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Migration Patterns of Schuylkill County

Welcome to the Schuylkill County (PA) Migrations Project. The purpose of this project is to catalog migrations INTO and OUT of Schuylkill. If you have ancestors who lived in Schuylkill and know when and where they either migrated to or from Schuylkill, please email Barb Lavin. The information you provide will be added to the data base.

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Updated Feb 12,2003

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Bauer 1870 Hailfingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany Carl Immigrated from Hailfingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany 1868 at the age of 19. Came to Lebanon County, Pa. Swatara Twp, married in 1871 to Elizabeth Ziegar, had two children in Lebanon, started moving eastward to Tower City, Porter twp, Sch. Co., Pa. living there until 1880. They keep moving east to Tremont living there from 1880 to 1896, were the majority of their 15 children were born. From 1897 to 1900 lived in Cass Twp, Primrose area and living in Buck Run, Foster Twp. until his death 1906.

Brennan


Schuylkill County, Heckscherville, PA to New Jersey
New Jersey
Bressler mid 1700's Germany
From Iowa moved to Nebraska in the 1880's. Most left Nebraska with the Great Depression and the dust bowl. Moved to many other states, among them: Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Missouri, Wyoming and my branch to California. 1840's or 50's Iowa
Brown 1846 Scotland
Canada
David and Nancy Immigrated from Scotland, through Nova Scotia where he met and married his wife, Nancy. They had two children born in Canada (David and Lilly) and seven children (Elizabeth, John, Ann, William, Agnes, Michael, and George) born in Schuykill county.
N.J.
Brion 1790

Settled in the Orwigsburg area early 1800's Centre County, PA
Burch (Burza) 1890-1900
Lithuania Joseph N Located in New Phila, Pa and worked as a miner. Married to Blanch Metrick, also an emigrant and had 5 children-Alice,Edward,,Joseph, John and Alfred. Moved to Mechanicsville and died there in 1943.

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Campbell/O'Donnell 1883 Ireland via Scotland Cornelius & Susan (O'Donnell) Campbell Rahn Twp; Children: James P., Cornelius (Slate Pickers), Mary, Maggie, John J., Anthony, and Hugh (b. 1889 PA) early 1900's Philadelphia
Carey/Dean l845 Mayo, Ireland Hannah (Dean) & Michael Carey



Carroll/Creary Abt l850
Pottsville
Mt. Carmel
Ireland Martin and Elizabeth (Creary)Carroll Martin and 8 of his children moved to Cincinatti. Mrs. David (Bridgett Carroll) Williams m. abt 1875 and lived in Shenandoah until 1900. Bridget died in Mt. Carmel on July 3, 1913. Martin died February 7, 1896. abt. 1880 Cincinatti, OH
Carroll/Delaney Abt l847 Ireland Martin and Margaret (Delaney) Carroll First evidence of entering Schuylkill county marriage certificate: 1847 (1840 census does not include them) Lived in Cass, Branchdale, and Lewellyn Twp. bet. 1850-1880. Died in Minersville, buried in St. Vincent de Paul's cemetery.

Christ 1753 Skippack, Montgomery County Marcus He settled within 4 miles of Fort Franklin. He was killed by the Indians in 1756 during an ambush, along with a George Kramer.

Ciszek 1884 Southeastern Poland Martin and Antonette Shenandoah; Martin d. 1928; Antonette d. 1929

Confer 1780

Moved to the Pine Grove area, where several branches apparently remained; others came to Centre County early 1803 Centre County, PA
Cooper/Kupfer 1854/55 Prussia William They settled in Schuylkill Cty ,Pa, next child born in 1855. There was Henry,Caroline, Frederick,Mary, Wilhelm, Eilas,and Rose. They lived in Ashland,Pa In 1890 they lived on Line st.My understanding is that in Prussia they worked for Frederick the Great, probably as servants Rose is my grandmother,she married the son of Adam Sala & Augusta Klase in 1893, Edward Adam

Chirstina
Henry
Cudo 1906 Nowa Wies, Kolbuszowa, Poland Mary Sister and brother

Enoch
D
DAVIS 1838 Carmarthenshire Wales Peter Harris
1861 Utah
Monmouthshire Wales Margaret Thomas
Denchy/
Krizanauskas
birth
William and
Constance (Krizanauskas) Denchy

1930's Jessup, Pa
Doran/
Delany
abt 1847/1848 Ireland Patick and Julia (Delany) Doran
Patrick abt 1847 - Julia abt 1848
Dunlop abt 1847 Scotland Archibald


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Farrell 1855 Ireland Andrew son John died in in East Brookside Mine Disaster August 2, 1913. John's wife (Catherine Fox Farrell) and their children as well as John's brothers and sisters moved out of the county
Philadelphia County, PA
Fertig
Chester County Hans Some of his children stayed in Chester county, others moved to Clinton county, Indiana; Union county, Luzerne county and Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA.
Clinton County, In.
Luzerne County, PA Union county, PA
Fisher/Litsch b. 1872 in Tremont (Fisher)
Charles and
Helen (Liptsch)
Helen Litsch d.1943 in Philadelphia Abt 1890 Phila. PA

b. 1875 Mahanoy City hospital (Litsch)
Fitzsimmons b. Mar/1876
Mary V. Mother was born in PA father was born in Ireland

Freiberger/Fryberger Early 1800's Germany Christian Settled in Orwigsburg. Wife was Margaret Gearing (from France). mid to late 1800's Northumberland
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Garraway
County Durham, England

Luzerne, and Phila. Cnty's as well as CA, NJ, DE, MD, OR, FL, and TN
Gaul 1872 Pommern Prussia Friedrich Settled in Gilberton

Green/Dixon
Ireland Mary(Dixon)Green and Aaron Green
Mary(Dixon)Green from Ireland. Her husband Aaron Green was born in Schuylkill but his father came from England, probably due to the poor working conditions for miners in that country during the Industrial Revolution. They remained in Sch. Co. The 1920 Mahanoy Township Census shows they lived in Boston Run Village. They subsequently moved to Girardville.

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Hall/Marvin Schuylkill Abt. 1837 N.Y. Edson and Menerva (Marvin) Hall Had several children in the county one of which d. 7-3-1869 at Gettysburg 1869 Gran Blanc,Mi
Hartman 1850
John Enrolled in 96th PA, Civil War, 1861. Several children born in PA. 1880 Douglas County, CO. Obituary says he resided in Douglas County for about 25 yrs. 1871 Douglas County, CO
Heberlings 1732 Germany Johannes settled in the Porter (Mahontongo) Twp. They may have originally been in Pine Grove 1855 Clearfield County, Pa.
Wright Co. Minnesota
Heffron Abt. 1845 Ireland
Some moved to CA,GA, and Cayman Islands Abt 1890 Phila. PA
Jersey City NJ
Higgins 1873 England Mark and Elizabeth Elizabeth was from Ireland. She came with him in 1873. Elisabeth was b. Dec 1845

Hinkel/Hinkle 1854 Hainchen, Hesse, Germany Ludwig, Johanette & Johann Settled in Minersville

Hinkel 1851 Hainchen, Hesse, Germany Jacob Settled in Schuylkill Haven

Hoffman/Gerber Bef. 1837 Lehigh County John HOFFMAN, Wilheim born Baden, Germany 1749, settled in Northampton Co, PA, wife, Elizabeth GERBER b 1757. Both died in Unionville, Lehigh Co. Son John b. 1775 Lehigh Co and died 1837 in West Penn, Schuylkill Co. John's wife, Juliana HOFFMAN b. 1786 and their son, Jonas Hoffman b. 1813 and his wife, Hannah Zeigler of West Penn, Schuylkill Co. PA, moved to Southington, Ohio after Jonas and Hannah's wedding, CA early 1830's. All three are buried in the German Reformed Cemetery in Southington, Ohio. Abt 1830 Southington, Ohio
Holdeman/Wolfgang

Daniel and Elizabeth (Wolfgang) Holdeman and their 8 children
1845 Wheatland Twp., Will Co., IL
Hopkins




Youngstown, Ohio
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Igo 1840 Mayo
Roscommon Ireland

To Vermont circa 1838 St. Clair, Schuylkill by 1840 then Mahanoy, Shenandoah.
Swift Co., MN and then Cook Co., ILor MN to CA, NE, OR
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Jones 1860 Dowlais, Glamorgan Wales Edmund P., Hannah & Sarah Settled in Mahanoy City Area

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Kendall Mahanoy City, 1879 Frizington, Cumberland County England James, Catherine, John, Mary Ann, and Benjamin Family moved to Minersville by 1888.

Kershner b. 16 Jul 1823 Shamokin Township Daniel


Kline
Germany
entered thru Berks Cnty

Knott/Nott Bet. 1800-1838 England James and Hester Knott/Nott James, miner, lived in Norwegian Twp and Pottsville, 1840-60; Son Daniel Knott (b. 1838) m. Mary Ann Jones, took his family to Trenton, NJ. James d. 1860-70 Pottsville. 1874 Trenton, NJ
Korsak 1904 Lithuania Alexander and Mary Martha and daughter Mary settled in Shenandoah, PA. Alexander became a shoemaker and also worked on the railroad. Mary Martha worked on the railroad. They had 4 other daughters: Theresa(Aftuck-died 1979), Anna(Soroka-died 1997), Margaret(Fannan-died 1998) and Helen(Opanel-died 1938) Alexander died in 1938, Mary Martha in 1965 and daughter Mary(Yankowski) died in 1973.

Krizanauskas Shenandoah
Anne
1940's military -> Phoenix, Arizona
Kull/Lung
Elkton South Dakota Mary Ann Lung and John Kull George Michael Lung, Baptist Minister, of Ingelfingen, Germany migrated to Ontario, Canada. From Ontario migrated to the Dakota Territory then to Elkton, South Dakota. Daughter Mary Ann, married John Kull and moved to Saint Clair area. Some of Mary Ann & John's children stayed in the area others went to NY. Most Kulls stayed in St Clair/Pottsville area others stayed in PA but in Norristown, Lancaster areas.
Montgomery and Lancaster Cntys, Pa and N.Y.
Kupfer [Cooper]/Mutherstok 1855 Germany/Prussia Wilhelm and Christiana W. May have worked for Frederick the Great. In the Civil war for a short time, died in a mine accident sometime between 1870/80. They had 7 children.Henry, Caroline,Frederick, Mary, Wilhelm, Elias and Rose.

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Lawell abt 1924 - Schuylkill Haven England John John Lawell went to Philadelphia, on board the steamship "Haverford" on April 23 1923 from Liverpool. Agnes sailed on 1 Nov 1923 on the "Orca" from Southampton, England. They were married in Wishaw, Scotland were Agnes was from. They had a son Joseph Ignatius Lawell, born in Wishaw, Scotland. John and Agnes were married on July 8, 1918 in St Ignatius Roman Catholic Chapel their address was 27 Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Scotland. John Joseph Lawell was born in 1887 in Tullylish, Co Down, Northern Ireland.

Scotland Agnes
Lipsett/Brennan 1864 Ireland then Canada John and Catherine (Brennan) John Lipsett b. 1835 Ireland, to Canada in 1849, to Heckscherville, Schuylkill County in 1864, died there. Catherine Brennan Lipsett b. 1840 Ireland, to Canada in 1849, to Heckscherville

Lipsett
Canada Robert Heckscherville, Schuylkill County

Wiliam John
Thomas
Lloyd




Youngstown, Ohio
Long fall of 1868 Yorkshire, England John and Elizabeth (Dawson) and 8 of 9 children: Henry, Hannah Elizabeth, Mary J., Thomas, William, John D., Ann and Edward. : Landed in New York Aug 30, 1868 and going immediately to Schuylkill County, Pa., where John (father) engaged in the manufacture of brick before moving onto Iowa. Son,William, was killed in a coal mine in Schuylkill County, Edward stayed in Schuylkill County, Pa., and was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The rest of the family moved on to Iowa in 1876. 1876 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa
Lucas/Kochma abt 1906 Slovakia John and Zuzanna (Susan) (nee Kochma) Lucas (Lukatch) John 1906
Susan 1908


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McDonnell/
Brennan
abt 1848 Ireland Loughlin and Winafred (Brennan) McDonnell


