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Michael and Elizabeth: b. ca. 1808; m. Oct. 6, 1832 to George Tobias by Rev. Wm. Hendel, Zions Lutheran Ch., Womelsdorf. Both from Tulpehocken.
Census 1850, Upper Bern: George Tobias, 48; CATHARINE, 42; NELLIE, 17; DANIEL, 15; SAMUEL, 13; PERSEVAL, 11; BENJAMIN, 8; JAMES, 5. Issue :
1. DANIEL TOBIAS, son of Catharine and George: b. July 3, 1834; d. Apr. 16, 1905; m. Esther Miller who was b. Feb. 9, 1843; d. Apr. 4, 1904. Shartlesville. Some issue of Daniel
and Esther: CHARLES TOBIAS b. Mar. 3, 1878; d. June 13, 1917, single; buried on Jefferson Miller plot, marked "Brother." (Miller's wife was ANNA TOBIAS, 1862-1945); LILLIE TOBIAS.
2. SAMUEL TOBIAS, son of Catharine and George: b. July 30, 1836; d. Jan. 12, 1904; m. ELIZABETH HIX, dau. of WILLIAM HIX. She was b. Apr. 28, 1839; d. Apr. 13, 1879. Samuel Tobias bap. Feb. 20, 1837, sp. SAMUEL HIX.
Note : SAMUEL TOBIAS m. Amelia Lengel, b. Mar. 8, 1857; d. Sept. 24, 1904. (A11
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Tobias persons given here are buried at Friedens Ch., Shartlesville.)
3. BENJAMIN TOBIAS, son of Catharine and George: b. Oct. 31, 1841; d. Aug. 6, 1887; m. Mary Weibel who was b. Oct. 19, 1849; d. Apr. 19, 1904. Shartlesville.
B. JOHN HIX (Michael2, Conrad1), son of Michael and Elizabeth: b. ca. 1812; d. July 1876; m. Mary b.
ca. 1820. Lived in Bernville.
Census 1850, Upper Bern: John Hix, 38; Mary, 29; John, 8; Jacob, 7; Joseph, 4; George, 3; infant girl.
Letters of Administration, July 10, 1876, Jefferson Twp. made to Jacob S. Hicks for the estate of his father, John Hicks (Berks Co. C. H., Vol. 27 :507). John Hix signed petition for paving in Bernville in 1852 (Hist. of Berks Co.). Issue :
1. JOHN HICKS probable son of John and Mary: b. 1842; d. 1912; m. Rebecca who was b. 1845; d. 1916. Issue : CLARA BURNETTA HICKS b. Feb. 16, 1867 (Clauser Friedens Ch., Llewellyn, Schuylkill Co.).
2. JACOB HIX, son of John and Mary: b. 1843; m. on Nov. 29, 1862 to Emelia Moyer at Christ's Lutheran Ch., Tulpehocken.
3. AMANDA HIX, dau. of John and Mary: m. Strauss of Bernville.
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c. ANNA MARIA HICKS (Michael2, Conrad ), dau. of Michael and Elizabeth: b. July 4, 1816; d. June 12, 1885; 1st m. John Stahl, Jr. who was b. Mar. 17, 1811; d. July 28, 1856, m. 22 yrs. Three sons (St. Mich. Ch.). Second m. on Sept. 18, 1858 to Benjamin Balthaser who was b. Mar. 25, 1815; d. Sept. 6, 1891. No issue (St. Mich. Ch.).
Issue of Anna Maria and John: ADAM STAHL, b. ca. 1837; m. Catharine Ann; their son, JOHN HENRY STAHL b. Nov. 26, 1858. £ PETER STAHL b. June 15, 1839; d. June 8, 1865; m. Maria Folk. Another son (St. Mich. Ch.).
Note : John Stahl, Jr. was the son of John Stahl, Sr., 1766-1852, and his 2nd w. Christina. A sister of John Stahl, Jr. was Mary Magdalena who m. Joseph Savage, 1794-1872, father of Joseph, 1820-1890, who m. Catharine Rebecca Clauser, 1819-1879.
