Berks County, PA — Boyerstown Church & Cemetery records

General Courthouse and Area Records

Berks County, Pennsylvania - File #1

Boyerstown church records collected by Richard H Yoder

Boyertown Reformed Church- records (local)
started in 1852; prior to that (see below) to 1900.

In 1776 Ben Franklin declared that there were 160,000 white people
in the Province of Pennsylvania, about 1/3 were German.

In 1811, the village of Colebrookdale, or Boyers, was in need
of a church. The synod of Reading established a "meeting
point", naming Rev. Frederick Herman, pastor at Falkner Swamp
and at Pottstown, the first service was attended by 57 people.
By the end of 1811 the Reformed Church of Colebrookdale was established.
It wasn't until 1834 the church was called the Reformed Church
of Boyertown. The church records prior to 1852 (above) may be
either at Falkner Swamp or Lancaster.

Names of members of above German Reformed church 1811 to 1900:

John R Yoder

Alice Yoder by confirmation Apr. 11, 1879

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St. John's Lutheran- Boyerstown- from 1811-1918

born bapt. parents

Jeremiah Yoder 5/21/1843 8/6/1843 Joseph Y/ Harrietta

Wm Henry " 3/5/1862 1/24/1869 Wm Y/ Maria

Jasper Eugene " 5/2/1864 1/24/1869 Wm Y/ Maria

Katie Alice " 2/9/1884 8/8/1864 Benneville Y/ Katie

Laura June " 6/7/1871 8/28/1871 " "

Lillie Amanda " 3/3/1873 5/25/1873 " "

Katie Matilda " 12/15/1873 2/21/1874 Thomas Y & wife

Ida Elmira " 2/14/1880 2/19/1875 Nathaniel Y/ Amanda

Clinton " 8/15/1877 2/3/1881 James Y/ Anna

Eliza Blanche " 11/14/1880 2/3/1881 James Y/ Anna

Florence Elsie" 12/16/1885 2/5/1886 David Yoder/ Louisa

Venona " 7/31/1890 10/1/1890 Wm Y/ Hettie

Mamie W " 3/7/1876 4/16/1892 Geo E Y/ Sarah, New Berlin

Blanch " 4/8/1892 7/31/1892 Jasper Yoder/Dora

Lawrence B " 5/4/1892 12/10/1892 David H Y/ Louisa Sanatogo

Norman Jasper " 9/9/1893 9/16/1894 Jasper E H Y/ Dora S Seyler

Sallie Elizabeth Youse

7/8/1894 11/18/1894 Lillie A Yoder/Daniel K Youse

Annie Merkel 6/3/1894 8/8/1894 Anna Louise H Yoder/

Franklin Merkel

John Harold Mauer 12/25/1896 2/14/1897 Katie A Yoder/Irvin H Mauer

Katie Laura Youse 6/10/1897 8/1/1897 Lillie A Yoder/Daniel K Youse-

Bally

Anna Miriam Y 9/8/1898 11/6/1898 Jasper Eugene Y/ Dora Seiler

Herbert Leroy Merkel 6/24/1900 7/3/1900 Anna Louise Yoder/Franklin
L

Merkel

Ellie Louisa Y 8/13/1900 11/2/1900 David H Y/ Louisa M Barto

New Berlinville

Daniel Monroe Youse 11/11/1901 12/12/1901 Lillie A Yoder/ Daniel
K

Youse

Helen Maurer 12/26/1901 2/16/1902 Katie A Yoder/Irwin H Maurer

Paul Amos Y 7/3/1903 4/29/1904 Joseph E Yoder/ Dora Seiler

Ernest Joseph Werner 11/1/1904 12/18/1904 Florence B Yoder/

Frederick Z Werner

Rufus Y 7/6/1905 9/10/1905 Jeremiah B Yoder-New

Berlinville and Mary F Ackerman

Warren Frederick Werner

9/10/1907 10/19/1908 Florence Yoder/Frederick Werner

Paul David Werner 10/22/1908 11/23/1908 " "

