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BERKS COUNTY

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

Elected Officials





PRESIDENT JUDGES

Jacob Rush 1791-1805 James N. Ermentrout 1890-1908
John Spayd 1806-1809 Gustav Endlich 1908-1924
Robert Porter 1810-1832 Paul N. Schaeffer 1924-1945
Garrick Mallery 1833-1835 Robert H. Mays 1946-1957
John Banks 1836-1846 Forrest R. Shanaman 1958-1959
J.Pringle Jones 1851-1861 Warren K. Hess 1960-1972
W.J.Woodward 1861-1874 W.R.Eshelman 1973-1980
Jeremiah Hageman 1875-1889 Frederick Edenharter 1981-1982
Grant Wessner 1982-1983
Forrest G. Schaeffer 1983-1997
Scott D. Keller 1997-2000
Albert Stallone 2000





ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES

Henry VanReed 1869-1875 Elizabeth Ehrlich 1984-2000
Jeremiah Hageman 1869-1874 Forrest G. Schaeffer 1976-1983
Augustus S. Sassaman 1876-1886 Grant E. Wessner 1976-1983
James N. Ermentrout 1887-1889 Thomas J. Eshelman 1978
Gustav A. Endlich 1890-1908 Arthur Ed Saylor 1980-1990
William Kerper Stevens 1908-1909 Scott D. Keller 1989-1997
George W. Wagner 1909-1924 Linda K.M. Ludgate 1990
S.E. Bertolet -1924 Clavin Lieberman 1984-1994
Edgar S. Richardson -1924 Calvin E. Smith 1986-1996
John B. Stevens 1926-1928 Albert E. Stallone 1998-2000
H.Robert Mays 1928-1945 Arthur E. Grim 1998
John B. Stevens 1926-1928 Albert A. Stallone 1998
H. Robert Mays 1928-1945 Arthur E. Grim 1998
Forrest R. Shanaman 1928-1957 Jeffrey K. Sprecher 1992
Warren K. Hess 1946-1959 Peter W. Schmehl 1992
Albert S. Readinger 1958-1968 Steven B. Lieberman 1996
Ralph C. Body 1960-1962 Jeffrey Schmehl 1998
C. Wilson Austin 1962-1963 Scott E. Lash 2000
James W. Bertolet 1964-1984
W. Richard Eshelman 1968-1990
Frederick Edenharter 1968-1980






COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Evan Price 1752-1753 Michael Gery 1845-1848
Edward Drury 1752-1756 David Yoder 1846-1849
John Godfrey 1752-1761 Charles Fichtorn 1847-1850-1908
Jacob Lightfoot 1753-1756 Conrad Claus 1847-1848-1851
Thomas Rutter 1756-1759 Thomas Shaner 1849-1852
Jacob Lightfoot 1759-1762 Joseph J. Schneider 1850-1853
William Reeser 1756-1760 John McGowan 1851-11854
Samuel High 1760-1763 Benjamin Kutz 1852-1855
Christian Witman 1761-1764 Jacob Young 1853-1856
John hUGHES> 1762-1765 Gabriel Filbert 1854-1857
Frederick Weiser 1763-1766 William Knabb 1855-1858
Richard Lewis 1765-1767 Samuel Summons 1856-1859
Issac Levan 1765-1768 D.L. Wenrich 1857-1860
Nicholas Harmony 1766-1769 William Miller 1858-1861
Christian Merkel 1767-1770 John F. Moers 1859-1862
Jacob Snyder 1769-1771 Paul Wenrich, Sr. 1860-1863
John Jones 1769-1772 J. Donahower 1861-1861
Henry Rightmeyer 1770-1773 George K. Lorah 1861-1864
Davis Brecht 1771-1774 H.R. Hawman 1862-1865
Abraham Lincoln 1772-1778 D.L. Wenrich 1863-1866
Samuel High 1773-1776 Adam Stein 1864-1867
Michael Brecht 1774-1777 WIlliam S. Young 1865-1871
Christian Lower 1776-1779 Jacob Schartel 1866-1870
John Kerlin 1777-1780 Benjamin Levan 1867-1870
Adam Witman 1778-1787 John L. Moyer 1869-1872
Thomas Jones 1779-1786 William Rahn 1870-1873
Thomas Parry 1780-1783 Joseph Muthart 1871-1874
Daniel Messersmith 1780-1784 David Lord 1872-1875
Michael Forry 1782-1785 Henry Seidel 1873-1874
Conrad Eckert 1785-1791 William Fry 1873-1875
Daniel Leinbach 1786-1789 William Umbenhauer 1875-1875
John Keim 1787-1790 Henry W. SMith 1876-1878
Jacob Boyer 1789-1792 William Davidheiser 1876-1878
Jacob Bower 1790-1793 William G. Moore 1876-1878
John Riegel 1791-1794 William S. Young 1879-1881
George Lorah 1792-1795 John Walborn 1879-1881
Philip Miller 1793-1796 Jeremiah R. Guldin 1879-1881
Peter Kerschner 1794-1797 Samuel G. Hatfield 1882-1884
William Witman 1795-1798 Peter Spang 1882-1884
Nicholas Dick 1796-1799 David C. Keller 1882-1884
Isaac Adams 1797-1800 John L. Wagner
Jacob Rhoads 1798-1801 Samuel K. Fisher 1885-1887
Peter Feather 1799-1802 Cyrus Levan 1888-1890
Jacob Epler 1800-1803 Samuel R. Deppen 1891-1893
Casper Merkel 1801-1804 Cyrus W. Kauffman 1891-1893
John Cunnius 1802-1805 Jacob H. Reeser 1891-1893
Daniel Yoder 1803-1806 Franklin Seidel 1894-1896
Adam Ruth 1804-1807 Jeremiah Hartman 1894-1896
Henry Hahn 1805-1808 Henry Stoyer 1894-1896
Henry Hottenstein 1806-1809 John Wunch 1896-1899
Nicholas Leib 1807-1810 George K. Kinderman 1897-1899
Jacob Miller 1808-1811 Wesley K. Loose 1897-1899
Valentine Boyer 1809-1812 Charles Stangier 1900-1902
Daniel Ruth 1810-1813 Alfred Gunkel 1900-1902
George Boyer 1811-1814 Frank H. Moyer 1900-1902
Jacob Gehr 1812-1815 John W. Slipp 1903-1905
William S. Addams 1813-1816 Harry L. Johnson 1903-1905
George Shreffler 1814-1817 Oliver H. Sanders 1903-1905
Daniel Levan 1815-1818 Jacob Miller 1903-1905
William High 1816-1819 James Yeager 1906-1908
Peter Stichter 1817-1820 Chester B. Cleaver 1906-1908
George N. Lechner 1818-1821 Jacob M. Bordner 1909-1911
Peter Knabb 1819-1822 Augustus R. Anderson 1909-1911
David Bright 1820-1823 Eugene I. Sandt 1909-1916
George Kemp 1821-1824 Nicholas J. Kutz 1912-1916
Frederick Stamm 1822-1825 Nicholas Rapp, Jr. 1912-1916
Henry Reeser 1823-1826 J. Calvin Herbein 1916-1920
John Wanner 1824-1827 Harry D. Matthew 1916-1920
John Potteiger 1825-1828 Daniel G. Gabel 1916-1920
John Hahn 1826-1829 Calvin A. Miller 1920-1923
Stanley Kirby 1827-1830 Marcus B. Eaches 1920-1923
George Gernant 1828-1831 Walter A. Ringler 1920-1931
Anthony Bickel 1829-1832 Francis K. Savage 1924-1931
Daniel K. Hottenstein 1830-1833 John H. Blimline 1924-1931
John Filbert 1831-1834 1932-1932
Jacob Goodman 1832-1835 Charles B. Ebling 1932-1935
Daniel Snyder 1833-1836 Ernest B. Posey 1832-1835
John Deysher 1834-1837 **Nathaniel Gring 1932-1935
John Y. Cunnius 1835-1838 Reuben Bell 1936-1939
John Seibert 1836-1839 Amos Lesher 1936-1939
David Kutz 1837-1840 James Lesher 1936-1947
Michale Reifsnyder 1838-1841 Ralph G. Matthews 1940-1947
George Weiler 1839-1842 *Edwin Kershner 1940-1947
John Long 1840-1843 **Ralph Lord 1847-1847
William Arnold 1841-1844 *James M. Wagner 1948-1950
John Sherman 1842-1845 **Theodore G. Confer 1851-1951
Adam Leize 1843-1846 ***Howard Murray 1948-1949
Frederick Printz 1844-1847 **Ralph W. Lord 1949-1951
Peter Yonavic 1956-1976 *John G. Keller 1948-1951
William R. Werley 1960-1963 *Charles B. Ebling 1956-1959
Paul E. Reeser 1960-1972 **Herbert C. Rehrig 1959-1959
Vernon K. Shaffer 1964-1984
Paul E. Reeser 1968-1972
Donald W. Bagenstose 1972-1988
Anthony J. Carabello 1976-1996
Vernon K. Shaffer 1980-1988
Glenn B. Reber 1988-2000
Michael F. Feeney 1988-1992
Ernie Miller 1992-1996
Randy L. Pyle 1996-2000
Mark C. Scott 1996- *Died in Office
Timothy A. Reiver 2000- **Appointed
Judth L. Schwank 2000- ***Resigned






CORONER

William Booner 1752-1754 John Fox 1868-1876
Benjamin Parvin 1755-1758 George S. Goodhart 1877-1879
John Warren 1759-1759 William H. Kelly 1880-1882
Jacob Kern 1761-1761 Henry D. Schoedler 1883-1885
Adam Witman 1762-1762 Frank H. Denhard 1886-1888
Samuel Weiser 1763-1765 John G. Hoffman 1889-1891
Christopher Witman 1766-1766 Frank Kantner 1892-1894
Henry Haller 1767-1767 John C. Griesemer 1895-1897
James Whitehead, Jr. 1768-1769 Wilson H. Rothermel 1898-1900
Samuel Jackson 1770-1770 Reuben E. Moyer 1901-1903
Isaac Levan, Jr. 1770-1772 Albert N. Seidel 1904-1906
Peter Brecht 1773-1775 Robert E. Strasser 1907-1909
Philip Kraemer 1776-1778 LeRoy Wagner 1910-1913
James Whitehead, Jr. 1779-1780 L.G. Hain 1914-191
Peter Nagle 1781-1787 Seymour T, Schmehl 1918-1922
Peter Feather 1788-1793 Winfield H. Ammarell 1928-1932
Thomas Wildbahn 1794-1799 Simon B. Glick 1932-1936
Peter Aurand 1800-1802 Paul D. GOod 1936-1940
Daniel Kerper 1803-1805 George J. Stark 1940-1944
Henry Rieser 1806-1811 Paul D. Good 1936-1940
J. Christian 1812-1814 *John A. Focht 1966-1980
Samuel Feather 1815-1817 **W.E. Glosser 1980-1982
Samuel Ritter 1818-1820 Michael Feeney 1982-1988
Samuel Feather 1821-1829 ***William R. Fatora 1988
Adam Reitmyer 1830-1832
John Hahn 1833-1834
John Fox 1835-1837
William Stahl 1838-1849
John H. Seltzer 1850-1852
William Keen 1853-1858 *Died in Office
John Fox 1859-1864 **Appointed
Henry Palm 1865-1867 ***Appointed. Elected in 1990






TREASURER

Jonas Seely 1752-1779 John S. Holtzman 1885-1887
Christopher Witman 1768-1779 David W. Mogel 1888-1890
Daniel Levan 1779-1789 Isaac March 1891-1893
Daniel Messersmith 1789-1807 Amendon Bright 1894-1896
John K. Messersmith 1807-1809 Cosmos D. Kutz 1897-1899
Daniel Messersmith 1809-1811 Alfred K. Rentschler 1900-1902
John K. Messersmith 1811-1814 Edwin G. Ruth 1903-1905
Daniel Messersmith 1814-1817 Henry H. Fry 1905-1908
John K. Messersmith 1817-1820 William C. Croll 1909-1911
Daniel Rhoads 1820-1823 William D. Reeser 1912-1916
David Bright 1823-1835 Edwin C. Gery 1916-1920
Peter Nagle 1835-1843 William S. Bachman 1920-1924
Henry Nagle 1843-1845 William Brunner 1924-1928
William Arnold 1845-1847 Jacob C. Kessler 1928-1931
Henry Hahs 1847-1849 Robert R. Gerhart 1932-1935
Adam Leize 1849-1851 Percival C. Frey 1936-1939
William Ermentrout 1851-1853 David E. Houck, Jr. 1940-1943
Charles VanReed 1853-1855 John G. Keller 1944-1947
George Feather 1855-1859 Samuel N. Moyer 1948-1951
David Plank 1859-1861 Peter Yonavick 1952-1955
William Herbst 1861-1863 *Robert W. Wahl, Jr. 1956-1956
John Kurtz 1863-1865 **Ira P. Leh 1956-1961
Isaac R. Fisher 1865-1867 Warren L. Miller 1962-1966
Charles H. Fritz 1867-1869 Earl H. Reichert 1966-1978
Samuel Merkel 1869-1871 Stella Kompa 1978-1994
Abraham Loder 1871-1873 **Oscar Mogel 1994-2000
Hiester Nagle 1873-1875 ***Nelson Long 2000
Abraham Shaeffer 1876-1878 **Died during term
Adam M. Dundore 1879-1881 *Died before taking Office
John Kershner 1882-1884 ***Appointed 2000






CONTROLLER

Joseph N. Shomo 1901-1901 Samuel H. Rothermel 1928-1935
John F. Ancona 1902-1904 Ralph E. Schoener 1936-1951
Horace F. Livingood 1905-1907 W. John Blatt 1952-1935
Ambrose L. Rhoads 1908-1911 James A. Hunter 1952-1955
Daniel K. Hoch 1912-1916 W. John Blatt 1964-1976
Cyrus J. Rhode 1916-1920 James A. Hunter 1956-1963
John P. Wanner 1920-1924 W. John Blatt 1964-1976
Thomas R. Houck 1924-1927 *John C. Moyer 1976-1976
**Wm. J. Campbell 1976-1996
Judith Kraines 1996






RECORDER OF DEEDS

James Read 1752-1756 William Zimmerman 1879-1881
Henry Christ 1777-1789 Isaac Bechtel 1882-1884
John Christ 1790-1791 W. Benton Stolz 1885-1887
Jacob Bower 1792-1799 James F. Dumn 1888-1890
Peter Frailey 1800-1808 Isaac Weiser Kein 1894-1894
Jacob Schneider 1809-1817 James W. Sponagle 1895-1897
John Adams 1818-1818 Daniel H. Reiser 1898-1900
Daniel Rhoads 1818-1820 Frank F. Bressler 1901-1903
John Miller 1821-1823 Henry Holzman 1904-1906
John Frederick Smith 1824-1829 Jeremiah Bausher 1907-1909
John Miller 1830-1835 Wilson B. Zeller 1910-1914
Joseph Allgaier 1836-1838 Thomas C. Darrah 1914-1918
John Green 1839-1839 Jacob R. Meck 1818-1922
William Wunder 1839-1842 Charles W. Swoyer 1922-1926
Henry H. Maurer 1842-1845 Henry F. Kemp 1926-1930
John W. Tyson 1845-1848 Harry O. Thornburg 1930-1934
Israel R. Laucks 1848-1851 Warren B. Angstadt 1934-1937
John Bush 1851-1854 James H. Guldin 1938-1938
Hiram S. Getz 1854-1857 William H. Lutz 1938-1939
Nicholas Heckman 1857-1860 Russell O. Anderson 1940-1943
Charles N. Keller 1860-1863 William H. Lutz 1944-1951
Isaac Laucks 1863-1866 Harry F. Kauffman 1953-1955
Henry Reider 1866-1869 Leroy Fronheiser 1956-1959
Daniel Hummer 1869-1872 Minnie P. Hurley 1960-1963
Charles Hill 1872-1875 J. Edgaar Hilgendorf 1964-1980
Jefferson M. Keller 1876-1878 Linda Hilgendorf-Frey 1980-1996
Ellie Antoine 1996






SHERIFF

Benjamin Lightfoot 1752-1754 Henry Manderbach 1856-1859
William Boone 1755-1756 Jeremiah D. Bitting 1859-1862
Thomas Lincoln 1757-1758 John Manderbach 1856-1856
Jacob Weaver 1759-1760 Abraham R. Koenig 1862-1865
Henry Christ 1761-1762 Tobias Barto 1865-1868