The David Wertz Family (Classic Reprint)
The David Wertz Family (Classic Reprint)

Author: Willard W. Wertz

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781333765279

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Excerpt from The David Wertz Family My father, George Wertz, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and lived there until all these children were born. In 1840 he moved to Illinois by land with seven horses and two wagons. One large one called a prairie schooner was seven weeks on the road. He was born in 1788, and died in Oregon, Illinois, Octo ber 2, 1865. He married Catherine Emerick, of the same county. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Wertz, Wirt, Wuertz, Etc. Families of Pennsylvania, 1400's-1990
Wertz, Wirt, Wuertz, Etc. Families of Pennsylvania, 1400's-1990

Author: Carolyn Cell Choppin

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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Ancestors and descendants of Hans Jacob Wurtz (1705-1775), son of Hans Conrad Wurtz and Anna Maria Ursula, who was born in Bretten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1731. He married Anna Barbara Hoff 1734 at Coventry. His will was dated March 10, 1775 in Quincy, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. In addition a great deal of data is presented on other families of Wertz, etc. surnames from the Midwest, Virginia and North Carolina, whose connection with Hans Jacob Wurtz has not been established.

Descendants of My Great-grandparents
Descendants of My Great-grandparents

Author: Laura Theresa Willhide Johnston

Publisher:

Published: 1924

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13:

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Peter Scheibly/Shively (1742-1823), according to family tradition, was born in Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. He served with the Northampton County Miltia during the Revolutionary War. He married twice and was the father of eighteen children, born 1772-1805. The family moved from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Tyrone Township, Cumberland County, now Perry County, Pennsylvania, in 1789. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Descendants spelled their surname Scheibly, Shively, Sheibley, and other variant spellings.

A Historical Account of the Trago/Trego Family
A Historical Account of the Trago/Trego Family

Author: June Shaull Lutz

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13:

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Peter Trego and Judith Mitchell were married in Baltimore County (now Harford), Maryland. He was the son of Capt. William Trego/Trago who immigrated from England about 1630 and later returned to England to bring a shipload of immigrants to Kent Islands, Maryland in 1639. Several other families were in Dorchester Co., Md. as early as 1695.

The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 847

ISBN-13: 1317454162

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Provides a look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. This work also explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible.