Daniel Berger[1]

Male 1832 - 1895  (62 years)


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  • Name Daniel Berger 
    Born 08 Aug 1832  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Oct 1832  Saint Michael's Church, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    name: Daniel Berger
    parents: Johann & Magdalena
    sponsor: Henrich & Elizabeht Mogel 
    Tax List 1850-1860  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Tax records throughout the 1850s were all indicate that Daniel owned no real estate; he is listed as a tenant throughout this time period. From 1853 through 1860, the value of Daniel's horses, cattle, money at interest, stocks, occupation and all other objects subject to taxation for either the county or the state was $50. From 1853 through 1857, this led to a county tax of $0.10 and a state tax of $0.15. In 1859 he paid $0.10 to the county and $0.12 to the state, and in 1860, with the same county tax, he paid $0.13 to the state.  
    Tax List 1861-1866  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1861: a tenant owning no real estate, Daniel's personal property and / or occupation was still valued at $50 for both county and state tax purposes. He paid a county tax of $0.10 and a state tax of $0.13 that year.
    1862: Daniel's value increased to $59, the first increase in ten years, and he paid $0.12 to the county and $0.15 to the state that year, in addition to a new special tax of $0.03 imposed by the state Assembly in 1861.
    1863: with the same valuation, Daniel paid $0.18 to the county and $0.15 to the state, plus the $0.03 special tax.
    1864: Daniel is listed on the tax rolls as a tenant on land owned by Daniel Ney. The value of his personal property and / or occupation increased to $142. He paid $0.42 to the county and $0.35 to the state, in addition to the $0.03 special tax. He owned two 'horses, mares, geldings or mules' valued at $80, and three cattle valued at $27.
    1865: Daniel?s personal property is valued at $107, as it was in 1864. He paid $1.60 to the county and $0.32 to the state.
    1866: Daniel is still a tenant, with personal property valued at $107. He paid a county tax of $1.07 and a state tax of $0.32.  
    Census 21 Jun 1880  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Daniel, age 47, head, farmer
    Eliazeeth, age 48, wife
    Fred, age 17, son, laborer
    George, age 14, son, laborer
    Daniel, age 12, son
    Kate, age 10, daughter
    Sallie, age 9, daughter
    Charles, age 5, son 
    Died 12 Jan 1895  Shartlesville, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Estate 23 Jan 1895  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    I, Daniel Berger, of Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, considering the uncertainty of life and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs while I have strength and capacity, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made.

    I bequeath to my beloved wife, Elizabeth all my estate, real, personal, mixed or of whatever nature it may be, to possess and use it and have power with it, the same as we possessed and used it and had power with it during our joined lives, or the same as I would have power and use and possess it during my life if I should survive her.

    And further I constitute and appoint my beloved wife, Elizabeth, my sole executrix of all my estate, real, personal, mixed or of whatever nature it many be, and give her power and authority to convey the same in her name to the purchaser or purchasers, if she desires to sell; to issue acknowledgements & c, in short, give her the same authority and power as executrix as I would have if I would survive her.

    In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, the eleventh day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four.

    witnesses:Emanuel Metz and Orlando F. Berger  
    Buried Saint Michael's (old) Cemetery, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I005244  Strausstown Roots | Berger.G
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2010 

    Father Johann Berger,   b. 16 Apr 1798, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1878, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Rentschler,   b. 09 Aug 1797, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1843, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F01054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Becker,   b. 18 Mar 1832, South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Feb 1900, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1852  Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Detail: Rev. J.D. Zehring 
    Children 
     1. William Franklin Berger,   b. 15 Mar 1854, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1861, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
    +2. John Henry Berger,   b. 29 Aug 1855, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Sep 1945, Naperville, Dupage County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. James Joseph Berger,   b. 01 Nov 1857, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1874, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
    +4. Mary Jane Berger,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Shartlesville, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1929, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +5. Alfred Benjamin Berger,   b. 12 Dec 1861, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1916, Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     6. Hanna Elizabeth Berger,   b. 28 Nov 1863, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1865, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +7. George Robert Berger,   b. 03 Dec 1865, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Sep 1937, West Hamburg, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +8. Daniel Howard Berger,   b. 10 Nov 1867, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1938, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. Catherine Emma Berger,   b. 13 Dec 1869, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1888, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    +10. Sallie Valeria Berger,   b. 13 Jul 1871, Shartlesville, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Feb 1942, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     11. Charles Calvin Berger,   b. 15 Sep 1875, Shartlesville, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1941, Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2010 
    Family ID F01484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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