- John Henrich of Bally, Pennsylvania (1857) (274 KB)
This is a tin type photograph of my Great, Great Grandparent, John Henrich (1834 - 1902), who was a carpenter in that small town in Berks County. The photo was taken in Reading, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Christian Henrich (1715 -1798) (242 KB)
This photograph was taken on Sharpe Mountain near Allentown at the former homestead of Christian Henrich. He was my 5th great grandfather. The inscription on the stone reads (translated from German): "Christian Henrich died Dec 13, 17__ aged 80 years. Out of the depths, I cry to thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice - Psalm 130"
- Mary (Brogley) Henrich (1857) (309 KB)
This is a tin type photograph of my great, great Grandmother, Mary (Brogley) Henrich (1835 - 1894). She and her husband John, lived in Bally (then called Churchville), Washington Township, Berks County Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Mary M. Henrich (1723/24 - 1795) (188 KB)
This is a photograph of Mary M. Henrich's tombstone taken on the site of their homestead on Sharpe Mountain outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Tombstone inscription reads: "Margareta May 3, 1725 - May 14, 1795"
- John Henrich &Mary (Brogley) Henrich (Est. 1890) (136 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandparent's, John Henrich and Mary (Brogley) Henrich, taken in Reading, Pennsylvania (Strunk Studios) about 1885 - 1890.
- Gravestone of Eve (Boyer) Fetterhoff (1792-1839) (789 KB)
Gravestone of my 3rd Great Grandmother, Eve (Boyer) Fetterhoff (1792-1839, wife of Colonel Philip Fetterhoff. The stone is located in the cemetery at St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Catherine (Kehs) Adam (1798-1880) (785 KB)
Gravestone of Catherine (Kehs)Adam, my great, great, great grandmother. She was the wife of Simon Adam. The stone is located in St. Paul's Cemetery at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania. It is in the same plot with her son, John K. Adam and his wife Mary Magdalena (Melcher) Adam.
- Jacob L. Essig (Est. 1900) (275 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandfather, Jacob L. Essig (1818 - 1908). Jacob lived with his wife Anna (Kemp)in Bally, Pennsylvania. He served in the Civil War in the 167th Regiment of Pennsylvania Drafted Militia. He was a carpenter and farmer. Jacob and Anna had three children, Augustine, William K., and Mary Essig.
- William K. Essig (1856-1947) (621 KB)
Photograph of my great grandfather, William K. Essig of Reading, Pennsylvania. He was born in Bally, Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1856. He used to tell my father as a child that he remembered when Abraham Lincoln was assasinated. William was married to a german immigrant, Angeline Gusk and the couple had six children. (Photograph taken est. 1930's)
- Gravestones of John K. Adam & Mary M. Melcher (697 KB)
Gravestones of my great, great grandparents, John K. Adam (1822-1895) and Mary Magdalena (Melcher) Adam (1829-1896) in St. Paul's Cemetery at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania. Mary Magdalena was the daughter of John Melchior and Salomae Buck. John was the son of Simon Adam and Catherine (Kehs) Adam.
- Isaiah Matter (Est. 1895) (135 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandfather, Isaiah Matter (1827-1900). A farmer, he lived with his wife, Catherine (Specht)Matter in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They had nine children.
- Gravestone of Frederick Fetterhoff (1765 - 1837) (701 KB)
Gravestone of my 4th Great Grandfather Frederick Fetterhoff, son of German immigrant Johann Georg Federhoff and his third wife, Anna Elizabeth Schnaebelin and husband of Susanna Heckert. The stone is located in Spring Grove Cemetery adjoining St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Map of Germany and Poland (1043 KB)
Map showing the locations of Wittstock, Germany and Gruntowice, Poland. My Great Grandmother, Angeline Gusk's family lived in these towns in the 18th Century. Gruntowice at that time was in Germany.
- Catherine (Specht) Matter (Est. 1880) (240 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandmother, Catherine (Specht) Matter (1827-1916) wife of Isaiah Matter of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Susanna Fetherhaff (1768-1831) (636 KB)
Gravestone of my 4th Great Grandmother, Susanna (Heckert) Fetherhaff, daughter of Philip Heckert and wife of Frederick Fetherhaff. The stone is located in Spring Grove Cemetery adjoining St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Philip Adam Henrich (1796-1854) (356 KB)
Gravestone of my Great, Great, Great Grandfather, Philip Adam Henrich, son of Philip Henrich and Elizabeth Weibel. Inscription in German reads "Here Rests Philip Adam Henrich, born 6 March 1796 who was married to Catherina Kissel on 15 March 1818 had with her 6 sons and 4 daughters and died 31 Aug 1854, 59 years, 6 mos, 24 days" This stone was photographed in the Old St. Henry's Church graveyard in Moselem Springs, Pa. The stone is no longer in existence.
- Isaiah Matter (Est. 1880) (419 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandfather, Isaiah Matter (1827-1900). He lived with his wife, Catherine (Specht) Matter and nine children in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Children: Millard, Hezekiah, son, Ira A., Joseph, Sarah Jane, Curtin, Louisa, Laura Eliza.
- Myself and a Fellow Henry Geneaologist (130 KB)
Photograph taken in 1999 of myself (right) and Tom Spaar, a fellow Henry family geneaologist (see Spaar Link below) and distant relative. The photo was taken on a research trip to the Berks County Geneaology Society in Laureldale, Pennsylvania.
- Declaration for Disability Pension - Jacob Essig (197 KB)
This document is the original declaration for a disability pension filled out for my Great, Great Grandfather, Jacob L. Essig. The form describes his service in the Civil War in 1862 and gives a physical description. His signature is at the bottom. Obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. (1890)
- Gravestone of Jacob L. Essig (1818-1908) (558 KB)
Gravestone of my Great, Great Grandfather, Jacob L. Essig in St. Paul's Cemetery, Most Blessed Sacrament Church, in Bally, Pa. Jacob Essig was a German immigrant and a Civil War Veteran.
- William K. Essig & Angeline (Gusk) Essig Family (253 KB)
The William K. Essig Family of Reading, Pennsylvania. Photograph taken about 1904. Left to right: Back: Father-William K. Essig. Front: Raymond, Carl, Gertrude (infant), and Mother-Angeline (Gusk) Essig.
- William B. Henry & Ellen (Adam) Henry Family (337 KB)
This photograph was taken in about 1917, probably in Reading, Pennsylvania. Rear: Harvey, Joe, John, Raymond, Charles, Bill. Front: Herman, Mother-Ellen, Leo, Father-William, Genevieve. William (1860-1930)was my Great, Great Grandfather, his son Herman was my Grandfather.
- William B. Henry & Ellen (Adam) Henry Family (1017 KB)
William B. Henry and Ellen Elizabeth (Adam) Henry family photograph taken in about 1901. Back: Charles, Harvey, Jenny, John, Raymond. Front: Father-William, William, Herman, Joseph, Paul (died in infancy), Mother-Ellen. The family originally lived in Bally, Pennsylvania and migrated to Reading, Pennsylvania.
- Bartholomew J. Neville (Est. 1876) (362 KB)
Photograph of Bartholomew J. Neville of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. B.J. Neville was a businessman in Scranton, owning a "Furniture and Undertaking" business and a stable. He also was a salesman for the Bronson, Brown, & Company, importers and jobbers of teas. He live in West Scranton with his wife, Sarah Jane (Barrett) Neville. They had 10 children.
- Bartholomew J. Neville (Est. 1895) (284 KB)
Photograph of my Great Grandfather, Bartholomew Joseph Neville (1843-1911). The family lived in West Scranton, Lackawanna County, Scranton. B.J. was born in Little Meadows, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Sarah Jane Barrett from Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania in 1876.
