LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1908 F005 S
Date Range
1908
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1908
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1908
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0015
People
Shenk, John J.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1908 F005 S
Box Number
015
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1880 F004 S
Date Range
1880
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1880
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1880
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
People
Shenk, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1880 F004 S
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Title
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Object ID
MG0982
Date Range
ca. 1751 - 1869
Collection
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Title
Papers of the Warfel Family of Conestoga Township
Description
Deeds, patents, letters, family papers of the Warfel, Bachman, Hess, Herr, Haverstick families of Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp., c. 1751 to 1860s:
11 deeds, deed polls, patents, property records - ten are for property in Conestoga Twp., most at Slackwater; one is for land in Manor Twp.
Land drafts
Property records
Probate records: Estate inventory for Abraham Warfel, 1851; Administrators' account for Abraham Warfel, 1853
Personal papers of Jacob Warfel, 1833-1852
Abraham Warfel correspondence (Ohio and Iowa), 1846-1862
Martin B. Warfel correspondence (Indiana), 1856-1864
Lewis A. and Rachel Warfel Geiger correspondence (Pennsylvania and Texas), 1850s, 1862, 1869
J. Warfel correspondence (Illinois), 1860
Aaron Goode Bachman correspondence (Kansas), 1862
Benjamin R. Bachman correspondence (Tennessee), 1866
Hiram W. Bachman correspondence (Texas), 1865
John Bachman correspondence (Conestoga), 1842
David Bair correspondence (Ohio), 1840
J. C. Geiger correspondence (Texas), 1858
Samuel Hess correspondence (Salunga), 1869
John and Margaret Good, birthdates of their children, 1818-1842
Agreement for Conestoga Schoolhouse, 1828
Advertising for Thomas W. Evans & Co., Philadelphia, no date
Store account for Miss E. C. [Hess] from Fondersmith & [Son], Lancaster, 1851
Some Warfel and Haverstick genealogy, mostly copied from published sources with annotations
"Speech of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, of the National Finance," 20 January 1863
Date Range
ca. 1751 - 1869
Year Range From
1751
Year Range To
1869
Date of Accumulation
ca. 1751-1869
Creator
Warfel family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Bachman, Aaron Goode
Bachman, Benjamin
Bachman, Benjamin R.
Bachman, Hiram W.
Bachman, John
Bachman, Susan A. Barton
Bair, David
Breneman, Adam
Buchanan, James
Charles, Henry
Charles, Jacob
Dayton, William Lewis
Dunkle, George
Fillmore, Millard
Fremont, John Charles
Geiger, John C.
Geiger, Lewis A.
Geiger, Rachel H. Warfel
Good, Adam
Good, Catharine
Good, Christian
Good, Elizabeth
Good, Fanny
Good, Jacob B.
Good, John E.
Good, Margaret
Good, Margaret Brunner
Good, Valentine
Gramer, Peter
Harnish, Martin
Haverstick, Anna B. Miller
Haverstick, Charles Arthur
Haverstick, Clara May
Haverstick, Elvina C. Warfel
Haverstick, Florence Ray
Haverstick, Harry Hoyt
Haverstick, John M.
Haverstick, Levi H.
Hess, Christian
Hess, Elizabeth
Hess, John
Hess, Joseph
Hess, Samuel
Hess, Susan Good
House, John
Kaigey, Henry
McClelland, William Bloomfield
Mennert, Frederick
Mennert, Jacob
Morgan, John
Musser, John
Puterbaugh, Elizabeth Warfel Bachman Mennert "Lizzie"
Ross, Indiana McClelland Warfel
Schoch, Jacob
Shank, Michael
Shenk, John
Stauffer, Abraham
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stoner, Christian
Sweigart, Jacob H.
Taylor, Zachary
Warfel, Abraham
Warfel, George W.
Warfel, Jacob
Warfel, John Brenneman
Warfel, Leah Good
Warfel, Martin B.
Warfel, Mary B. Good
Wissler, Jacob
Worley, Caleb
Subjects
African Americans
African Americans--History
Deeds
Family archives
Letters
Real property
Slavery
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Real property surveys
Search Terms
Accounts
Agriculture
Cedar Grove, Kaufman County, Texas
Civil War
Clermont, Marion County, Indiana
Conestoga Schoolhouse
Conestoga Twp.
Correspondence
Crops
Deeds
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Elections
Family archives
Finding aids
Galveston, Texas
Genealogy
Ice
Iowa
Land drafts
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Martic Twp.
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Mexico
Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad
Ohio
Persons of color
Politics
Postal service employees
Presidential candidates
Presidential elections
Real estate
Real property surveys
Rocky Mountains
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Slackwater, Conestoga Twp.
