Thomas Zerbe - I19110 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

Thomas Zerbe (I19110)

Surname: Zerbe
Given Names: Thomas

Gender: Male

Birth: 3 May 1840 -- Lower Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co Pa

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Pages 490 and 491 of Floyd's History of Northumberland County ‎(111(13)‎),' 'Thomas, one of the foremost citizens of Lower Mahanoy Township, was bornMay 3, 1840, in the district where he still lives. He was reared on thehome farm, and in 1862 began to operate the place on his own account.This is the property which has been in his family since 1852, when hisfather purchased it, and which was formerly the George Snyder homestead.It consists of 50 acres, besides which Mr. Zerbe owns another farm in thesame township of 54-1/2 half acres ‎(formerly the Joseph Shaffer farm)‎,and three islands in the Susquehanna with a total area of about 15 acres.His agricultural work has been highly successful, but he has not givenall his time to this branch, being engaged to some extent as a lumbermerchant and operating a portable sawmill; he has employed as many as sixmen in this line. In public affairs he has long been one of the mostinfluential men in his locality. He was overseer of the poor in hisdistrict for many years, and in 1891 was elected county commissioner, inwhich office he served two consecutive terms, six years; his majority was1,180 in an evenly balanced county, which speaks well for the confidencehis fellow citizens have in his integrity and ability. Mr. Zerbe has formany years been one of the most enterprising workers in the Republicanparty in his section. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, as amember of Shamokin Lodge, No. 255, F. & A. M.; Shamokin Chapter, No. 264,R. A. M.; and Shamokin Commandery, No. 77, K. T. He and his family belongto the Lutheran congregation at the Malta Church, and he has served manyyears as trustee.' '

' 'On July 28, 1861, Mr. Zerbe married Catharine Messer, daughter of Philipand Mary ‎(Dockey)‎ Messer, and they have had a family of seven sons:Franklin died young; Charles A. was killed in a mine; John W. ispostmaster at Shamokin, Pa.; James M. is a resident of Reading, Pa.;Joseph H. lives at Dalmatia; Daniel W. is located at Bridgeport, Pa. ‎(hewas a soldier in the Philipines)‎; one died in infancy.' '
‎(source:ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/northumberland/bios2/f468493.txt)‎

Page 492 ‎(111(15)‎), says ' 'Like the father, this family is identified withthe Lutheran Church at Vera Cruz ‎[Malta]‎, and prominent in the Sundayschool, the sons being respectively superintendent, secretary andorganist, as well as teachers.' '


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	3 May 1840 3124 Lower Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co Pa
Marriage	28 July 1861 (Age 21) Catharine Messner - ‎[View Family ‎(F7376)‎‎]
Residence	Lower Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa
Death of father	23 March 1867 (Age 26) Thomas Zerbe (I19090) (Age 58) - [Relationship Chart]
Death of mother	27 June 1894 (Age 54) Elizabeth Gorman (I19108) (Age 78) - [Relationship Chart]
Universal Identifier	780430A8EFADD511973400E02931A951D5D0
Last Change	22 March 2006 - 16:16:32