Ralph Barnes Family in East Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pa, in 1923
Guide to Schuylkill Canton, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, wedlock records, death records, demography records, family history, and military records.
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County Data [edit | edit source]
Description [edit | edit source]
The county was named for the Schuylkill River. It is located in the mideastern central expanse of the country.[2]
County Courthouse [edit | edit source]
- Copies of documents including nativity, marriages, deaths, divorces, state, and probate records tin can be obtained past using: Pennsylvania Public Record.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Record Dates [edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from diverse sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken equally a guide and should be verified past contacting the canton and/or the state government bureau.
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Tape Loss [edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this canton.
Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]
Populated Places [edit | edit source]
For a complete listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[seven]
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History Timeline [edit | edit source]
Resource [edit | edit source]
Bible Records [edit | edit source]
Biographies [edit | edit source]
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- Everyname Index to Munsell'southward, 1881:History of Schuylkill Co. courtesy USGenWeb
Business, Commerce, and Occupations [edit | edit source]
Cemeteries [edit | edit source]
- Cemetery records frequently reveal nascency, wedlock, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
Additional Cemetery Resource
- ca.1700-ca.1950 Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch - How to Utilize this Collection; index and images (incomplete)
- PA-Roots
- Names in Stone
- Ancestry($)
Census Records [edit | edit source]
Federal Demography
- 1850-1880 Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Utilise this Collection; index and images
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 11,339 | — |
| 1830 | 20,744 | 82.9% |
| 1840 | 29,053 | twoscore.one% |
| 1850 | threescore,713 | 109.0% |
| 1860 | 89,510 | 47.4% |
| 1870 | 116,428 | 30.ane% |
| 1880 | 129,974 | 11.6% |
| 1890 | 154,163 | eighteen.vi% |
| 1900 | 172,927 | 12.2% |
| 1910 | 207,894 | 20.2% |
| 1920 | 217,754 | 4.7% |
| 1930 | 235,505 | 8.2% |
| 1940 | 228,331 | −three.0% |
| 1950 | 200,577 | −12.two% |
| 1960 | 173,027 | −xiii.7% |
| 1970 | 160,089 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | 160,630 | 0.3% |
| 1990 | 152,585 | −v.0% |
| 2000 | 150,336 | −1.v% |
| 2010 | 148,289 | −1.4% |
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Church Records [edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. For members, they may contain: age, date of baptism, christening, or nascence; union date and maiden name; death/burial engagement. For general information nigh Pennsylvania denominations, see Pennsylvania Church Records.
- 1620-1991 Pennsylvania, Historical Order of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records, 1620-1991(*) at FamilySearch - How to Apply this Collection; index and images
The Schuylkill Canton Genealogical Lodge has various records for churches throughout the Schuylkill County expanse. Nevertheless, the guild has not put the records on-line and to view the records ane must go to the society. The society will do research for a fee. For more details come across their website.
- 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Order of Pennsylvania – $, complimentary to members of the guild; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.
- Contains the church records of:
- Ashland: Christ's United Lutheran Church; N Parish Episcopal Church; St. John's Episcopal Church
- Delano: Delano Episcopal Mission
- New Philadelphia: United Methodist Church
- Orwigsburg: St. Paul'due south Evangelical Lutheran Church building
- Pine Grove: Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Church building; Pine Grove Methodist Episcopal Church; Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. Peter'due south Lutheran Church building; Suedberg Church of God; United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish
- Port Carbon: First United Methodist Church building; Grace United Methodist Church building
- Pottsville: First Baptist Church; First United Church of Christ; Trinity Episcopal Church; Trinity Lutheran Church
- Reinerton: St. Peter'south Evangelical Lutheran Church building
- Schuylkill: Kickoff United Church of Christ; Grace Evangelical Congregational Church; St. James Episcopal Church building; St. Matthew'southward Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Schuylkill Haven: Christ Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ
- Shenandoah: All Saints Episcopal Church
- Tiptop Station: St. Paul'southward United Church of Christ
- Tamaqua: Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church building; Calvary Episcopal Church; First Presbyterian Church building of Summit Hill; Showtime United Presbyterian Church; Salem and Coaldale United Methodist Church; St. John'south Evangelical Lutheran Church building; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Tower: St. Paul's Lutheran Church
- Valley View: United Methodist Church
- Washington: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
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- Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches at PAGenWeb – Gratis, covers Lutheran and Reformed churches
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- 1755-1825 Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Carbon County, 1795-1825; Monroe County, 1741-1825; Schuylkill Canton, 1755-1825. Washington, D.C.: PA Genealogy Books, 2006. FHL Volume 974.8 K2hj.
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- Contains church records of Zion Lutheran Church building aka "Erstwhile Red Church," Orwigsburg, West Brunswick Township; "Hetzel's" Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church aka "Summer Colina" Church, Mannheim Township; St. John'south Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Wayne Township; St. Jacob's Lutheran Church, Pino Grove Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church aka "White Church," Ringtown, Union Township; St. Peter's Lutheran and Reformed Church building, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Township; St. John'southward Lutheran and Reformed Church building, Tamaqua, Rahn Township; Frieden'southward Lutheran and Reformed Church, Norwegian, Branch Township; Frieden'southward Lutheran and Reformed Church, nigh New Ringgold, West Brunswick Township; and Zion Reformed Church building, W Brunswick Township.
