1768 Valentine Himelberger was taxed in Bern Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1787 Valentin Himmelberger died on March 9 in Berne, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Valentin Himmelberger was buried at Bellemans Church Cemetery, Mohrsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was born on December 9, 1709 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [2]
1788 Elisabeth Himmelberger died on June 1 in Berne, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Elisabeth Himmelberger was buried at Bellemans Church Cemetery, Mohrsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was born on November 6, 1713 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [3]
1788 The estate of Valentin Himmelberger was administered. The administration took place on August 2 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The will named Valentin Himmelberger. [4]
A biosketch of a descendant reports [5]:
FRANKLIN R. HIMMELBERGER, the well known carriage and wagon builder of the borough of West Reading, was born near Garfield, in Centre township, Berks county, Feb, 5, 1861, son of Daniel P. and Rebecca (Richard) Himmelberger.
The home of the Himmelberger family is in Upper Berks county. This is an old family and at one time quite a numerous one. The Pennsylvania archives record that (1) Valentine Himmelberger emigrated to this country on the "Bilander Townshead," which landed at Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1737. George Himmelberger, a brother of Valentine, came over in the ship "Patience," which qualified at Philadelphia Sept. 19, 1749. They both located in Bern township, Berks county. Valentine died on his farm in 1788. He made his will Feb. 28, 1787, and this was recorded Aug. 2, 1788. His wife had died some time before. Their eight children were: Philip, Jacob, Elizabeth, Catharine, Clara, George, Susanna and Eve.
Descent to a DNA match:
1822 Daughter Maria Elisabeth Wagner died on March 16 in Berne, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Maria Elisabeth Wagner was buried at Saint Michael's Union Cemetery, Tilden Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was born on December 15, 1740 in Berne, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [6]
1799 Pvt Christoph Wagner died on April 2 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Pvt Christoph Wagner was buried at Saint Michael's Union Cemetery, Tilden Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was born in 1735. [7]
1833 Susanna Lichty died on January 8. Susanna Lichty was buried at Ellerton Cemetery, Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was born on July 15, 1766. [8]
1820 Conrad Lichty died on January 27 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Conrad Lichty was buried at Ellerton Cemetery, Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was born on January 15, 1764 in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [9]
1865 Mary Magdalena Warner died on August 28. Mary Magdalena Warner was buried at Saint George Cemetery, Jackson Twp, Shelby County, Indiana. She was born in 1788. [10]
1843 George Warner died on February 26 in Shelby County, Indiana. George Warner was buried at Saint George Cemetery, Jackson Twp, Shelby County, Indiana. He was born on July 5, 1784 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [11]
1902 Susanna Tindall died on August 28. Susanna Tindall was buried at Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. She was born on October 20, 1828. [12]
[1] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[5] Morton Luther Montgomery, Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 (Chicago: Beers, 1909), 00542-0, 772, [AncestryImage].
[6] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].