Tennessee
Texas
Thomas W. Evans and Company
Washington County, Iowa
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne Twp., Marion County, Indiana
Weather
Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana
Extent
66 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0982
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
This collection was given in memory of the donor's maternal grandparents, David S. Warfel and Clara Haverstick Warfel.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.053
Other Numbers
MG-982
Classification
MG0982
Description Level
Fonds
Less detail
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Object ID
Constable F123 I008
Collection
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Title
Constables' and Detectives' Bonds
Description
Bonds posted by constables, showing names of constable and surety; date and amount of bond; conditions of obligation; signatures of constable, surety, and witnesses; and date filed. Arr. chron. by date filed. No index. Hdw. and typed on ptd. fm.
Admin/Biographical History
The County of Lancaster has given LancasterHistory.org custodial responsibility of this collection.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by year; alphabetical by surname with in year.
Constables' Bonds: 1809, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830-1849, 1875, 1888, 1893-1924.
Detectives' Bonds: 1890-1896, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1906, 1927
Includes: Remonstrations, affirmations, petitions, bonds, receipts, notices.
Creation Date
1809-1927, inc.
Date of Accumulation
1809-1927, inc.
Year
1923
Creator
Clerk of Courts of Lancaster County
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Kinard, Ervin H.
Shenk, John H.
Search Terms
Constables' Bonds
Detectives' Bonds
Bonds
Constables
Detectives
Manor Twp.
Place
Manor Twp.
Extent
4 boxes, 2 cu. ft.
Object Name
Bond, Legal
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Constable F123 I008
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Additional name: John H. Shenk.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy or PDF made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0558
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1849 F14 I05
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1849
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0018
People
Shenk, John
Bricker, Evan
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Elizabeth Twp.
Place
Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1849 F14 I05
Box Number
018
Additional Notes
Owned for many years by Evan Bricker.
April term.
Signers of petition: Evan Bricker, Samuel Illig, Abraham Eby, John Steiner, John Zartman, Isaac Bricker, John Bamberger, Jacob Hartronft, Peter Martin, Martin Grube, Joseph Landes Jr., Samuel H. Miller, Jacob B. Miller, Augustus Boyd.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1850 F14 I03
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Shenk, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brickerville, Elizabeth Twp.
Place
Brickerville, Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1850 F14 I03
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
April term.
Signers of petition: Jacob Hartronft, John Weidman, Isaac Bricker, Jacob Blanrd, Moses Fitter, Samuel Illig, John Steiner, Evan Bricker, John W. Peters, Joel Weidman, [signature in German], John Zartman.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1851 F14 I03
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0020
People
Shenk, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Brickerville, Elizabeth Twp.
Place
Brickerville, Elizabeth Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
Tav 1851 F14 I03
Box Number
020
Additional Notes
April term.
Signers of petition: Isaac Bricker, Benjamin Blants, John Bright, Samuel Illig, Samuel H. Miller, John Steiner, William Steiner, Jacob Brubacker Sr., John Zartman, Elias Eby, [signature in German], William Fausset.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1862 F22 I06
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1862
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0029
People
Cooper, Fanny
Shenk, John
Harnish, Michael G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1862 F22 I06
Box Number
029
Additional Notes
Located in Northwest Ward.
Known as the Red Lion Hotel.
Bond: John Shenk, Michael G. Harnish.
Signers of petition: Godfried Zahm, James C. Dysart, [R. F.] Rauch, J. M. Long, Watson H. Miller, George Keller, Jacob G. Getz, John Sehner, Frederick Sener, Benjamin P. Miller, William B. Fahnestock, Daniel A. Altick, James L. Reynolds.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #662
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Armstrong, Nancy
Armstrong, Thomas
Beech, Amos
Beech, Henry
Beech, John
Brady, Amos
Brady, John
Brady, Robert
Brooks, Eli C.
Brooks, Mary C.
Cromwell, Ann
Doebler, Christopher
Ervin, Daniel
Fisher, Matilda
Gortner, Jacob
Gortner, Maria
Goss, Henry
Hess, Amos
Hess, Edward
Hess, Elizabeth
Hess, Martha
Kepperley, Abraham
Kepperley, Frederick
Kurtz, George
Kurtz, Harry
Kurtz, Marion
Lighty, Christian
Lighty, Jacob
McMullen, Josiah
Meheffy, John
Morrison, John
Morrison, Margaret
Morrison, William
Nelson, Edward
Nelson, Martha
Peters, Benjamin
Peters, George
Peters, Jacob
Peters, Samuel
Peters, William
Ressel, Leah
Roads Augustus
Roads John
Rogers, John
Rogers, Sarah
Shenk, Christian
Shenk, Elizabeth
Shenk, Hetty
Shenk, Jacob
Shenk, John
Smith, Harriet
Sourbeer, Jonas
Sourbeer, Nancy
Sourbeer, Philip
Williamson, Anne
Williamson, John
Wilson, Charles
Yentzer, Peggy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #662
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jan 5, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Armstrong, Nancy. Age 7.
Armstrong, Thomas. Age 10.
Beech, Amos, age 9.
Beech, Henry, age 10.
Beech, John, age 7.
Brady, Amos, age 8.
Brady, John, age 9.
Brady, Robert, age 7.
