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History of Holcroft name, Holcroft family locations and spellings in USA, and data and comments about John Hollcroft of Washington Co., PA

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Author: Hollcroft, Donald.

Edition: Rev.

Date of Publication: 1993.

Call Number: 929 H737h

Responsibility: by Donald Hollcroft.

Author: Hollcroft, Donald.

Edition: Rev.

Place of Publication: Morgantown, IN

Publisher: D. Hollcroft,

Date of Publication: 1993.

Physical Description: 55 leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: "Issued 01-Jul-1992 ; revised 17-Jan-1993."; Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Holcroft family.; Hollcroft family.; Hollcroft, John, - 1741-1816 - Family.; Washington County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Washington County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 H737h

Family tree maker land records : Bucks and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, 1682-1825

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Date of Publication: c1999.

Call Number: 929.34 L253 CD

Alternate Title: Land records : Bucks and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, 1682-1825; Family tree maker's family archives :

ISBN: 1579442080

Place of Publication: [Novato, CA]

Publisher: Broderbund,

Date of Publication: c1999.

Physical Description: 1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 user manual ([16] p. ; 12 cm.).

Series: Family archives ;

Notes: Title from disc label.

Summary: This CD-Rom "contains information on approximately 12,690 individuals mentioned in land record abstracts for Bucks and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania. While the land records are from Pennsylvania, often the individuals listed resided in neighboring Mid-Atlantic states."

Subjects: Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Bucks County.; Land tenure - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Land tenure - Pennsylvania - Bucks County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Bucks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: Broderbund.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929.34 L253 CD

Descendants of John Mitchell of Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Brannon, Warren A.

Date of Publication: 1991.

Call Number: 929 M6815b

Responsibility: compiled by Warren A. Brannon.

Author: Brannon, Warren A.

Place of Publication: Baltimore : Fanwood, NJ

Publisher: Gateway Press ; Book orders to W.A. Brannon,

Date of Publication: 1991.

Physical Description: 2 v. (xiv, 1247 p.) ; 24 cm.

Notes: Spine title: Descendants of John Mitchell.; "Publication sponsored by the John Mitchell Family Association."; Includes index.

Subjects: Mitchell family.; Adams family.; Anderson family.; Baird family.; Bell family.; Brown family.; Clark family.; Davis family.; Henderson family.; Jones famly.; Martin family.; Myers family.; Patterson family.; Reed family.; Alexander family.; Baker family.; Barnes family.; Boyd family.; Campbell family.; Cochran family.; Hall family.; Johnson family.; King family.; Miller family.; Moore family.; Ohler family.; Patton family.; Schwartz family.; Schaeffer family.; Smith family.; Switzer family.; Thompson family.; White family.; Shoff family.; Stewart family.; Taylor family.; Walker family.; Williams family.; Wolf family.; Young family.; Wright family.; Mitchel, John, - d. Nov. 1767 - Family.

Additional Corporate Author: John Mitchell Family Association.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 M6815b

John Umble (1781-1861) descendants and parents

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Author: Umble, Maurice Lantz,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Call Number: 929 U48

Responsibility: compiled by Maurice L. Umble.

Author: Umble, Maurice Lantz,

Place of Publication: [Mason, Ohio

Publisher: M.L. Umble],

Date of Publication: 1998.

Physical Description: [4], ii, 195 p. : geneal. tables ; 28 cm.

Notes: Errata (1 leaf) laid in.; Codes for progenitors in Gingerich & Kreider's Amish genealogies: UM1 & KZA254.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-180) and index.

Subjects: Humble family.; Umble, John, - 1781-1861 - Family.; Umble, Mary Kurtz, - 1788-1869 - Family.; Umble family.; Allgyer family.; Beiler family.; Blank family.; Brubaker family.; Fisher family.; Kanagy family.; Kurtz family.; Lantz family.; Mellinger family.; Reeser family.; Stoltzfus family.; Weaver family.; Yoder family.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 U48

Weiser families in America : prepared for the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Conrad Weiser (1696-1760)

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Date of Publication: 1997.

Call Number: 929 W427f

Responsibility: under the general editorship of Frederick S. Weiser ; with Paulette J. Weiser and Edward H. Weiser.

ISBN: 0897252985; 9780897252980

Place of Publication: New Oxford, Pa. : [Place of publication not identified]

Publisher: John Conrad Weiser Family Association ; Penobscot Press,

Date of Publication: 1997.