Note: Benjamin Balthaser Ist m. Diana Williams b. Nov. 29, 1825; d. June 21, 1856. Five sons (St. Mich. Ch.). Son, David, 1845-1933 m. LOUISA SPATZ, dau. of Peter Spatz. Benjamin was the son of Jacob Balthaser and w. Molly Greth whose other issue were Jacob who m. Sarah Kauf- man; Sarah who m. Boyer; Hannah who m. Renno; John (1814); George (1824); William m. Baer; Susanna m. Edward Kaufman; Jeremiah, 1805-1885, 1st m. Sarah Rick, 2nd Catharine Williams.
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D. SAMUEL HIX (Michael2, Conrad1), son of Michael and Elizabeth: b. ca. 1818; m. Mary b. ca. 1825. Census 1850, Penn Twp. : Samuel Hicks, 32; Mary,
24; SARAH, 1. Samuel appears on the tax list of Bernville in 1851 (Hist. of Berks Co.). Samuel Hix was sponsor for Samuel Tobias, son of George and Catharine Feb. 20, 1837 (Blue Mt. Ch.). One of Samuel's sons lived in Lancaster Co.
Note : A SAMUEL HICKS b. ca. 1835 in Lebanon Co .; d. Nov. 5, 1900 aged 65 yrs. at Mt. Aetna, Berks Co .; m. Ist not known; m. 2nd on June 18, 1887 to Sarah Noll, widow, who was b. June 12, 1852; d. Sept. 4, 1921. Both buried at United Brethern Ch., Mt. Aetna, but not on same plot.
Samuel entered the Civil War on Dec. 14, 1863, at the age of 27, Company A, 11th Regiment, Vol. Inf. Pa. He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Mar. 9, 1864, and his right arm was amputated below the elbow at Christian Hospital, Phila. He was discharged Jan. 8, 1865, at Georgetown, D. C. Widow, Sarah, received a pension, Certificate No. 41107. Date of m., place of birth, and names of two children under 16 on Dec. 1, 1900, are on this Certificate (Application for Widow's Pension, Certificate of his Discharge, Nat. Arch. and Records Service, Wash., D. C.).
Issue under 16 in 1900: CHARLES V. HICKS b. Nov. 4, 1886, at Mt. Aetna; LILY M. HICKS, b.
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Aug. 2, 1890. Issue of Charles V. Hicks : FRANKLIN C. HICKS, b. Oct. 21, 1913; MILDRED HICKS, b. June 11, 1920, m. Wenrich; JUNE HICKS, b. June 3, 1922, m. Hoffa; FOREST V. HICKS, b. Dec. 9, 1923, Wernersville, Berks Co.
Issue of Forest V. Hicks : DONALD FOREST HICKS, b. Feb. 25, 1947; CINDY LEE HICKS, b. Jan. 14, 1951; KIM MARIE HICKS, b. Sept. 14, 1956.
E . DANIEL HİX (Michael2, 1 Conrad ), son of Michael and Catharine: b. ca. 1827; m. Lovina, b. ca.
1838. Census 1850, Upper Tulpehocken: Daniel Hicks, 23; Lovina, 17; DAVILLA, 1; LEVI, 7 mos. DAVILLA HICKS, dau. of Daniel and Lovina: b. May 7, 1848. Sps. Benjamin Belleman and w. Elizabeth (Blue Mt. Ch., Strausstown).
F. MICHAEL HIX (Michael2, Conrad1), son of Michael
and Catharine: b. May 14, 1827; bap. Sept. 10, 1827, Sps. Christian Speicher and w. (Christs Evang. Luth. Ch., Stouchsburg, Berks Co.). G. REBECCA HIX (Michael2, Conrad1), dau. of Michael and Catharine: b. ca. 1835; m. Augustus Schless- man, who was b. June 18, 1832, son of Peter and
Eva nee Bomberger. Peter was a son of John
Schlessman, widower in 1832. Rebecca and
Augustus moved to Girardville, Butler Twp., Schuylkill Co.
