1836 - 1907 (70 years)
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Name |
Emanuel Berger |
Born |
27 Jan 1836 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania [3] |
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Emmanuel Berger - biography by Alison Berger Boor From family papers and oral histories given by Dorsen and Betty Berger, Kathryn Berger, Paul Berger, Doris Berger Miller, Carrie Unger Spatz, Bob Unger
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
19 Sep 1850 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1850 George Berger, age 39, farmer; Catharine, age 32; Sarah Ann, age 16; Emanuel, age 15; Malinda Miller, age 12 |
Land Purchase or Sale |
1 Feb 1870 |
Berger Farm, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Deed - George Berger to Emanuel Berger February 1, 1870, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Census |
20 Aug 1870 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1870 Emanuel Berger (34, farmer), Christina (28, keeping house), George (4). Katy (2) |
Census |
9 Jun 1880 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1880 Emanuel Berger (44), Dianna (39, wife, keeping house), George (14, laborer), Kate (11, servant), Benjamin (9), Henry (6), Mary (4), Amos (3), Sallie (1) |
Census |
20 Jun 1900 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1900 Emanuel Berger (64), Christian (58) |
Residence |
1836-1906 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Emanuel & Christina Berger In front of the homestead |
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Berger homestead, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks, PA On Old Route 22, about two miles east of Strausstown. Owned by Berger ancestors Georg Wilhelm, Herber, Johannes Christian, George then Emanuel Berger. After Emanuel's death, property was sold to Emanuel's son George, then, in 1943, to Miles Hollenbach. |
Biographical |
1836-1907 |
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Emanuel Berger - Biography Book of Biographies: Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA., p. 280 |
Died |
23 Jan 1907 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Death Certificate Emanuel Berger |
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Obituary Reading Eagle, January 24, 1907 |
Buried |
29 Jan 1907 |
Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Berger, Emanuel Berger Father · Emanuel Berger · Husband of Christian Sontag · Born Jan. 27 1836 · Died Jan. 23 1907 · Aged 70 Yrs. 11 Mo. 26 Ds. |
Estate |
Feb 1907 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Berger, Emanual: Estate File Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
February 1907
Heirs: Berger, Rutter, Feick, Miller
Others: Naftzinger, Miller, Shomo, Hiester, Daub, Stump, Hollenbach, Rentschler, Pottieger, Kline, Bausher, Wagner, Himmelberger, Goodman, Unger |
Person ID |
I000104 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
Last Modified |
17 May 2022 |
Father |
George Berger, b. 24 Sep 1810, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Aug 1890, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Catharina Boltz, b. 17 Jun 1817, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Oct 1859, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 42 years) |
Married |
16 Feb 1833 |
Family ID |
F00052 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elmina Giesler, b. 23 Mar 1839, Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 01 Nov 1907, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
Married |
02 Oct 1858 [4] |
Detail: Rev J D Zehring |
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Marriage Record Emanuel Berger & Elmira Giessler. Reading Adler |
Divorced |
05 Feb 1863 |
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Berger, Emanuel & Elamina divorce record |
Children |
+ | 1. Leanda Rebecca Berger, b. 27 Nov 1858, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Oct 1924, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) |
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Last Modified |
19 Apr 2013 |
Family ID |
F00043 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Christiana Sontag, b. 07 Jun 1841, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 18 Nov 1912, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 71 years) |
Married |
10 Oct 1864 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Children |
+ | 1. George S Berger, b. 02 Oct 1865, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Sep 1946, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years) |
+ | 2. Kate Rebecca Berger, b. 22 Oct 1868, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Sep 1928, Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years) |
+ | 3. Benjamin S Berger, b. 13 Feb 1871, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 May 1939, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
+ | 4. Henry S Berger, b. 17 Dec 1873, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Nov 1949, Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years) |
| 5. Mary Ann Berger, b. 5 Jul 1875, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 10 Feb 1894, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 18 years) |
+ | 6. Amos S Berger, b. 31 Jan 1877, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 04 Dec 1948, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 71 years) |
+ | 7. Sallie M Berger, b. 31 May 1879, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Mar 1931, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 51 years) |
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Photos |
 | Benjamin, George, Kate, Henry, Sallie and Amos
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Last Modified |
10 Aug 2008 |
Family ID |
F07146 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 27 Jan 1836 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 19 Sep 1850 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Married - 10 Oct 1864 - Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Land Purchase or Sale - 1 Feb 1870 - Berger Farm, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 20 Aug 1870 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 9 Jun 1880 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 20 Jun 1900 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Residence - 1836-1906 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Died - 23 Jan 1907 - Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Buried - 29 Jan 1907 - Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Estate - Feb 1907 - Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 24 Jan 1907.
Strausstown
Sudden Death of Emanuel Berger.
Jan. 24. - Emanuel Berger died very suddenly yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock from heart failure, aged 70 years, 11 months and 23 days. He suffered with diabetes for five years, but was up and about until a short time before death. About one week ago he contracted a heavy cold which weakened him and superinduced heart failure. His condition was not considered serious until Wednesday afternoon when Dr. O. B. Herbein was summoned, but the patient had passed away before the doctor's arrival.
Deceased is survived by his widow, Christina (nee Sunday) and the following children: George and Benjamin, of Upper Tulpehocken; Kate, wife of J. B. Rutter, of Pottsville; Henry and Amos, of Bernville, and Sallie, wife of Samuel Feick, of Shartlesville. Deceased was a member of Zion's Reformed Church, of Strausstown, a life-long Democrat, and a highly respected citizen.
(Reading Eagle, 1/24/1907)
- [S150] Berks Biographies, (Biographical Pub. Company, 1898).
Emanuel Berger retired on his farm of 152 acres, located in Upper Tulpehocken Township, the same house in which he was born. He received his education in the common schools of his native township. In 1859 he went West and located in McLean County, IL, where he engaged in the cultivation of the soil until 1862, at which time he returned to the Berger homestead in Berks County. In politics he was a staunch Democrat and served as judge of elections, school director and several minor township offices. In religious views he was an active member of the Reformed Church; his wife was a member of the Lutheran Church.
- [S401] Klaus Stopp, vol. III, p. 67.
from tauf schein in private collection (R.) - I don't see an explanation of what (R.) refers to.
- [S152] der Adler, 12 Oct 1858.
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