Annie Naomi " 9/9/1910 10/17/1910 " "

Herbert Leroy " 8/7/1912 9/22/1912 " "

Dorothy May " 6/23/1914 8/25/1914 " "

Wm Lewis " 11/2/1915 1/22/1916 " "

Harry David Y 11/20/1915 3/12/1916 Paul M Yoder/Gertrude B Landis

Elsie May Y 1/14/1916 3/26/1916 Jacob M Yoder/Elsie Brentzeghoff

Ruth Y 9/14/1916 11/25/1916 John M Yoder/ Katie S Rush

Harold Leroy Y 12/4/1916 12/24/1916 Lawrence B Yoder/ Minne Mathews

Wilson Penrose Gery 11/14/1916 1/13/1917 Mamie H Yoder/Paul D
Gery

Mildred Louise Y 1/26/1918 5/5/1918 Paul M Yoder/ Gert. B Landis

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St Johns Lutheran - Boyertown- deaths:

William Yoder d 9/12/1873 age 46y 6m 15d

Mary Ann Yoder d 11/23/1875 age 31y 5m 25d

Mary Yoder d 4/1/1888 widow of Jacob age 73y 10m 12d

Maria Yoder d 1/27/1890 age 58y 11m 23d

burial by Rev A M

Emma C Yoder b 6/1/1873 d 5/2/1893 buried Oley

Benneville Yoder (New Berlinville) 2/2/1899 57y 5m 17d Fairview
(AR2)

Mary F Yoder ( " ) 6/27/1907 22y 7m 7d "

Rufus Yoder (Gabelsville) 3/16/1909 3y 8m 10d "

Norman Jasper Yoder (Boyertown) 4/1/1913 19y 6m (22?)d "

Mary R Yoder ( " ) 6/5/1917 46y 8m 20d "

Jeremiah B Yoder ( " ) 11/7/1918 35y 7m 20d "

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St Johns Lutheran - Boyertown- Marriages:

Nathaniel E Yoder/ Amanda Bardman (widow) m 7/27/1872 (YB256b)

Mary L Yoder/ Samuel S Weisner m 1/8/1874

George E Yoder/ Sarah G Werstler m 10/9/1875

Amanda Yoder/ Zepheniah Gotshall m 12/5/1874 (AR-)

Kate L Yoder/ John G Dengler m 12/21/1877

Mary H Yoder/ Henry S Miller m 5/19/1877 (AR-)

Andora Yoder/ Allen Gehman m 12/7/1878

Irwin L Yoder/ Emma R Bauer m 2/3/1883

Wm B Yoder/ Hettie Y Herbine m 1/7/1888

Louisa Yoder/ Franklin Merkel m 11/27/1886 (ARc)

Amanda G Yoder/ Milton B Gottshall m 10/11/1890

Kate Yoder/ Irvin H Maurer m 10/26/1889

marriages by Rev Charles C Boyer

9/15/1891 Jasper H Yoder/Dora C Seyler- Boyertown

9/19/1891 Jennie Yoder/ David G Herb

marriages by Rev A M Weber

3/3/1894 Lillian A Yoder- Boyertown/Daniel K Youse-New Berlin

3/22/1902 Edwin R Yoder-New Berlinville/Ella W Stauffer- Bechtelsville

5/23/1903 Wm W Yoder/ Jennie W Stauffer- both New Berlinsville

11/21/1903 Jeremiah B Yoder-New Berlin/Mary F Ackerman- Gilbertsville

Fairview Mennonite Church Cem,, Boyertown. PA Jan 1991

by Richard H Yoder, Bechtelsville

Jacob H Yoder (10/11/1858-9/26/1947) (ARb) Louisa S (Miller) Yoder

(5/13/1859-11/22/1921)

Jacob M Yoder (10/8/1891-2/5/1970) Elsie F (Brintzenhoff) Yoder

(12/17/1893-3/19/1972)