Brooks, Eli C., age 7
Brooks, Mary C., age 8.
Cromwell, Ann, age 8.
Doebler, Christopher, age 8.
Ervin, Daniel, age 9.
Fisher, Matilda, age 9.
Gortner, Jacob, age 7.
Gortner, Maria, age 8.
Goss, Henry, age 7.
Hess, Amos, age 7.
Hess, Edward, age 11.
Hess, Elizabeth, age 8.
Hess, Martha, age 10.
Kepperley, Abraham, age 8.
Kepperley, Frederick, age 9.
Kurtz, George, age 7.
Kurtz, Harry, age 11.
Kurtz, Marion, age 9.
Lighty, Christian, age 9.
Lighty, Jacob, age 10
McMullen, Josiah, age 11.
Meheffy, John, age 9.
Morrison, John, age 9.
Morrison, Margaret, age 7.
Morrison, William, age 11.
Nelson, Edward, age 7.
Nelson, Martha, age 9.
Peters, Benjamin, age 5.
Peters, George, age 11.
Peters, Jacob, age 7.
Peters, Samuel, age 8.
Peters, William, age 9.
Ressel, Leah, age 11.
Roads Augustus, age 10.
Roads John, age 7.
Rogers, John, age 10.
Rogers, Sarah, age 7.
Shenk, Christian, age 7.
Shenk, Elizabeth, age 6.
Shenk, Hetty, age 11.
Shenk, Jacob, age 9.
Shenk, John, age 11.
Smith, Harriet [age was not recorded]
Sourbeer, Jonas, age 8.
Sourbeer, Jonas, age 7.
Sourbeer, Nancy, age 10.
Sourbeer, Philip, age 7.
Williamson, Anne, age 8.
Williamson, John, age 9.
Wilson, Charles, age 10.
Yentzer, Peggy, age 7.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #663
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Armstrong, Nancy
Armstrong, Thomas
Brady, Amos
Brady, Robert
Beech, Amos
Beech, John
Beech, Henry
Brady, John
Brooks, Eli C.
Brooks, Mary C.
Cromwell, Ann
Doebler, Christopher
Ervin, Daniel
Fisher, Matilda
Gortner, Jacob
Gortner, Maria
Goss, Henry
Hess, Elizabeth
Hess, Martha
Kepperley, Abraham
Kepperley, Frederick
Kurtz, George
Kurtz, Harry
Kurtz, Marion
Lighty, Christian
Lighty, Jacob
Meheffy, John
Morrison, John
Morrison, Margaret
Morrison, William
Peters, George
Peters, Jacob
Peters, Samuel
Peters, William
Rogers, Sarah
Roads Augustus
Ressel, Leah
Shenk, Hetty
Sourbeer, Jonas
Sourbeer, Nancy
Williamson, John
Yentzer, Peggy
Hess, Amos
Hess, Edward
Shenk, Christian
Shenk, Elizabeth
Shenk, Jacob
Shenk, John
Williamson, Anne
Williamson
Wilson, Charles
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Conestoga Twp.
Poor children
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1826 #663
Box Number
007
Notes
Entered into Q & A Jan 5, 1996.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Armstrong, Nancey. Age 7.
Armstrong, Thomas. Age 10.
Brady, Amos, age 8.
Brady, Robert, age 7.
Beech, Amos, age 9.
Beech, John, age 7.
Beech, Henry, age 10.
Brady, John, age 9.
Brooks, Eli C., age 7
Brooks, Mary C., age 8.
Cromwell, Ann, age 8.
Doebler, Christopher, age 8.
Ervin, Daniel, age 9.
Fisher, Matilda, age 9.
Gortner, Jacob, age 7.
Gortner, Maria, age 8.
Goss, Henry, age 7.
Hess, Elizabeth, age 8.
Hess, Martha, age 10.
Kepperley, Abraham, age 8.
Kepperley, Frederick, age 9.
Kurtz, George, age 7.
Kurtz, Harry, age 11.
Kurtz, Marion, age 9.
Lighty, Christian, age 9.
Lighty, Jacob, age 10.
Meheffy, John, age 8.
Morrison, John, age 9.
Morrison, Margaret, age 7.
Morrison, William, age 11.
Peters, George, age 11.
Peters, Jacob, age 7.
Peters, Samuel, age 8.
Peters, William, age 9.
Rogers, Sarah, age 7.
Roads Augustus, age 10.
Roads John, age 7.
Ressel, Leah, age 10.
Shenk, Hetty, age 11.
Sourbeer, Jonas, age 7.
Sourbeer, Nancy, age 10.
Williamson, John, age 9.
Yentzer, Peggy, age 7.
Hess, Amos, age 7.
Hess, Edward, age 11.
Shenk, Christian, age 7.
Shenk, Elizabeth, age 6.
Shenk, Jacob, age 9.
Shenk, John, age 11.
Williamson, Anne, age 8.
Williamson, John.
Wilson, Charles, age 10.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
Less detail