Farmer
Son of Clemans Dunkelberger c1752-1801 & Anna Maria Catherine Margaretha Gurtner 1752-1821
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Welsh 1786-1834
RES: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
From The Airy View May 2015:
Wertz Tannery:
The Diven family is known for their large tannery in Landisburg, but before they started that tannery, they lived east of Landisburg. In 1755 James Diven warranted 195 acres on which he later built a tannery.(iv) This tract was located close to the West property near Gibson's Rock. James had two sons, Joseph and John. In 1830 the property was sold to Danile Spotts and was owned by his son in the 1880s . The mansion farm was left to his wife who died in 1832, then sold to Jonathan Dunkelberger and next Abraham Wertz.(v) Township maps show the Diven property adjacent to that of the Dunkelbergers. More will follow about the Diven tanners in the Tyrone Township article?
All records point to a tannery on the Carlisle-Landisburg road, over a mile from Falling Springs. This tannery was built by George Kepner. Records do not show if it was built on the site of the Diven tannery, but records show the tannery operated in second half of the 19th century. In 1868, George Krepner was assessed on a house, lot and tannery. The ownership changed from Kepner to Samuel K. Dunkelberger and T. M. Dromgold. They sold it to Abraham Wertz who rebuilt it and operated it until his death. The property was then purchased by Alfred Dunkelberger, who built a home there.(vi)
iv. Hain, H. H. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Hain-Moore Co., Pub., 1922, p. 1027.
v. History of That Part Of The Susquehanna And Juniata Valleys, Embraced In The Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In Two Volumes, Vol II. Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. p. 1052.
vi. Hain 1059. Which Dunkelbergers owned and operated the tannery varies and the county tax assessments offer few clues.
1814 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
CHURCHES BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, Foucht, 1862, p. 67, & Mt Zion Evangelical Luthern Church Bicentennial 1790-1990, p. 3:
Jonathan Dunkelberger, Luth deacon at St Peters Ch (NOW MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN) in Spring Tp, Perry Co, PA, 23 Dec 1815.
1820 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA, 160 acres of patent land @ 6 + 86 acres of patent land Old @ 2236 total + 3 horses @ 30 + 3 cows @ 10 = $3316 tax value.
1840 Census: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA .
1850 Census, Tyrone Tp, Perry Co PA:
RE $5000.
His Funeral by Rev. Leinbach
St Peters Ger Ref Cm, Spring Tp, Perry Co PA:
Also inf. s/o Jonathan & Mary 12 Apr 1841 23 days
Son of Clemans Dunkelberger c1752-1801 & Anna Maria Catherine Margaretha Gurtner 1752-1821
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Welsh 1786-1834
RES: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
From The Airy View May 2015:
Wertz Tannery:
The Diven family is known for their large tannery in Landisburg, but before they started that tannery, they lived east of Landisburg. In 1755 James Diven warranted 195 acres on which he later built a tannery.(iv) This tract was located close to the West property near Gibson's Rock. James had two sons, Joseph and John. In 1830 the property was sold to Danile Spotts and was owned by his son in the 1880s . The mansion farm was left to his wife who died in 1832, then sold to Jonathan Dunkelberger and next Abraham Wertz.(v) Township maps show the Diven property adjacent to that of the Dunkelbergers. More will follow about the Diven tanners in the Tyrone Township article?
All records point to a tannery on the Carlisle-Landisburg road, over a mile from Falling Springs. This tannery was built by George Kepner. Records do not show if it was built on the site of the Diven tannery, but records show the tannery operated in second half of the 19th century. In 1868, George Krepner was assessed on a house, lot and tannery. The ownership changed from Kepner to Samuel K. Dunkelberger and T. M. Dromgold. They sold it to Abraham Wertz who rebuilt it and operated it until his death. The property was then purchased by Alfred Dunkelberger, who built a home there.(vi)
iv. Hain, H. H. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Hain-Moore Co., Pub., 1922, p. 1027.
v. History of That Part Of The Susquehanna And Juniata Valleys, Embraced In The Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In Two Volumes, Vol II. Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. p. 1052.
vi. Hain 1059. Which Dunkelbergers owned and operated the tannery varies and the county tax assessments offer few clues.
1814 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
CHURCHES BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, Foucht, 1862, p. 67, & Mt Zion Evangelical Luthern Church Bicentennial 1790-1990, p. 3:
Jonathan Dunkelberger, Luth deacon at St Peters Ch (NOW MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN) in Spring Tp, Perry Co, PA, 23 Dec 1815.
1820 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA, 160 acres of patent land @ 6 + 86 acres of patent land Old @ 2236 total + 3 horses @ 30 + 3 cows @ 10 = $3316 tax value.
1840 Census: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA .
1850 Census, Tyrone Tp, Perry Co PA:
RE $5000.