H. Elizabeth Hic Law of The hall www ._ Riegel. Son, Solutt. Riegel b. 12-9-184. d., 7-3-1924
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VIII. REBECCA HIX (Conrad-), dau. of Conrad and Anna
Maria: b. ca. 1788; d. Oct. 1, 1820; m. Sept. 4, 1808 to John Shoemaker who was b. ca. 1786; d. Sept. 17, 1853 (Der Readinger Adler). John's 2nd w. Was Catharine Baker who had nine children.
Issue :
A. JOHN SHOEMAKER, son of Rebecca and John.
B .. JOSEPH SHOEMAKER, son of Rebecca and John.
c. BENJAMIN SHOEMAKER, son of Rebecca and John.
D. SIMON SHOEMAKER, son of Rebecca and John. Issue : JOHN SHOEMAKER, AMILY SHOEMAKER.
E. ELIZABETH SHOEMAKER, dau. of Rebecca and John: b. Apr. 11, 1811, Berks Co .; d. July 3, 1900, Lycoming Co., Pa .; m. April 1826 in Union Town, Pa. to John Lewis Bardo who was b. June 20, 1805, Berks Co.
Issue :
1. ELIZA BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John: b. May 13, 1833, Lycoming Co .; d. May 29, 1910; m. May 12, 1856 to Andrew Fullmer Nolan who was b. Mar. 31, 1826, Montecar, Pa .; d. Apr. 10, 1895 at Good Hope, Ill. where they lived.
Issue :
a . LULU NOLAN, dau. of Eliza and Andrew: b. Dec. 22, 1863; d. Nov. 15, 1945; m. July 1888 to Dr. Daniel Beacom, La Harpe, Il1. £ Issue :
CAROL BEACOM m. Adelee Stokke, Il1. 244
b. ELIZABETH NOLAN, dau. of Eliza and
Andrew: m. T. Chatterton. Issue : LULU CHATTERTON m. Clyde Gilfrey; HARRY
CHATTERTON; NORA CHATTERTON m. R. Dean.
2. MAHON BARDO, son of Elizabeth and John, m. Caraline Ruffhead.
3. ESTHER BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John, m. Jerome Thompson, Ill.
4. MARY ELLEN BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John, m. Daniel Crabb, Ill.
5. REBECCA HIX BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John, m. David Randolf Maguire who d. Feb. 1, 1945. Macomb, Ill.
6. SUSAN BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John, m.
Will Hoffman. Issue : ELLA HOFFMAN, HARRIET HOFFMAN, SARA HOFFMAN, EVA HOFFMAN, MYRTLE HOFFMAN, JOHN HOFFMAN, DELL HOFFMAN.
7. JOHN SIMON BARDO, son of Elizabeth and John, m. Mary Fowler. Issue : ANNA BARDO, BERTHA BARDO, DELL BARDO.
8. BENJAMIN BARDO, son of Elizabeth and John. Twice married.
9. SARAH BARDO, dau. of Elizabeth and John, m. Daniel Fritz.
F. JULIA SHOEMAKER, dau. of Rebecca and John.
G. MARY ANN SHOEMAKER, dau. of Rebecca and John.
H. ESTHER SHOEMAKER, dau. of Rebecca and John: b . Nov. 24, 1809; d. Oct. 14, 1867, Muncy Creek, Pa .;
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m. Jan. 18, 1828 to Peter Michael who was b. Nov. 8, 1807; d. Mar. 11, 1880, Muncy Cr.
Issue :
1. REBECCA MICHAEL, dau. of Peter and Esther, m. Hiram McCarty. Issue : RUSSEL MC CARTY, EMMA MC CARTY m. Fischer, CORA MC CARTY m. Faque Chester.
2. JOSEPH MICHAEL, son of Peter and Esther, m. Elizabeth Hoof. Issue : CORA MICHAEL m. Sam Hartley; BERTHA MICHAEL m. Henry Snyder; JOHN MICHAEL m. Rebecca Bieler; MARGARET MICHAEL m. A. P. Starr; EDWARD MICHAEL m. Lillian Prenter.
3. PERRY MICHAEL, son of Peter and Esther, 1st m. Anna Shipman, 2nd m. Emma Winegardner. Issue : HOWARD MICHAEL, ISAAC MICHAEL, PETER MICHAEL, MAMIE MICHAEL, MARGARET MICHAEL, SOPHIA MICHAEL, BLANCHE MICHAEL, OLIVER MICHAEL, REBECCA MICHAEL.
4. MARY MICHAEL, dau. of Peter and Esther, m. John Hansenecht. Issue : CAROLYN HANSENECHT m. H. Zackard; ANNA HANSENECHT m. T. N. Hill.
5. ANNA MICHAEL, dau. of Peter and Esther m. Jacob Shade.
6. HENRIETTA MICHAEL, dau. of Peter and Esther, m. Henry Opp.
7. EDWARD MICHAEL, son of Peter and Esther, m. Carolyn Bugh. Issue: RUSSEL MICHAEL m. Lizzie Bennett; LEE MICHAEL m. Bertha Williams. 246
8. ALFRED MICHAEL, son of Peter and Elizabeth: b. Feb. 18, 1849, Muncy Creek Twp., Pa .; d. June 30, 1938, Hughsville, Pa .; m. Mary Ellis Bugh, 1854-1916.
Issue : MAUD MICHAEL; EMBILLA MICHAEL m. C. Maloney; VASTA REBECCA MICHAEL, b. Dec. 19, 1877; EVA MICHAEL m. Luther Felker; ESTHER MICHAEL m. Charles Gundrom; WALTER MICHAEL m. Edith Erdley.
IX. HANNAH HICKS (Conrad1), dau. of Conrad and Anna Maria: m. on Feb. 23, 1807 to Gerhardt Miller. (Christ Ev. Lutheran Ch., Stouchsburg, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co.) Miscellaneous :
ANGELINA HICKS m. to John Eckert. Son bap. Aug. 5., 1750 (Hahn's Ch., Berks Co.).
ELIZABETH HICKS, Census 1830, Upper Bern, Berks Co .: female, 30 to 40; female, 5 to 10; male under 5.
JESSE HICKS, Muhlenberg Twp., Berks Co. Will Oct. 6, 1867: wife, Matilda; son, BENJAMIN HICKS.
JOHN B. HICKS, Reading. Will Nov. 18, 1857. £ Wife, Ruth Curry, from Bristol, England. Her brother was Thomas Curry, Reading, Berks Co. Her sisters were Tubetha Wall and Anna Ivey of Bristol, England.
GEORGE HICKS, his two sons, JOHN HICKS, b. Aug. 8, 1799 and GEORGE HICKS, b. Nov. 11, 1806 (Hill Ch., Anne- ville, Lebanon Co.). May be oldest children of George Hicks 1770-1850 of Berks County.
Colorado:
HENRY B. HICKS b. June 28, 1866, Michigan; d. Oct. 8,
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1918, Loveland, Colo .; m. Mary Eva Fetters, dau. of Casper and Anna (Haines) Fetters of Missouri. Issue : Bernice, Ethel, Theron, Floyd, Laveda, Howard, Opal, Calvin. Henry B. Hicks was the son of CALVIN C. HICKS who died Aug. 18, 1925, Richland, Michigan, aged 84 yrs., 3 mos., 14 das .; m. Maryett Hoyt. Calvin was the son of HENRY HICKS, b. Nov. 12, 1807 in Vermont; d. Feb. 18, 1892 at Richland, Mich. (Kalamazoo C. H. and Library) .
Heyer - Hoyer - Hauer
GEORGE HOYER arrived Oct. 25, 1738 on the ship Davy, Wm. Patton, Com. from Amsterdam, last from Cowes. Palatines (Pa. Ger. Pion. Vol. I:234).
George Huyer was issued War. No. 141 on Oct. 6, 1747 for 30 acres in Windsor Twp., Philadelphia Co., now Berks Co. This tract was patented to Jacob Heyer, Feb. 12, 1798 (Pat. Bk. P-35-213). George Hower received Warrants No. 182 and No. 183 on Apr. 4, 1750, Windsor Twp., Phila. Co. for 50 and 60 acres, respectively. George Hauer received War. No. 135 on May 25, 1773, 25 acres, Windsor Twp., Berks Co.
Alsace (Elsass) Township was formed in about 1745 from Windsor Twp. It is supposed by some that many of the settlers came from Alsace, Germany. George Hoyer appears on the Alsace Twp. tax list of 1759 (Hist. of Berks Co. p. 984). He also appears on the tax lists from 1767 to 1785 (Pa. Arch. Ser. 3, Vol. 18:26, 96, 177, 305, 433, 568, 700).
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GEORGE HEIR took the Oath of Allegiance before Jacob Shoemaker, July 7, 1777 (Bk. D, Vol. I:11, Hist. Soc. of Berks Co.).
The early members of the Heyer family attended Alsace Church located several miles from Reading. In its cemetery, next to the grave of Jacob Hoyer who died in 1834, are two old and worn tombstones bearing German inscriptions, which are believed to be those of George Hoyer who died in 1790, and his wife who died before him.
The Will of George Heyer of Alsace Twp., Berks Co., Pa. made Dec. 3, 1785, and probated May 8, 1790 (Abstract Berks Co. Wills, Gen. Soc. of Pa., No. I:438). Abstract follows :
The eldest son, ADAM, to receive 5 shillings beforehand. Son, JACOB, shall have the land, and shall pay $125.00 to each: son, ADAM; daughter, ANNA MARIA HICKS; daughter, MAGDALENA BAKER, her two children by her first hus-
band, LEONARD and ELIZABETH BOYER; daughter, MARGARET BICKLY; daughter, CATHARINE BOHM.
Executor, JACOB HOYER. Witnesses : Isaac Felix, John Wm. Boas.
ADAM HEYER, son of George, appears on the Alsace Twp. tax lists 1784 and 1785 (Pa. Arch. Ser. 3, Vol. 18:567, 701). He died in Sept. 1821 at the age of 76 (Der Readinger Adler). He made a Will on Sept. 5, 1821 probated
Oct. 8, 1821 (Berks Co. C. H.). Mentions sons, GEORGE, JOHN, JACOB, DANIEL and daughter, ELIZABETH, married to William McNeal.
ANNA MARIA HEYER, dau. of George, was b. ca. 1747; d. Oct. 1820 in Bern Twp .; m. May 15, 1768 to Conrad Hicks
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who was b. July 13, 1740; d. Dec. 21, 1814. She was probably living with her son, George, at the time of her death (Marriage Pa. Arch. Ser. 6, Vol. 6:229; date, Der Readinger Adler, Nov. 1, 1820).
JACOB HEYER, son of George, was issued War. No. 272 on May 14, 1792, for 36 A. in Alsace Twp. Patented Nov. 11, 1792 (Pat. Bk. P-19-99). He appears on the Alsace Twp. tax list, 1785 (Pa. Arch. Ser. 3, Vol. 18:701). He served in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Heyer's Will, Elsas Twp., was made Mar. 11, 1834 (Berks Co. C. H.). Abstract follows :
Provides for wife, SUSANNA; oldest son, JACOB; son, DANIEL; son, GEORGE, and his son, JACOB, by his first wife; son, JOHN; daughter ELIZABETH GOETTEL.
Executors, wife SUSANNA and son, DANIEL. Witnesses: Johannes and Henry Woller.
Issue :
DANIEL HEYER, son of Jacob and Susanna, b. April 22, 1805; d. Sept. 20, 1872; m. Sarah Fidler who was b. Aug. 7, 1804; d. 1881 (Hist. of St. Johns Church, 1935). Census 1850, Alsace Twp. JACOB HOYER, 37; SARAH, 38; MARY ANN, 11.
Miscellaneous :
MICHAEL HOWERR received War. No. 158, Windsor Twp., Phila. Co. on Nov. 30, 1748 (Sur. Bk. C-78-267).
JACOB HOWER received War. No. 162, on Feb. 9, 1748, Windsor Twp., Phila. Co. (Sur. Bk. C-88-175).