- Sarah Jane (Barrett) Neville (Est. 1910) (393 KB)
Photograph of Sarah Jane (Barrett)Neville. She lived with her husband, Bartholomew Neville in West Scranton, Pennsylvania. They had 10 children. Her maiden name was "Barrett", and she was raised in Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- Isaiah J. Fetterhoff & Hannah Lehman Family (1908) (975 KB)
Photograh taken in about 1908. Back: John, Howard, Verna, Charles. Front: Father-Isaiah, and Mother-Hannah. Hannah was the mother of John and Charles. Howard and Verna's natural mother was Sarah Jane Matter (see other photos). Sarah Jane died in childbirth in 1897.
- Sarah Jane (Matter) Fetterhoff (Est. 1880) (241 KB)
Photograph of my Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Matter (1858-1897). She was married to Isaiah J. Fetterhoff in 1886. The couple had two children who survived to adulthood, Howard T. Fetterhoff, and Verna I. Fetterhoff. Sarah Jane died in childbirth in 1897.
- Gravestone of John Henrich (1834-1902) (518 KB)
Gravestone of my Great, Great Grandfather, John Henrich, son of Philip Adam Henrich and Catherine Kiesel. He was the husband of Mary Brogley. The stone is located in St. Paul's Cemetery, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania.
- Immigrant Sisters, Angeline & Anna Gusk (69 KB)
Photograph of immigrant sisters, Angeline Gusk (right)and Anna Gusk (left) taken around 1890 perhaps shortly after arriving in the U.S. from Gruntowice, Germany (now in Poland). Angeline was married to William K. Essig and Anna was married to George Siegfried.
- Gravestone of Mary (Brogley) Henrich (1835-1894) (514 KB)
Gravestone of my Great, Great Grandmother, Mary (Brogley) Henrich, daughter of Elias Brogly and Regina Bernart. The stone is located in St. Paul's Cemetery at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania.
- Angeline Gusk (est 1900) (44 KB)
Photograph of my Great Grandmother, Angeline (Gusk) Essig, wife of William K. Essig of Reading, Pennsylvania. She was an immigrant from Gruntowice, Germany (now in Poland). Photo taken est 1900.
- Gravestone of Catherine Kiesel (1799-1877) (703 KB)
Gravestone of my 3rd Great Grandmother, Catherine Kiesel. She was the wife of Philip Adam Henrich and the daughter of Sebastian Kiesel and Catherine Schmidt. The stone is located in St. Paul's Cemetery at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania. The stone is in the same plot as John and Mary Henrich, Catherine's son and daughter-in-law.
- Sarah Jane Matter abt age 8 (est. 1866) (53 KB)
Tin type photograph of my great grandmother, Sarah Jane Matter (1858-1897)as a child. Her family lived in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of John Fetterhoff (1812 - 1883) (734 KB)
Photograph of the gravestone of my Great, Great Grandfather, John Fetterhoff. The stone is located in the cemetery at St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Sarah Jane Matter, abt age 5 (est .1863) (487 KB)
Photograph of my Great Grandmother, Sarah Jane Matter (1858-1897), daughter of Isaiah Matter and Catherine Specht.
- Gravestone of Susanah (Snyder) Fetterhoff (693 KB)
Photograph of the gravestone of my Great, Great Grandmother, Susanah (Snyder) Fetterhoff, wife of John Fetterhoff. The stone is located in the cemetery of St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Isaiah Matter (est .1870) (538 KB)
Photograph of my Great, Great Grandfather, Isaiah Matter (1827-1900)of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Isaiah Matter & Catherine Specht (506 KB)
Gravestone of my Great, Great Grandparent's Isaiah Matter and Catherine (Specht) Matter. Isaiah was the son of Joseph M. Matter and Catherina Schupp. Catherine ("Katie") was the daughter of John N. Specht and Barbara Hoffman. The stone is located in a small cemetery in Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Catherine (Specht) Matter (est .1870) (541 KB)
Photograph of Catherine Specht (1827-1916), my Great, Great Grandmother wife of Isaiah Matter.
