henry Boyer
1833-37
Marshall B. Campbell
.1838
Daniel Kauffman
1839-45
Peter Fister
1838-41
Abraham Kerper
1839-42
John Shollenberger
1840-43
Jacob W. Seitzinger
1841-44
Abraham Kerper
1842-45
Daniel Baum
1843-45
William Bertolet
1844-47
John Dotterer
1845-46
Michael Nunnemacher
1845-48
John Gernant
1846-49
Daniel Sohl
1847-48
Conrad Reber
1848-49
Jacob S. Ebling
1848-51
Peter Kershner
1849-53
William Knabb
1849-52 1850-57
William Lorah
1852-55
John Richards
1853-56
John R. Edelman
1855-58
George K. Haag
1856-59
Jacob Malsberger
1857-60
Samuel Shaner
1858-61
Samuel Filbert
1859-62
Aaron Getz
1860-66
R. F. Drumheller
1861-64
Peter Marshall
1862-65
Ezra Z. Griesemer
1863-67
George Lash
. 1865-68
Joseph Muthart .1866-69
Silas W. Fisher
1867-70
Daniel B. Lorah
1868-71
Jacob B. Mast
1869-72
Daniel Y. Peter
.1870-73
Henry Ammon
1871-74
Michael 'Goodman
1872-75
Samuel Strunk
.1873-76
Isaac Y. Beidler
1874-77
George Heckman
1875-78
John Herbein
1876-79
Mahlon Vogelman
1877-80
Francis Roland
1878-81
Name
Term
John H. Bauer
1879-82
Elias Obold 1880-83
Elias Bickel 1881-84
Henry Shearer 1882-85
John P. F. Marshall
1883-86
Michael E. Geiger
1884-87
George Herbein
1885-88
Jacob Miller 1886-89
Isaac D. Whitman
1887-90
Abraham Schlegel
1888-91
Samuel Z. Deck
1889-92
Frederick Roland
1890-93
Milton H. De Long 1891-93
William H. Seitzinger
1892-95
Tilghman De Long 1893-94
John A. Hiester 1893-1902
Jonathan Schwartz
1894-97
Harrison S. Matz . 1895-98
Daniel M. Herbein 1897-1900
Cornelius Blatt 1898-1901
William M. Kase 1900-03
John W. Fisher
1901-04
Wellington G. Woods
1902-05
Jacob Hollenbach
1903-06
Jacob Kessler 1904-07
George G. Ritter
1905-08
Peter H. Knabb
1906-09
William W. Field 1907-10
Joel Krick
1908-11
John Filbert
1835-38
Henry Schoener
1836-39
Daniel Kauffman
1837-38
William Fisher
1838-40
Daniel Baum
1846-48
Daniel Sohl
1849-52
Jacob Conrad
1853-68
Philip Eagle
1869-70
Silas W. Fisher 1870-77
Benjamin Anderson
1878-82
Reuben Hetrich
1883-85
Joseph Hornberger
1885-92
John W. Gilbert 1892-96
Oliver C. Sitler*
1896-1905
William J. Hollenbach
1905-09
William Arnold
PRISON INSPECTORS .- The first county prison was erected in 1770. It stood at the northeast corner of Fifth and Washington streets, Reading, until 1848, and upon the completion of the new prison at the head of Penn street the prisoners were removed thither, and the old prison was sold and converted into a store building. The walls are still standing, though changed. Under the law then prevailing, the sheriff had control of the prison during his offi- cial term; and he was authorized to appoint keepers. This practice continued till the passage of the Act of April 8, 1848, expressly for Berks county, whereby seven prison inspectors were to be appointed, four by the judges of the court of Quarter Sessions, and three by the county commissioners, who were to com- prise the "board of inspectors," the terms of office to be as follows: for three, three years; two, two years; and two, one year; and afterward, all terms three years. The inspectors were authorized to appoint, with sanction of the court, a keeper, matron, etc.
* Sitler resigned on April 7, 1905, and Hollenbach was appointed on April 15th to fill unexpired term.
STEWARDS
Jacob Mast
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HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
This Act of Assembly continued in force till the passage of the Act of April 10, 1873, whereby nine inspectors were to be elected at the next regular election, when each elector was to vote for six can- didates, and the nine highest to be the inspectors. The elected candidates were to draw lots for one, two, and three years. And annually thereafter, three inspectors were to be elected for three years, the electors to vote for two, and the three having the highest vote to be the inspectors.
Name
Term
Jacob Miller
(3 yrs.) 1873-76
Calvin Goodman
1875-77
Peter Rapp 1874-77
Jacob Shaffner 1875-78
Peter A. Kline 1875-78
Peter L. Hain
1875-78
James T. Reber
1876-79
Wm. S. Ritter 1877-82
Adam Minnich
1877-80
Daniel L. Rhoads
1877-80
David Brown
1877-80
Josiah Boltz 1878-81
Isaac H. Rahn
1878-81
Lewis L. Moyer
1879-82
John Stieff
1879-83
Adam H. Potteiger
1880-83
Charles S. Wentzel
1880-83
J. Glanicy Jones
. 3 yrs.
William Heidenreich
2 yrs.
Thomas Shaner
1 yr.
Wm. A. Schall
1881-84
Appointed by County Commissioners Aug. 10, 1848
Name
Term
John Banks
.3 yrs.
Henry Nagle
2 yrs.
Charles Kessler
1 yr.
Appointed from 1848 to 1873
Name
Term
Jacob Lightfoot 1848-57
J. Glancy Jones
1848-51
William Heidenreich
1848-50
Thomas Shaner 1848-55
Daniel D. Hinterleiter
1884-87
John Banks 1848-49
John H. Obold
1885-94
Henry Nagle
1848-59
Charles Kessler
1848-51
Wm. H. Wetherhold
1885-88
William Peacock
1849-51
Franklin H. Brintzeghoff
1886-92
David Fister
1850-53
Levi M. Neischwender
1886-89
Lewis Briner
Charles S. Dengler
1887-93
Samuel Frees
Reuben Updegrove
1887-90
David Kutz
1853-68
Joseph B. Clemmer 1887-90
William Henry
1854-60
Jacob Dick
1855-57
Daniel Young
1857-66
Abr. D. Hill
1857-66
Levi B. Smith
1858
James Lee
1858-64
Jacob Young
1859-71
Samuel Summons
1860-72
Charles H. Fritz
1864-70
Henry Z. Van Reed
1864-70
Charles H. Knabb
1892-94
Abraham Grimes
1892-98
Henry Z. Kramer
1893-96
David L. Wenrich
1868-71
Amos Weiler
1868-69
Calvin Goodman
1869-72
Peter A. Kline
1869-72
George Lerch
1870-73
Alexander Schlottman
1894-97
John Endy
1894-95
Urias Rothenberger
1895-98
Lenious Wessner
1895-97
Isaac L. De Turck
1897-98
Benjamin Levan
.1873
Jacob Miller
1873
Elected under Act 1873 *
Name
Term
John Gernant
(1 yr.) 1873-74; 1874-77
W.m. Stump
(1 yr.)
1873-74; 1874-77
S. Schmehl (1 yr.) 1873-74: 1878-81
Samuel Buch (2 yrs. ) 1873-75
Amendon Bright
(2 yrs.) 1873-75
William Herbst
(2 yrs.) 1873-75
W. Y. Lyon
(3 yrs.) 1873-76; 1876-79
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