McDonough/
Egan
bef. 1843 Ireland Michael and Maria (Egan) McDonough Michael and Maria arrived separately in Schuylkill County Aft. 1843 Waukegan,Ill.
McGreal/
Kennedy
1863 Westport,
County Mayo,
Ireland
John F. and Bridget (Kennedy) McGreal Lived in Mahanoy City 5 years. Daughter Bridget b. March 17,1867. Godfather to Mary A. McGrail/McGreal on Dec 7, 1865. 1868 Brooklyn, NY
Meyer 1840 Prussia Peter Some of his children moved to Philadelphia and Boston, but most stayed in Schuylkill.
Phila. Pa
Boston Mass
Miller/Hengler Abt 1855 Germany Mathias (Matthew) and Margarette Hengler (Hegler) May have been accompanied by John Miller Abt 1880 Lackawanna County, Pa. As well as CA and Ohio
Morgan/
Cranage
Abt. 1875 - Girardville Wales William Morgan
and
Anna Cranage
Had 2 daughters in Schuylkill; 2 sons in Iowa Abt. 1880 Iowa
Morganstern Abt. 1847 Europe Peter Purchased public land in 1850 1850 Illinois
Murphy Coaldale Summit Hill, PA (Carbon County) Alexander Murphy Grandson of James and Rose Murphy, immigrated in 1846 from Ballyhacket-Glenahorry, Londonderry, N. Ireland

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Neill 1846 Ireland James First went to Mauch Chunk, then to Philadelphia. Became a Methodist minister 1835 1853 Phila.
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O'Herron


From Schuylkill County, Minersville to NJ
N.J.
Odietus(Audiejaitis)/
Bendinsky
Charles, 1900 Lithuania Charles and Mary Charles was killed in a mining accident in 1915. Surviving 6 children born Schuylkill: Anna, Michael, Joseph, Adele, Charles and Anthony.

Mary, 1902
Odietus

Adele Married Salvatore Puma (New Yorker)1936; lived in NY; retired to FL in 1990's 1936 Westchester Cnty, NY
Odietus/Bender/
Kubilis/Beck


Anna Odietus 1919 married George Bender (Shenandoah) d. 1921; 1922 married George KUBILIS (Mahanoy City), divorced; 1930's married Frank Beck (Shenandoah) d. 1969, they moved to NYC, later Queens; buried Shenandoah Heights 1940s Queens, NY
George Bender
George Kubilis
Frank Beck
Odietus

Anthony Married Nancy Anderson 1944 in Leicester, England; lived in NY 1945 The Bronx, NY
Odietus/Shustack

Charles and Sophie (Shustack) Odietus Married 1932 Sophie SHUSTACK (Shenandoah); lived in Shenandoah until 1970s. Buried Shenandoah Heights. early
1970s
NJ
Odietus/Yurgins

Joseph and Anna (Yurgins) Odietus Married 1928 Anna YURGINS (Shenandoah); migrated to NYC, returned to Shenandoah about 1955 later migrated to Rhode Island. Buried Shenandoah Heights 1940s NY, NY
Oietus/McGarry

Michael and Mary (McGarry) Odietus Married 1933 Mary MCGARRY (Shenandoah);
military -> navy; retired in CA.
Mid 1930s San Diego, CA
Ogonek 1897 Galicia, Poland Thomas Thomas was 10 and George was 17. They changed their name to Taylor in hopes of gaining employment. They were both proud to be from the part of Poland once known as Galicia. Married Mary Cudo and had eight children; Joseph, Stanley, Bernard, Clara, (Hopie), Edmund, (Munch), Anne, Stephen, (Twuck), Ruth.

George
Ogonek birth
Clara Married Peter Klein of Shenandoah 1940's Delaware
Ogonek birth
Edmund
1940's Montgomery County, Philadelphia County
Stephen
Anne
Orme About 1858 Mercer County Pa John, Margaret and their children born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1810 and moved with his wife Margaret [also from Wigan] and his family, to Mercer Co., Pennsylvania in 1854 and from there to St. Clair, Schuylkill Co. about 1858, where he died in 1874. death
P
Palchus/
Odietus
George, 1904 Lithuania George and Mary (Bendinsky-Odietus) Mary ODIETUS married George in 1918. They had 2 surviving sons: George and Leonard.

Palchus

Leonard Married Gloria Belladonna (New Yorker) 1947; lived in NY. 1946 Orange Cnty, NY
Pelsinski/Pelsinsky Abt 1890 Poland Alexander/Florence Settled in Shenandoah

Pelsinski/Pelsinsky birth
Joseph, Jr.
1950's Lancaster County
Christina
Pelsinski/Pelsinsky birth
Joseph
1950's Levittown, Pa
Ogonek Ruth
Petrauskas/
Petrosky
Abt 1878 Lithuania
Went to Shenandoah where they mined coal 1891 Waterbury, CT
Petrey




Weatherly, Carbon Co, PA
Picton Abt 1849 Wales Job and Elizabeth Settled in Pottsville. Job: b. 7/21/1826, d. 03/08/1892; Elizabeth: b. 09/18/1830, d. 11/03/1888. Children: Thomas m. Sara NICE; Stearm m. Florence NEWTON; Kenneth Franklin m. Pearle June MEDLIN

Picton birth
Stearm and Florence Both buried in Pottsville moved after WWII Maryland
Picton birth
Kenneth Franklin After joining the U.S, Army, married Pearle Medlin on 25 Dec 1941. Moved all over the world while spending 32 years in Army. 1940 Washington, DC, Maryland
Powers 1840 ->Pottsville Ireland Patrick and Ellen In a 12 year period, they lived in Montreal; New York; and Towanda, PA before arriving in Pottsville. One branch of this family remains in Pottsville today. late 1880's Philaldephia, Pa.
Pringle/White before 1847 England John were married March 17,1847 at Trinity Episcopal Church ,Pottsville Schuylkill County PA the purchased land in Alleghany County MD in the Area of Frostburg. in and around 1858-1864 they were living in Mineral County VA, Bloomington and Piedmont areas, at one point John Pringle did work in the coal mines so he may have worked in the coal mines in Pottsville before moving to the Alleghany and Mineral areas, in his Cival War Pension records it listed that he worked in the coal mines several years before the War. It states he worked in Hampshire mines as well. 1850 Alleghany County MD
Scotland Elizabeth
Proszak(1900)/
Prosak/Prosack (1930s)
1900 Wola Luzanska Poland Wojciech (George) Left Hamburg Germany on The Cap Frio, August 18, 1900; arrived Port of NY, August 31, 1900. Settled in Shenandoah. Married Victoria Ciszek, daughter of Martin and Antonette Ciszek. Died 1931. Name changed to PROSAK.

Proszak(1900)/
Prosak/Prosack (1930s)
1895 Hamburg, Germany Jan Moved to Michigan; d. 1911. Name changed to PROSAK.
Michigan
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R
Rower 1802 Saxony Germany Frederick Benjamin settled near Pottsville, PA. He married Elizabeth LONG (daughter of Joseph and Sarah (DILDINE) LONG) November 12, 1807. After the War of 1812 Franklin County, Ohio
Ryan/Halpin 1850-1860 Ireland John P. Mahanoy Twp, Bowmans. John married Hannah HALPIN in Mahanoy City (1867?) and they had 15 children all baptized at St. Canicus. 3 children die in Mahanoy. John, Hannah and children leave county including 3 married children. Eldest daughter, Mary married a PARKER. Eldest son, John, married an IGO. 1900 Waterbury, CT
S
Scherrei 1800s Germany
brief stay early 1900's Erie Cnty. PA
Schmoldt Aft. 1865 New Jersey Herman (b.Oct 25 1854) came to America at age 17. He was avoiding the draft in Germany. He worked in a shoe factory in NJ until he had the money to bring over the rest of his family (parents included). They then moved to Tamaqua, PA during "the time following the Civil War". They then moved to Texas. Herman Schmoldt was on the 1880 Lavaca County Census - age 26, with an assumed brother, Henry (age 28). The family settled in the Barclay/Rosebud area, currently Falls County, TX. He also spent 6 months in the Oklahoma City Jail when war was declared (WWI ?) abt 1880 Lavaca County, Tx
Smith bef. 1860 Wuttemburgh. Germany Christian


Snyder/Oswald birth Sept 5,1927 Ashland, Schuylkill, PA Albert Ray Twins
Forest City, Iowa
Alma Jane Oswald Walnutport PA
Stahlman 1780's

John and Eleanor Eleanor went to Clarion co. PA. mid 1830's with sons Jeremiah, John, Samuel, Jacob, Gabriel. Son -Solomon STALLMAN went to Huntingdon co. Pa. Grandchildren of John went to Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. 1830's Clarion County, Pa.
Huntingdon County, Pa.
Stauffer b 1859 in PA
George W. s/o Henry H. Stauffer before 1888 CT: Waterbury or neighboring Naugatuck and eventually Middlebury
Stauffer b 1862 in PA
Wilbert Frank s/o Henry H. Stauffer before 1890 Naugatuck in New Haven County, CT
Stauffer b 1864 in Mahanoy City
Edmund Ephraim s/o Henry H. Stauffer 1891 Middlebury, CT
Stauffer b. 1867 in Mahanoy City
Zachariah Taylor s/o Henry H. Stauffer Naugatuck in New Haven County, CT
Stauffer b. 1869 in Mahanoy City
Horace Oscar s/o Henry H. Stauffer Abt. 1900 Naugatuck in New Haven County, CT
Stolze/Heina Abt 1880 Weimer, Germany Carl Richard and Minnie and Otto (child) settled in Minersville bef 1906 Pittsburg Pa and later Michigan City Indiana
Szalak 1912 Brest, Lublin, Poland Adam and Josephine All their children John, Sophie, Anna, Mary, Jean, Eleanor, and Theresa. settled in Lancaster County except for:
Lancaster County
Stella Michigan
T
Tabaka 1900 Poland Adam Adam married Anna Wielgosz in Skuylkill County, had a son Theophil then returned to Poland,and returned back to Mahonoy City and remained there until he died in 1953. Anton married Sophia Kurz. Death
1905 Anton Leon

Michigan
Toewe Ashland 1871 Germany August, Caroline, Bertha, Robert, Johanna, Carl, August and Herman Most of the family stayed in Ashland for several generations. Two of the children moved to Duluth. 1890's Duluth Minnesota
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Walentowicz
Valantanavicius
Wallace
Abt 1878 Lithuania
Went to Shenandoah where they mined coal 1891 Waterbury, CT
Ward/O'Connell Abt. 1845 Ireland Patrick and Johanna (O'Connell) Ward Children Mary (1839) and Ellen (30 Mar 1840) born PA. Thomas (18 Aug 1845), John (27 May 1847, Margaret (1849), Peter (1851) Mathew (27 July 1853), Alice (20 Mar 1856) born Schuylkill. 1860 Census family is in LaSalle, IL 1860
Census
LaSalle, IL
1870
Census
Bloomington, IL
Warner unknown
Bef Feb. 8, 1855
Germany Samuel Died on Feb. 8, 1855 in (Rock) and is buried in the Salem-Hetzels Church Cemetary in Pine Grove, PA. Married to Elizabeth MARTIN.

Warner/Krause b. Schuylkill County
Harry and
Elizabeth (Krause)
Family history says that a Strauch woman who married one of the Wanners did not like the name, so changed it to "Warner"

Warner/Minnich Warner b. Schuylkill County
s/o Warner/Krause

Henry and
Amelia M. Minnich
b. Aug. 4, 1844, Wayne Twp, PA; d. Dec. 24, 1931 in (Rock) Pine Grove, PA. Married Amelia M. MINNICH. Henry was buried in Salem-Hetzels Church cemetary in Pine Grove, PA.

Warner b. Schuylkill County
Franklin Told that Franklin went into the Army and was captured and kept in an Andersonville prison where they kept the prisoners in the Civil War and that he later died in an Annapolis, MD Rehabilitation Hosp.

Warner b. Schuylkill County
Christian


Warner b. Schuylkill County
John


Warner b. Schuylkill County
Caroline


Warner b. Schuyllkill County
Franklin H. b. Feb. 9, 1873

Willmore Aft 1845 Boston Mass Thomas and Ellen removed to Philadelphia, thence to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the coal region, at a village called Llewellyn; he was here engaged as foreman in a coal mine, by Johanan Chockle & Sons... While here he became acquainted with Mammon Duke Hearst, formerly a missionary at Dexter, Michigan, who induced him to buy land of him without having seen it; came here the following fall (before 1850). bef 1850 Waterloo, Jackson County, MI
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Y
Young
County Durham, England

Luzerne, and Philadelphia Cnty's as well as CA, NJ, DE, MD, OR, FL and TN
Z
Zerbe 1760
Pine Grove Twp
Schohanie Valley, NY via Lancaster County Lorentz b. 1687 Son of John Philip Zerbe, French Huguenot who immigrated to NY from the Palatine.

Tulpenhocken
now Heidelberg Twp
Philip
(1717-1790)
Son of Lorenz
Twice married; said to have had 12 children among them: John, b.1750 m. Barbara Witman; Philip, Jr., 1765-1831, m. Christine Boyer; Benj. went West; Jonathan 1769-1846, m. Magd. Deppen (1775-1845).
ZINK Abt. 1853 Germany Francis and Sabina They had two sons Albert G. & Christopher A. both adults. All were born in Germany. They lived originally in St. Clair and then in Port Carbon





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