J. Thomas GOTTSCHALL
2nd s/o George of Berne Twp record at Trinity Church 1770 Brunswick Twp. Tax
Lists 1778 through 1789
Records of Rev. Johan Andr Krug, HP Publishing, Reading, PA
Church records of Lehigh County Historical Society.
Sponsors at christening: John Jacob and Margaretha Dornbach Lukenbill.
Thomas was the second son of George Gottschall. He and his wife were married "at Schlegel's House." Another source indicates it was in Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania. He is named in the will of his father, George Gottschall.
Sources:Will of Henry Dornbach at Reading, Bk 2 p 78, Deed Bk No 8 p 115,
Berks Co. Pa. Deed Bk B3 p 317, Egle's Notes & Queries (1896)p 44.
Cem. Inscrip. at Freedens Church, New Ringgold, PA
Nat. 10/11 Apr. 1761 (PA. Nats.)
PA German Pioneers by Strassburger (Hinke Ed.) Vol. 1, p. 352, 353
Notes and Queries by Egle, Annual Vol. 1896, p. 44
Berks Co., Land Grants: Matthias Thornbach, 26 acres Berne Twp. 7 Mar 1754
Rupps Hist. of Berks and Lebanon Co. Matthew Turnbeh taxable 1752
National Archives Rev. War Files #S42 174. "Westerwald to America" p. 56-58
Orphan Court Reeds, Col. Co. PA, Bk. 1, p. 259
Inscriptions from the Mt. Grove Cemetery, Sugarloaf, Luzerne, PA
Bible record copies by Anna Maria Hener, daughter of Johann's & Elizabeth's
eldest daughter, Anna Maria Dornbach
Trinity Lutheran Church Recds. at Reading, Berks, PA
Marriage Recds. by the Rev. J. A. Herny
Baptismal records of 1730-1779 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, Evangelical Lutheran Minister, Northkill, Berks, PA.
Will of Henry Dornbach at Reading, Bk. 2, p. 78
Deed Bk. #8, p. 115, Berks county, Pennsylvania
Deed Bk. B3, p. 317
Egle's Notes and Queries (1896) p. 44
Cemetery inscriptions at Freedens church, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
Maria Elizabeth and Thomas Gottschall were married at Schlegel's house, Bern, Berks County.
Tombstone
Johannes was baptized at Michael's Church near Kauffman's Mill in Berne Twp. He was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.
Church Book
Daniel Schumacher's Pastoral Acts: "New Church near Kaufman's Mill"
Estimated birth date: "10 wks old today" at baptism
Miners Journal 79/0/6 also Die Stimme. . .Orwigsburg German language paper
Berks Administrations - Jacob Godshall Decd. Letters to his father, Thomas
Jacob was christened in Zion (Old Red) Church in Brunswick. John Jacob Luckenbill and Margaretha (Dornbach) were sponsors.
Die Stimme (German language paper). . .73 years w, Johan
This infant, listed as "infantes" was christened in Zion (Old Red) Church in Brunswick.
Berne Tombstones
Anna was christened in Zion (Old Red) Church in Brunswick.Gottfried and Anna Catherine Schmelger were listed as sponsors.
He married Maria Elizabeth Dornbach (Turnbaugh) 16 Apr 1770 at Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania . Maria Elizabeth Dornbach (Turnbaugh) was born at Northkill, Berks, Penn. 16 May 1750 daughter of Matthias (Johann Theiss) Dornbach (Turnbaugh) and Elizabeth Catherine Spiess .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Johannes Gottschall
born 7 Oct 1771.
Johan Jacob Gottschall
born 17 Jul 1775.
Infant Gottschall
born Jul 1778.
Anna Catherine Gottschall
born Mar 1781.
J. Thomas Gottschall died Abt 1820 at Brunswich, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania .