Blue Book
of
Schuylkill County



Who was Who and Why



In Interior Eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial
Days~~~The Huguenots and Palatatines~~~Their
Service in Queen Anne's, French and
Indian, and Revolutionary Wars~~~

History of the Zerbe, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle,
Minnich, Standt, and Many
Other Representative Families


By
Mrs. Ella Zerbey Elliott

Author of "Old Schuylkill Tales" and
Other Short Stories. Formerly for
Six Years on the Editorial Staff
of the Pottsville, Penna.,
"Republican."




Pottsville, Pa., "Republican"
Joseph T. Zerby, Proprietor
Publishers
1916

      Sept 1727
      To the Honorable Bench,
           We whose names are hereunto subscribed, ye inhabitants
      of ye North west parts of ye Township of Oley, Tolpehocken,
      and parts adjacent.                    Having no Road as yet estab-
      lished amongst us, by means whereof we suffer diver incon-
      veniences and a great part of ye land at present not Settled,
      through which we hereby petitioned road is naturally designed
      to go by means of whereof there will be no oppositionmade in
      ye laying of it out
           Wherefore, we your Petitioners humbly request that you
      will be pleased to order a High road to be laid out. Beginning
      at the Lutherian Meeting House in Tolpehocken to end in the
      high road, at ye Quakers Meeting House near George
      boone's Mill in Oley

           And your petitioners shall ever pray.

      Frederick Schaffer
      Adam Lish
      N.Nevs
      Nicholas Rienr
      Mardey Stub
      Anthonn Schadt
      Jacob Korbell
      Johan Henrich Schnchert
      Nicholas Schaeffer
      Michael Ernest Herner
      Johannes Christman
      Stephen Wasseicheidt
      Adam Walbornn
      Jacob Kobft
      George Lish
      Abraham Link
      Nicholas Rull
      Cunrath Diffenbach
                *Zerbey History, Part2
      Peter Klub
      Sebastian Fischer
      Lenhart Riet
      Jasper Riet
      Mardin Battdorff
      Lenhart Feg
      Phillip Braun
      *MARDIN ZARBEN
      Michael Aenrich
      John Entenfelt
      Benjamin Boone
      Isaac Wiseman
      John Collins
      Joseph Baker
      Jonathan Baker
      Hugh Edward
      William Roberts
      Peter Hilton







      Part 1
      pages
      1-24                  Intros etc - John Lindermuth -t
      25-35                Hugenots and Palatines - Ella Winsbro -t/s
      36-57                Pennsylvania Pioneers of 1723- Ellen Hooven -t/p
      58-80                Indian Troubles in Pa - Betty Casey -s needs pr
      81-109             War of the Revolution - Dianne Dorn
      109-113           War of 1812-1814 - Kathy Baker -t
      114-120           Mexican War - Chris Caraher -t/p
      122-148           The Early Settlers - Kathy Baker -t
      149-186          Who was Who - Shirley Ryan

      Part 2
      187-200           Genealogical Records:
                                 Orgins of the Zerby's thru Second Generation - Claudia Menzel

      Martin Zerbe's Line
      200-231           John Zerbe to John Adam Miller - Teresa Murray -t
      232-266           Ship Lists thru Sontag Family - Betty Casey -s needs pr

      Lorentz Zerbe Line
      266-289           First Generation thru Second and Third
                                 ending with John Zerbe, Cumru Township - Kim Duncan Eagan -t
      289-309           Third and Fourth Generations to
                                 Philip Zerbe of Washington Twn.,Schuylkill County - Teresa Murray -t
      309-323           Descendants - Diann Olsen
      323-347           Center County, Northumberland County Zerbes and
                                 Old Church Tombstone Readings - Kathy Baker -t

      Part 3
      Allied Families
      351-363           Merkles - Margaret Brunson
      364-393           Minnich, Muench History - Gwen
      393-397           Staudts,Stoudts,Stouts - Gwen

      399-409           Muellers (Millers) - Gwen

      409-411           Reber Family - Diann Olsen
      413                  Wildermuth family - Diann Olsen
      413-435           Orgin of the Schwalms - Betty Casey -s needs pr
      437-445           Pottsville Erected - Faith Gibson
      447-end           Old Time Stories and more - Faith Gibson




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