His Funeral by Rev. Leinbach
St Peters Ger Ref Cm, Spring Tp, Perry Co PA:
Also inf. s/o Jonathan & Mary 12 Apr 1841 23 days
Farmer
Son of Clemans Dunkelberger c1752-1801 & Anna Maria Catherine Margaretha Gurtner 1752-1821
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Welsh 1786-1834
RES: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
From The Airy View May 2015:
Wertz Tannery:
The Diven family is known for their large tannery in Landisburg, but before they started that tannery, they lived east of Landisburg. In 1755 James Diven warranted 195 acres on which he later built a tannery.(iv) This tract was located close to the West property near Gibson's Rock. James had two sons, Joseph and John. In 1830 the property was sold to Danile Spotts and was owned by his son in the 1880s . The mansion farm was left to his wife who died in 1832, then sold to Jonathan Dunkelberger and next Abraham Wertz.(v) Township maps show the Diven property adjacent to that of the Dunkelbergers. More will follow about the Diven tanners in the Tyrone Township article?
All records point to a tannery on the Carlisle-Landisburg road, over a mile from Falling Springs. This tannery was built by George Kepner. Records do not show if it was built on the site of the Diven tannery, but records show the tannery operated in second half of the 19th century. In 1868, George Krepner was assessed on a house, lot and tannery. The ownership changed from Kepner to Samuel K. Dunkelberger and T. M. Dromgold. They sold it to Abraham Wertz who rebuilt it and operated it until his death. The property was then purchased by Alfred Dunkelberger, who built a home there.(vi)
iv. Hain, H. H. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Hain-Moore Co., Pub., 1922, p. 1027.
v. History of That Part Of The Susquehanna And Juniata Valleys, Embraced In The Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In Two Volumes, Vol II. Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. p. 1052.
vi. Hain 1059. Which Dunkelbergers owned and operated the tannery varies and the county tax assessments offer few clues.
1814 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
CHURCHES BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, Foucht, 1862, p. 67, & Mt Zion Evangelical Luthern Church Bicentennial 1790-1990, p. 3:
Jonathan Dunkelberger, Luth deacon at St Peters Ch (NOW MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN) in Spring Tp, Perry Co, PA, 23 Dec 1815.
1820 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA, 160 acres of patent land @ 6 + 86 acres of patent land Old @ 2236 total + 3 horses @ 30 + 3 cows @ 10 = $3316 tax value.
1840 Census: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA .
1850 Census, Tyrone Tp, Perry Co PA:
RE $5000.
His Funeral by Rev. Leinbach
St Peters Ger Ref Cm, Spring Tp, Perry Co PA:
Also inf. s/o Jonathan & Mary 12 Apr 1841 23 days
Son of Clemans Dunkelberger c1752-1801 & Anna Maria Catherine Margaretha Gurtner 1752-1821
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Welsh 1786-1834
RES: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
From The Airy View May 2015:
Wertz Tannery:
The Diven family is known for their large tannery in Landisburg, but before they started that tannery, they lived east of Landisburg. In 1755 James Diven warranted 195 acres on which he later built a tannery.(iv) This tract was located close to the West property near Gibson's Rock. James had two sons, Joseph and John. In 1830 the property was sold to Danile Spotts and was owned by his son in the 1880s . The mansion farm was left to his wife who died in 1832, then sold to Jonathan Dunkelberger and next Abraham Wertz.(v) Township maps show the Diven property adjacent to that of the Dunkelbergers. More will follow about the Diven tanners in the Tyrone Township article?
All records point to a tannery on the Carlisle-Landisburg road, over a mile from Falling Springs. This tannery was built by George Kepner. Records do not show if it was built on the site of the Diven tannery, but records show the tannery operated in second half of the 19th century. In 1868, George Krepner was assessed on a house, lot and tannery. The ownership changed from Kepner to Samuel K. Dunkelberger and T. M. Dromgold. They sold it to Abraham Wertz who rebuilt it and operated it until his death. The property was then purchased by Alfred Dunkelberger, who built a home there.(vi)
iv. Hain, H. H. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Hain-Moore Co., Pub., 1922, p. 1027.
v. History of That Part Of The Susquehanna And Juniata Valleys, Embraced In The Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder, In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In Two Volumes, Vol II. Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. p. 1052.
vi. Hain 1059. Which Dunkelbergers owned and operated the tannery varies and the county tax assessments offer few clues.
1814 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA.
CHURCHES BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, Foucht, 1862, p. 67, & Mt Zion Evangelical Luthern Church Bicentennial 1790-1990, p. 3:
Jonathan Dunkelberger, Luth deacon at St Peters Ch (NOW MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN) in Spring Tp, Perry Co, PA, 23 Dec 1815.
1820 Tax List: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA, 160 acres of patent land @ 6 + 86 acres of patent land Old @ 2236 total + 3 horses @ 30 + 3 cows @ 10 = $3316 tax value.
1840 Census: Tyrone Tp, Perry Co, PA .
1850 Census, Tyrone Tp, Perry Co PA:
RE $5000.
His Funeral by Rev. Leinbach
St Peters Ger Ref Cm, Spring Tp, Perry Co PA:
Also inf. s/o Jonathan & Mary 12 Apr 1841 23 days
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Anna Maria Dunkelberger Fetherolf
1772–1853
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John Clemenz Dunkelberger
1776–1857
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Mary Magdalene Dunkelberger Karshner
1778–1863
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Christiana Dorothea Dunkelberger Stitzer
1783–1833
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David Dunkelberger
1784–1850
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Susannah Dunkelberger Moll
1787–1863
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1793–1857
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1795–1854
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