Physical Description: 2 volumes (xiv, 2153 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes: Includes index.

Summary: John Conrad Weiser (ca. 1662-1746) was born in Grossaspach, Germany, son of Jacob and Anna Weisser. He married Anna Magdalena Uebele ca. 1686. He married Anna Margaret Miller in 1711. The family immigrated to New York in 1710. His son, John Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), married Anna Eva Feg. He died in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and through- out the U.S. Includes several other Weiser families also.

Subjects: Weiser family.; Weiser, John Conrad, - approximately 1660-1746 - Family.; Wiser family.; Kahle family.; Kehl family.; Willey family.; Muhlenberg family.; Schwab family.; Fisher family.; Herring family.; Spyker family.; Kephart family.; Anspach family.

Additional Author: Weiser, Frederick S.; Weiser, Paulette J.; Wiser, Edward H.

Additional Corporate Author: John Conrad Weiser Family Association.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 W427f

Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1994.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

Responsibility: John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.

ISBN: 1884166032 :

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Canoga Park, CA

Publisher: CCA Publications,

Date of Publication: 1994.

Physical Description: [6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).; J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).; High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).; Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).; Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).; Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).; Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).; J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).; Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).; Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).; Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).; Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).; Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).; CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.); Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.); Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).; Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.); Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.); Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).; Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Acorn Press (Pa.).; Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).; John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).; Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).; Kellogg Company (Pa.).; Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).; Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).; Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).; Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).; Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.); Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).; Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).; Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).; Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.); Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference; Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

John Rudy and Mary Gahman : their ancestors and descendants : including the Barth/Bard, Grossman, Leib, and long surnames

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Author: Peer, Marie.

Date of Publication: 1990.

Call Number: 929 R917p

Responsibility: compiled by Marie J. Peer.

Author: Peer, Marie.

Place of Publication: Craig, Colo. (Box 1021, Craig 81626)

Publisher: M.J. Peer,

Date of Publication: 1990.

Physical Description: xii, 587 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Notes: Spine title: John Rudy, Mary Gahman.; Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Rudy family.; Rudy, John, - 1827-1913 - Family.; Gahman, Mary, - 1826-1868 - Family.; Gehman family.; Bart family.; Baird family.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 R917p

The Yeagleys of Penryn : the Edward Hummer Yeagley family with genealogies of Jacob JÃ¤ckle and John Hummer

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Author: Yeagley, Herbert W.

Date of Publication: [1998].

Call Number: 929 Y37

Responsibility: by Herbert W. Yeagley and Ronald D. Myers.

Author: Yeagley, Herbert W.

Place of Publication: [Southhampton, PA]

Publisher: R.D. Myers,

Date of Publication: [1998].

Physical Description: vi, 146 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: "December 1998."; Includes index.

Subjects: Yeagley family.; Yeagley, Edward Hummer, - 1864-1937 - Family.; Jaeckle family.; JÃ¤ckle, Jacob, - b. ca. 1740 - Family.; Hummer family.; Hummer, John, - 1789-1847 - Family.; Pennsylvania - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Myers, Ronald D.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 Y37

Archive

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

, Delaware with the Smith family but will probably go directly to Lancaster once he hears the news. Wager is too weak to travel but is recovering. Enclosed a copy of John Rimfast’s birth listing in the family Bible. 12 September 1807. (insert 1) Letters from Philip Wager and Peter Wager to Adam Reigart, Jr

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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John Zahn, born in Bavaria in 1818, lived and died in Lancaster County, PA in 1889, and his descendants

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Author: Zahn, Willard F.

Date of Publication: [1990-<1991 >]

Call Number: 929 Z19z

Responsibility: [compiled by Willard F. Zahn].

Author: Zahn, Willard F.

Place of Publication: Long Beach, CA (2538 E. 2nd St., 205, Long Beach 90803)

Publisher: W.F. Zahn,

Date of Publication: [1990-<1991 >]

Physical Description: v. 1-4 : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Contents: v. 1. Zahn--direct line of researcher -- v.2 Mary Rebecca Zahn and William Harvey Steele.-- v. 3. Zahn--Bookman--Bally--Moore--Horner -- v. 4. Zahn--Northamer--Dubree--Wade--Adams.

Subjects: Zahn family.; Zahn, John, - 1818-1889 - Family.; Moore family.; Horner family.; Wade family.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 Z19z

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