- Cemetery Plot of the Barrett Family (879 KB)
Photograph of the plot of the Barrett Family in the Catholic Church Cemetery in Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Obelisk stone: Patrick Barrett (1815-1870), Ann (Burke) Barrett (1821-1886), James Barrett (1844-1870), William Barrett (1842-1851), Bridget Barrett (1850-1851), and Ellen Barrett (d. 1857). Separate stones also for William Barrett and Bridget Barrett.
- Closeup of Gravemarker of Patrick & Ann Barrett (400 KB)
Closeup photograph of the obelisk gravemarker of Patrick Barrett and Ann (Burke) Barrett. The stone is located in the Mary Queen of Peace (formerly St. Philomena's) Catholic Church Cemetery in Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- Gravestone of Colonel Philip Fetterhoff (596 KB)
Gravestone of my 3rd Great Grandfather, Colonel Philip Fetterhoff (1788-1833). He led a regiment from his hometown to the defense of Baltimore in 1814, during the War of 1812. He was also served as County Coroner between 1821 and 1824. The stone is located at the cemetery at St. Peter's (Fetterhoff's) Church in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Philip Fetterhoff's signature appears at the top (from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.)
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- Biography of John K. Adam and Mary M. Melcher (3 KB)
Narrative on the life of my great, great grandparent's John K. Adam (1822-1895), and Mary Magdalena Melcher (1829-1896) of Bally, Washington Township, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of Patrick Neville and Honora Reardon (2 KB)
Narrative on the life of my Great, Great Grandparent's Patrick Neville (b.1806) and Honora Reardon (b. 1812) of Little Meadows, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of B.J. Neville and Sarah Jane Barrett (3 KB)
Narrative of the life of my Great Grandparents, Bartholomew J. Neville (1843-1911) and Sarah Jane Barrett (1852-1919) of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
- HISTORY OF THE 167TH PA. DRAFTED MILITIA (52 KB)
This is a Regimental History that I researched and wrote on the 167th Regiment of Pennsylvania Drafted Militia, a drafted Civil War Regiment which was formed in Reading, Pennsylvania in October 1862. My Great, Great Grandfather, Jacob L. Essig, along with approximately 1000 other Berks County men served in this 9 month Regiment. The 167th was mainly stationed in Suffolk, Virginia and saw action at the Battle of Deserted House, about 12 miles outside that town. The Regiment was lead by Colonel Charles Knoderer, a german immigrant.
- Biography of Isaiah Matter and Catherine Specht (3 KB)
Narrative on the life of my Great, Great Grandparents, Isaiah Matter (1827-1900) and Catherine Specht (1827-1916) of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of William Henry & Ellen Adam (3 KB)
Narrative of the life of my great grandparents, William B. Henry (1860 - 1930)and Ellen Elizabeth Adam (1866 - 1927)of Reading, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of Jacob L. Essig & Anna Kemp (3 KB)
Narrative of the life of my Great, Great Grandparents, Jacob L. Essig (1818-1908) and Anna Kemp (1814-1888)of Bally, Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of Patrick Barrett & Ann Burke (3 KB)
Biography of my Great, Great Grandparents, Patrick Barrett (1815-1870)and Ann Burke (1821-1886 of Hawley, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of William K. Essig and Angeline Gusk (5 KB)
Narrative of the life of my Great Grandparent's William K. Essig(1856-1947) and Angeline Gusk (1867-1927) of Reading, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of John Henrich and Mary Brogley (3 KB)
Narrative on the life of my Great, Great Grandparents, John Henrich (1834-1902) and Mary Brogley (1835-1894) of Bally, Washington Township, Pennsylvania.
- Biography of John Fetterhoff and Susanna Snyder (2 KB)
Narrative of the life of my great, great grandparent's John Fetterhoff (1812-1883) and Susanna Snyder (1815-1886) of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- Biography-Isaiah J. Fetterhoff and Sarah J. Matter (2 KB)
Narrative on the life of my great grandparent's Isaiah J. Fetterhoff (1857-1929) and Sarah Jane Matter (1858-1897) of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
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My Henry Family of Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania