Individual Notes

Note for:   Alice Nuttal,   OCT 1846 - 17 JAN 1930         Index

Immigration:   
     Date:   ABT 1857
     Place:   From England

Burial:   
     Date:   21 JAN 1930
     Place:   Phoenixville, PA (Morris Cemetery -Hipple family plot)


Individual Notes

Note for:   Frederick Benton Ziegler,   13 NOV 1917 - 17 SEP 2005         Index

Baptism:   
     Date:   20 JAN 1918
     Place:   Phoenixville, PA (St. John's Reformed Chruch)

Burial:   
     Date:   20 SEP 2005
     Place:   Redfield, NY

Individual Note:   Sponsors at his baptism were his parents. The baptism took place in the afternoon at his parents home by Rev. Calvin D. Yost.

Visit with Uncle Pete in August, 2002:

He got his nickname of "Pete" because they used to call him "Peanuts" when he was growing up. William's middle name was "Benton". Uncle Pete's middle name came from William.

Individual Notes

Note for:   George King,   16 JAN 1831 - 9 OCT 1902         Index

Baptism:   
     Date:   18 MAR 1831
     Place:   West Pikeland, PA (St. Peter's Lutheran Church)

Occupation:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Keeps Boarding House

Occupation:   
     Date:   9 JUL 1870
     Place:   Butcher

Residence:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Main St., Phoenixville, PA

Census:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

Census:   
     Date:   9 JUL 1870
     Place:   West Vincent Township, Chester County, PA

Event:   
     Type:   Document Name
     Date:   10 FEB 1865
     Place:   Kimberton, PA (Tavern License Application - Kimberton Inn)

Burial:   
     Date:   OCT 1902
     Place:   West Pikeland, PA (St. Peter's Luthern Church)

Individual Note:   From Baptism Records for St. Peters Lutheran Church, Chester Springs, PA in 1831:
March 18 George King George Parents
        Catherine born: Jan. 14th 1831

Note: first son was listed as Richard R. in 1860 census. In subsequent US census this son was listed as R. Warren. In 1860 they were living in Pikeland Township, Chester County. By 1870 they had moved to West Vincent Township, Chester County. George was working as a butcher during this time. By 1880 they had moved to Phoenixville (some time in 1876 according to William King's obit) and George was running a boarding house on Main St.

The 1860 census lists him as 29, a dealer, who owned nothing of real estate value but $530 personal estate. His pension was filed on 8/12/1890 for being invalid and later for his widow. He was married at Norristown in November, 1852 by Rev. Miller, to Miss Sarah Ann Shoffner of Norristown.

From list of veterans of the civil war from West Pikeland Township:
King, George, Jr., sergeant, 31 dealer

From 1890 Census Special Schedule on Military Service:
King, George Sergeant Co C, 175th PA Inf. 28 Oct, 1862 to Aug, 1863. 9 months 10 days service.

From Civil War Regiments Website:
175th Regiment Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia November 6, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., December 1; thence to Fortress Monroe and. Suffolk, Va. Attached to Gibb's' Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., December, 1862. Spinola's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Corps, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to May, 1863. District of the Pamlico, Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1863. Well's Brigade, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., 8th Corps, Middle Department, to July, 1863.

SERVICE.--Duty at Suffolk, Va., until December 28, 1862. Moved to New Berne, N. C., December 28-January 1, 1863, and duty there until April, 1863. Expedition from New Berne to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young's Cross Roads and Swansborough March 6-10. Operations on the Pamlico April 4-6. Expedition to relief of Little Washington April 7-10. Expedition to Swift Creek Village April 13-21. Garrison duty at Little Washington until June. Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., thence to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and to Frederick, Md. Mustered out August 7, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 21 by disease.

From Tavern License Application filed 2/10/1865 in Chester County, PA:
To the honorable, the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Chester.

The Petition of George King Repectfully represents, that he is a Citizen of the United States residing in the Township of West Pikeland in said County, that he is a person of temporate habits and good moral character, and desires a license to keep an EATING HOUSE at the Kimberton Hotel in the Township of East Pikeland at Kimberton. That the said place is commodious and well suited for the purpose and that such a house is needed to accommodate the public. He therefore Prays the Court to grant him a license for the purpose aforesaid, and he will ever pray, &c.

        Sign: George King

Note about Birth Date: George's headstone at St. Peter's cemetary has his birthday as 12/10/1830. The King Family Bible (dated 1850) in possession of Alice Seidts has George's birthday recorded as 1/16/1831. I have not found an explanation yet. - RMZ

Individual Notes

Note for:   Sarah Ann Shoffner,   17 MAY 1831 - 25 NOV 1888         Index

Baptism:   
     Date:   20 NOV 1831
     Place:   West Pikeland, PA (St. Peter's Lutheran Church)

Occupation:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Keeps House

Residence:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Main St., Phoenixville, PA

Census:   
     Date:   18 JUN 1880
     Place:   Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

Census:   
     Date:   16 SEP 1850
     Place:   Lower Ward, Norristown, Montgomery County, PA

Burial:   
     Date:   NOV 1888
     Place:   West Pikeland, PA (St. Peter's Luthern Church)

Individual Note:   From Records of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Chester Springs, PA in year 1831:
Nov 20. Martin Shoffner Sarah Ann Miss Shoffner
        Susanna Do. born: May 17th, 1831

Notes on 1850 Census: Sarah, age 19, was living with Thomas and Ann Rose and their children in the Lower Ward of Norristown, Montgomery County, PA. Her birth place was shown as Chester (County).

Individual Notes

Note for:   Amelia Frances Swanger,   5 JUN 1858 - 16 JUL 1933         Index

Residence:   
     Date:   BET 1924 AND 1925
     Place:   927 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA

Burial:   
     Date:   20 JUL 1933
     Place:   Phoenixville, PA (Morris Cemetery)

Individual Note:   June 17, 2000 - According to Mom's note in one of Mike's baby books Great Grandmother's name was Amelia Klinger. (Note -In 2003 when I acquired Jackie Reninger's 1984 book on Frederich Renninger, I found out that the name of Amelia's brother-in-law where her mother was living at the time of her death was S.H. Klinger. Mom apparently had found this out and put that down in the book under Amelia's name with no other explanation.)