Harold B Seasholtz 3/24/1912-11/8/1982

Marian (Yoder) Seasholtz 7/23/1918 (sister of Richard B Yoder
the

researcher)

James G Yoder (1/12 or 18/1877-12/26/1924)

Olivia G Yoder (5/20/1861-8 or 10/14/1917)

Webster G Yoder (1/11/1870-10/28/1949)

Kate S Yoder (wife) (11/18/1870-8/30/1944)

William E Yoder (1/19/1837-1/15/1889) (YB2567)

Mary Ann (Gresh) Yoder (2/19/1840-10/27/1916)

dau. Kate G Yoder (4/24/1872-12/8/1902)

dau. Eva G Yoder (3/2/1875-8/12/1939)

Jacob G Yoder (1866-1928) Harriet J Yoder (Gilbert) (1873-1899)

(DATES of interment are those listed in the ( ) following)

Jasper Yoder 5/2/1863-4/3/1932 (4/8/1932)

Andrea S. (wife) 12/23/1871-4/24/1929

Blanche S (Yoder) Fratis 4/8/1892-12/28/1964 (1/2/1965)

Norman J Yoder (son) 9/9/1893-4/1/1913

Doris A Yoder (wife) 5/4/1929

Paul A Yoder 7/3/1904-3/17/1952 (3/22/1952)

Miriam (Yoder) Eckert 9/8/1898-12/25/1945 (12/29/1945)

Jeremiah B Yoder 1883-1918

wife Mary F Yoder 1884-19(?0)7

Rufus Yoder 188(?5)-1908

Emma (Rensunger) Yoder 188?-1965 (6/4/1965)

William Sullivan (?relation)

Charles W Brantner (6/14/1979)

John M Yoder 1889-1967 (10/8/1967)

m1 Katie S (Rush) Yoder 1886-1918

m2 Bertha M (Eoseall) Yoder 1885-1937 (7/20/1937)

William E Yoder Mary Ann Yoder

Katie G. Eva G. (8/16/1939)

James G

Webster G Yoder (11/2/1949) Katie S Yoder (9/3/1944)

Olivia G.

Walter M Yoder 1885-1961 (11/2/1961)

wife Mabel M (Rush) Yoder 1891-1976 (12/20/1976)

Kate G

William W Yoder 1882-10/30/1962

Jennie W (Stauffer) Yoder 1881-9/27/1963

Paul M Yoder 1887-1959

wife Gertrude B 1886-1976

Norman S (Blackie) Yoder 6/14/1909-2/21/1979

Mary A (Mauger) Yoder 2/10/1909-1/16/1969

Wilson S Yoder 3/2/1904-6/9/1989

wife Arlene P Yoder 6/14/1919-8/4/1985 (8/8/1985)

Barry S Yoder son 7/8/1945-3/17/1989

Abraham E Yoder (11/17/1829-6/16/1913) 83y 6m 20d (YB2562)

Sarah H (nee Borneman) Yoder (4/12/1829-11/24/1903) 74y 7m 12d

*Lizzie B Yoder (daughter) 1/?/1866-1/13/1908 age 42

Jonathan E Yoder (YB256e) 10/26/1845-9/21/1916

*Elizabeth Yoder, daughter of Abraham and Sarah Yoder, died in
the opera house first in Boyerstown. There were 171 people who
died in the fire Jan 13, 1908. They were attending a play sponsored
by St Johns Lutheran Church, Boyerstwon, PA. Of the 171, 25 were
never identified. In their haste to answer the fire call, the
fire men decided to pull the pumper by hand rather than wait for
the team of horses, the pumper got away from them going down hill
and killed one of the firemen.

Catherine Weidner (nee Yoder) 1/22/1776-6/28/1860 (?OY174)

wife of Daniel Weidner

Maria N Yoder (nee Heller) 2/4/1831-1/27/1890 (w1?OH13248- ?divorced)

dau of Daniel Heller and wife Mary

Amanda Yoder 10/25/1852-5/7/1919 (AR9)

wife of Zephaniah Gottshall 1/28/1850-10/4/1886

William S Yoder 3/27/1827-9/12/1873 son of Wm & Susanna Yoder(OH13248)

wife Elvinneann H (Leh) Yoder 1/27/1834-10/14/1890

Mary S Johnson (nee Yoder) 12/10/1822-7/23/1903 (OH13246)

wife of Nicholas Johnson 11/21/1816-7/2/1893

Mary Ann Yoder 5/28/1845-11/23/1876 (dau of Jacob & Henrietta
Yoder)

(OH13424) wife of Nicholas Y Johnson 1/10/1846-5/21/1876 son of

Nicholas & Mary above

Adam W Yoder 3/5/1859-7/17/1947 (OH13256) (7/21/1947)

Mary Ann B Yoder (wife) 6/25/1863-8/27/1909

Bessie Levengood 12/16/1899-5/21/1908 adopted dau. A W & Mary
B

Jonathan S Yoder 5/21/1835-8/28/1920 (?OY4547)

wife Sallie G 2/7/1837-5/25/1911

J. Bennevile H Yoder 8/15/1841-2/2/1899 (AR2)

wife Catherine D K Yoder 10/9/1846-1/15/1931 (1/19/1931)

three infant daughters

Laura Jane wife of David G Herb 6/?/1871-6/19/1897

George S Yoder 1885-1960

wife Gertrude D 1886-1951

David H Yoder 1858-1947 (6/9/1947) (ARa)

wife Louisa M Yoder 1861-1944 (11/25/1944)

Elle Shane (nee Yoder) 8/13/1900-3/11/1989

?Carman Talarico 7/14/1907

Guldin G Yoder 8/17/1870-7/17/1963

Mary R. (Bechtel) Yoder 9/15/1870-6/5/1917

Webster B Yoder (son) 6/18/1889-3/7/1930

Lulu 2/12/1902-3/1/1921 wife of Roger Yoder(bro of Webster)

Daniel H Zuber 1889-1968

Edna Y Zuber (nee Yoder) 1892-1959 (3/31/__)

Henry Family plot

mother Henriette Yoder 5/20/1814-4/2/1888 (w/o OH13242)

??? dau Mary Y Henry 1/31/1879-9/23/1931

Col. Harry Yoder Ardath D Yoder (no deaths)

Yoder/Frey tombstone:

J Irwin Yoder 1857-1939 (2/4/1939)

wife Emma Bower Yoder 1860-1946 (11/13/1946)

Mary B (Yoder) Frey 1884-1970 (3/30/70)

Mark 1909-1920 (son of Roy and Mary Frey)

Jacob G Yoder (2/10/1970) Elsie F (Brintzenhoff) Yoder (3/22/1972)

Jacob Yoder ( 10/1/1947) Louisa S Yoder (wife) (10/1/___)

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Boyertown Mennonite Cemetery (between wall by Reformed Church
and National Bank)

Jesse E Yoder 6/5/1847-11/8/1890 age 43-5-3 (YB256f)

Nathaniel Yoder 12/17/1841-3/5/1880 (YB256b)

Jacob Yoder 1/2/1804-6/26/1854 age 50-5-24 (YB256)

wife Anna (nee Eshbach) 4/22/1808-12/17/1883

Jacob and Anna had 7 sons and 9 daughters

Mary Ann Yoder-info below ground level (YB256 )

children of Abraham & Sarah Yoder (YB2562)

Barbara Yoder 1/2/1861-1/19/1861

Jacob Yoder 1/2/1861-8/?/1863

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Cemetary Behind Good Shepard Reformed Church, Boyerstown- from
when it was a Union Church with St Johns Lutheran

Tobias Joder 12/1/1778-8/29/1850 age 71-8-28

wife Elizabeth Joder - 5/22/1850 72- -

Olivia Joder 4/4/1855-12/18/1855 dau of Wm & Elvinnia Yoder

(?OH13248)

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