JOHN HAUER, son of Michael Hauer and wife, Dorothea Catharine nee Kernin, b. July 29, 1746 (Zions Moselem 250
Ch., Richmond Twp., Berks Co.).
MARIA ELIZABETH HAUER, dau. of Jacob Hauer and wife, Margaretta nee Kepplingerin (Zions Moselem Ch.).
CHRISTINA HAUR, d. of Michael Haur m. Jacob Roth s. of Philip Roth, May 18, 1776 in new church at Bern (Pa. Arch. Ser. 6, Vol. 6).
Spatz - Spotts
Spatz families lived in the region of Nuremberg and Regensburg, Bavaria during earlier centuries. Wilhelmus Spatz born April 22, 1656, married to Anna Maria Haessel, lived at Regensburg. Two of his children were Matthew and Catharina, but since about 1713 no entries of Spatzes were made in the registers. Because of an epidemic at this period and also because of constant wars, the Spatz families may have migrated to other German states. Some Spatzes settled in the region of Sollingen from whence they immigrated to America.
MICHAEL SPATZ arr. Oct. 4, 1752, on the ship Neptune, Capt. John Mason, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes (Pa. Ger. Pion. Vol. I:494). On this same ship was Conrad Schneider whose daughter, Margaretta, married Michael's son, Valentine.
Michael Spatz appears on the Reading tax lists, 1767- 1784 (Pa. Arch. Ser. 3, Vol. 18:246). Census 1790, Reading, Michael Spatz, Sr .: one male over 16, one female over 16. His children were grown. of his issue follow.
Issue :
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I. MICHAEL SPATZ (Michael-), son of Michael, b. Apr. 4, 1764 at Reading; d. Sept. 6, 1851; m. ca. 1790 to Catharine. No issue. He appears on Census 1790, Reading as Michael Spatz, Jr. Census 1840, shows Michael Spatz as drawing a pension at the age of 78. The Revolutionary War Pension Application, S3957, Pa. S. C., sea service gives Michael's birth as Apr. 4, 1764 born in Reading, Berks Co., Pa. He enlisted as a private in 1778 in Col. Valentine Echert's Pa. Regiment. He was a marine on board S. C., and was captured near New York. He served 18 months on the prison ship Old Jersey.
Michael Spatz, Jr. was believed to have been the last Revolutionary War soldier in Reading according to the Readinger Adler.
The Will of Michael Spatz, Reading, was proved Sept. 1851 (Berks Co. C. H.). Abstract follows :
Mentioned his wife, Catharine, who received home at the south- west corner of 8th and Franklin Sts., also tract of 32 acres with house on the Neversink Road purchased from George M. Keim. After Catharine's death, "the estate shall go to the two sons of my nephew, MICHAEL; GEORGE and MICHAEL. It not being known where George is then Michael shall receive all of it." Codicil added June 5, 1846, gave entire estate to Michael, son of his newphew, Michael.
II. VALENTINE SPATZ (Michael-), son of Michael : b. 1761; d. Oct. 18, 1850. First wife, Margretha Schneider b. Aug. 8, 1756; d. Nov. 25, 1804 aged 48 yrs., 4 mos.
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who is buried next to her parents, Conrad and Philip- ina Schneider (Zacharias Coll., Bern Ch., Bern Twp.). See Schneider line. Second wife, Margaretha Helhof, b. July 14, 1782; d. Dec. 29, 1865. Buried next to Valentine, Bern Ch.
Valentine Spatz appears on the tax lists Bern Twp. 1785-1825 (Hist. Soc. of Berks Co.). In 1788 he owned 200 acres. Census 1790, Bern Twp., Valentine Spatz: two males over 16; four males under 16; two females. Census 1800: one male 26 to 45; one male 16 to 26; three males 10 to 16; one male under 10; one female 26 to 45; one female 16 to 26; two females under 10. Census 1810: two males over 45; one male between 16 and 26; one male under 10; one female 26 to 45; two females 10 to 16; one female under 10. Census 1830 : one male 60 to 70; one male 20 to 30; one male 10 to 15; two males 5 to 10; one female 40 to 50; one female 15 to 20. Census 1850: Valentine 90; Margaret 70. Valentine does not appear as a pensioner on the 1840 Census. No war record has been found.
Recorded at the Berks Co. C. H. in the Dd. Bk.
13:188 on July 13, 1788, is the following:
Conrad Schnyder of Bern Twp. to Valentine Spatz of the same .... Whereas, the Supreme Executive Council by patent dated 8 November 1786 confirmed to Conrad Schneyder land called Schneyder's Rejoice in Bern Twp. of 201 acres .... Now for 640 pounds the tract is con- veyed with buildings and
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improvements. . . Recorded 2 March 1793. Witness : John Spayd.
Deed Bk. 29:84. Berks Co. C. H. Sept. 28, 1811. Valentine Spatz of Bern and Margaret, his wife, to Michael Spatz of same, farmer, for 200 pounds, messuage, tenement, and tan yard, and land in Bern Twp. of 10 acres, 13 perches, part of 201 acres which Conrad Schneider 13 July 1788 to Valentine Spatz, recorded Book 13:199, bounded by lands of Philip Hehn, road, and Valentine Spatz.
According to the Census of 1800 Valentine Spatz and his first wife had at least five sons, and at least three daughters. Because the early Bern Church records are not available (probably lost), definite proof of their issue is difficult. However, Spatzes found in Bern, Upper Bern, and Centre Townships before 1850 were undoubtedly descendants of Valentine Spatz. Since the issue of the second wife are known, the other Spatzes of this generation and in this locality, must be the issue of the first wife. Issue of the first wife, Margaret nee Schnyder, follows : Issue :
A. GEORGE SPATZ (Val.2, Michael'), son of Valentine:
b. ca. 1775. Census 1800, Bern Twp. : one male 26 to 45; one male under 10; one female 26 to 45. Tax list Bern Twp. 1808 shows George Spatz as single, possibly a widower.
B. ANDREW SPATZ (Val.2, Michael1), son of Valentine: Tax lists, Bern Twp. between 1816 and 1825 (Hist. Soc. of Berks Co.).
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c. JOHANNES SPATZ (Val. 2, Michael1), son of Valen- tine : b. Nov. 22, 1784; d. July 17, 1877; m. July 11, 1806 to Magdalena Runkel who was b. Dec. 9, 1789; d. Feb. 9, 1885 (T. S. Shartlesville Cem .; Marriage Rec. of Rev. Boas, Reformed, Reading,
Nat. Gen. Soc. Vol. 22-24:40). Magdalena was the
daughter of Jacob Runckel.
See Runckel line. The
Reading Adler of July 21, 1806 states : "On Sunday
a week ago, Johann Spatz and Miss Maria Runckel, both of Bern Twp." Berks and Schuylkill Journal, July 28, 1877 states :
John Spatz, the oldest citizen of Shartlesville, and one of the most aged persons in the county, died in that village at the age of 93 years. He leaves a wife with whom he had lived in matrimony for over 71 years. His living descendants are 10 children, 58 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. The
funeral service Was held in the Shartlesville Church, and inter- ment took place in the cemetery adjoining the same.
At the Berks Co. C. H., Deed Bk. 34:121, dated
Aug. 7, 1823, is found: -
Henry Betz, sheriff, sends greetings : Whereas, by writ of fieri facias 13 April last past, to me directed, of the goods and chattels of Christian Faust and Christina, his wife, for debt of 60 pounds which Daniel Lehr by his guardian, Yost Kauffman, recovered in Common Please, and for costs of $12.67, I seized land in Upper Bern Township, and messuage, bounded by Jacob Roth, John Faust, John Kauf- man, et al of 151 acres, late
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the estate of Philip Faust ... and on 23 June last past exposed same to sale, and sold to John Spatz, he being the highest bidder for $1908.00 ... Recorded 27 November 1823.
At the Berks Co. C. H., Deed Bk. No. 126:115,
April 4, 1871 is found:
John Spatz, Sr. of Centre Township for $9134.37, messuage and land in Centre Twp. of 155 acres, 199 perches, which Henry Betz, sheriff, Aug. 7, 1823, con- veyed to John Spatz .... Recorded 18 April 1877.
Centre Twp. was formed in 1842 from Upper Bern, Bern and Penn Twps. Johannes Spatz lived in that area of Bern Twp. which later became Upper Bern and still later Centre Twp. He and his wife moved to Shartlesville in their old age where several of their children lived.
After the death of John Spatz, Letters of Administration were given to his sons, Abraham Spatz, and Jared Spatz. John Spatz died in Upper Bern in the tenth day of July 1877 at 7:45 A. M. The widow had renounced. Signed by Registrar, Edelman, Nov. 19, 1877.
Census 1810, Bern Twp., John Spatz: one male 26 to 45; one male under 10; one female 16 to 26; one female under 10. Census 1850, Centre Twp., John Spatz, 65; Molly, 62; Peter, 22; Abraham, 15.
In a biographical sketch of the Stoudt family, which intermarried with the Spatz family, are
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listed at least nine of the ten children of John and Magdalena Spatz. This item was given me by the late Mrs. Mary Steinmetz (Hist. Soc. of Berks Co.).
Issue :
1. SAMUEL SPATZ (John3, Val.2, Michael1), son of John and Magdalena: m. 1st Kate Wagner; m. 2nd Catharine Bernhard. Issue: WILLIAM SPATZ, b. Sept. 3, 1837 (St. Mich. Ch.).
2. JOHN SPATZ (John3, Val. 2, Michael1), son of John and Magdalena: b. Dec. 15, 1813; m. Aug. 1, 1840 by Rev. Chas. Pauli to Sarah Faust, b. Apr. 4, 1821. They were married on the same day as were Sarah Spatz and Joseph Hix.
Note : Sarah Faust was the dau. of Johannes Faust, b. July 18, 1785; d. Dec. 28, 1843, and wife, Catharine Schlegel, b. Oct. 16, 1791; d. Nov. 1, 1854. Johannes was the son of Ludwig Faust b. Jan. 13, 1760; d. Apr. 27, 1806; wife Hannah Kiefer b. Aug. 25, 1763; d. Nov. 12, 1812; seven sons, three daughters. Ludwig was the son of Philip Faust b. 1703; d. 1778; wife Anna Louisa. Philip arr. in 1733. A Will at Berks Co. C. H.
John Spatz and Sarah acted as sponsors for Sarah, dau. of Solomon and Elizabeth (Hix) Faust, Apr. 28, 1839, at the Blue Mt. Ch., Upper Tulpehocken.
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Issue :
a. JOSEPH SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2, Michael1), son of John and Sarah: b. Jan. 8, 1842; d. Dec. 21, 1844.
b. EMILE (AMELIA) SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2, Michael1), dau. of John and Sarah: £ b.
Sept. 28, 1843; m. Darius Lininger.
c. MATILDA SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2,
Michael'), dau. of John and Sarah: b. Apr. 29, 1845; m. Jacob Moyer.
d. DANIEL SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2, Michael-), son of John and Sarah: b. June
2, 1847; m. 1st Rebecca Miller; 2nd Elizabeth Ruth.
e. CAROLINE SPATZ (John , John', Val. - 3 2 , Michael-)., dau. of John and Sarah: b. Mar. 2, 1849; m. Henry Stitzel.
f. CATHARINE SPATZ (John4, John', .2, Michael1), dau. of John and Sarah: b. Sept. 4, 1850; m. Aaron Stoudt, son of Samuel and Catharine (Leiss) Stoudt.
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Issue : WILLIAM STOUDT m. Cora Hain; EVA STOUDT m. Adam Kintzer; CARRIE STOUDT m. Harry Reber; GERTRUDE STOUDT m. George Tobias; FLORENCE STOUDT, single.
g . SARAH SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2, Michael1), dau. of John and Sarah: b. Jan. 25, 1853; d. y.
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h. JOHN SPATZ (John4, John3, Val. 2, Michael1), son of John and Sarah: b. Oct. 22, 1855; m. Catharine Heister.
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