- Schuylkill Canton Church and Religious Records courtesy USGenWeb Athenaeum
- Contains church records of:
- Emmanuel Reformed Church of Nuremberg
- First Evangelical and Reformed Church building
- Pennsylvania German Churches
- Jerusalem Church building
- Gilberton Methodist Episcopal Church building
- Lewistown Evangelical
- Llewellyn, PA Methodist Church
- Salem (Hertzel's) Spousal relationship Congregation, Pino Grove
- St. George Lithuanian R.C. Church, Shenandoah
- St. Canicus' Mahanoy City Church building
- St. Jacob's, Pino Grove
- St. John'southward United Church building of Christ, Orwigsburg
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
- St. Kyrans R.C. Church, Heckersville
- St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown
- St. Vincent de Paul'southward Church, Minersville, PA
- Zion Church of Lewistown Baptism Records
- Zion Crimson Church and Vicinity
- Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church
Baptist
In 1840, the "First English language Baptist Church building of Minersville" was organized.[8]
Catholic
- 1845-1860 Union, Baptism and Expiry Records from St. John the Baptist Cosmic Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, marriages, and burials
Congregational
The Start Congregational Church building was established by the Welsh in the surface area in 1836.[8]
Episcopal
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church was organized in 1845 and their building erected in 1849.[8]
Evangelical
Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy Metropolis
- 1872-1875 Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy City, Baptism Index 1872-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - gratuitous. C526431.
- 1872-1885 Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy City, Marriage Alphabetize 1872-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. M526431.
Lutheran
The German language Lutherans were the get-go in the county although the exact engagement of their arrangement is unknown. The German Evangelical Lutheran Zion'southward Congregation had their first church building built in 1849. Earlier it was congenital, they had met in the schoolhouse. The kickoff English Lutheran Church was organized in 1851.[eight]
Christ Lutheran Church building, Rush Township
- Christ Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Gratis, burials, located in Blitz Township
- Some Confirmations and Baptisms of Christ Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Costless, baptisms, located in Blitz Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
St. Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove
- Saint Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Gratuitous, baptisms, located in Pine Grove
St. John'due south Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg
- 1796-1864 St. John'due south Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Baptism Index 1796-1864 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. C504381.
St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown
- 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, marriages, located in Klingerstown
- 1894-1994 St. Michael'south Lutheran & Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, burials and funerals, located in Klingerstown
- St. Michael's Lutheran & Reformed Church building at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Klingerstown
St. Paul'southward Lutheran and Reformed Church building or Old White Church, Ringtown
- 1810-1875 St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church building or Old White Church building, Ringtown, Baptism Index 1810-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - gratuitous. C504531.
St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento
- 1839-1875 St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Baptism Alphabetize 1839-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch C504541.
Salem or Hetzel Evangelical Lutheran Church building, Pino Grove Township
- 1783-1816 Salem or Hetzel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pino Grove Township, Baptism Alphabetize 1783-1816 in International Genealogical Alphabetize at FamilySearch - free. C507161.
Summertime Hill St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wayne Township
- 1806-1867 Summer Loma St. Paul'due south Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Baptism Alphabetize 1806-1867 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - complimentary. C506761.
Zion Blood-red Church, Brunswick Township
- 1755-1800 Zion Red Church building at PAGenWeb – Complimentary, baptisms, Brunswick Township, then Berks, now Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Methodist
The Methodist Episcopal church began meeting in Minersville starting in 1834.[8]
Reformed
In 1840, Emmanuel'south Church was organized and met in the marriage church with the Lutherans.[8]
- Some Church Records of Emmanuel Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Gratuitous, baptisms, located in Nuremberg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg
- 1796-1864 St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Baptism Index 1796-1864 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. C504381.
St. John'south Reformed Church, Orwigsburg
- 1833-1868 St. John's Reformed Church, Orwigsburg, Baptism Index 1833-1868 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. C504491.
- 1835-1880 St. John's Reformed Church, Orwigsburg, Matrimony Index 1835-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. M504491.
St. Michael'south Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown
- 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, marriages, located in Klingerstown
- 1894-1994 St. Michael'southward Lutheran & Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, burials and funerals, located in Klingerstown
- St. Michael's Lutheran & Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Klingerstown
St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church building or Erstwhile White Church, Ringtown
- 1810-1875 St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church or Quondam White Church, Ringtown, Baptism Index 1810-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. C504531.
St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church building, Sacramento
- 1839-1875 St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Baptism Index 1839-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C504541[9]
Zion Red Church, Brunswick Township
- 1755-1800 Zion Ruby Church at PAGenWeb – Gratuitous, baptisms, Brunswick Township, then Berks, now Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
United Church of Christ
- 1831-1920 Index to St. John'due south United Church building of Christ at PAGenWeb – Gratuitous, baptisms, located in Orwigsburg, index
- 1831-1920 St. John'southward United Church of Christ at PAGenWeb – Complimentary, baptisms, located in Orwigsburg
- St. John's United Church of Christ at PAGenWeb – Free, burials, located in Orwigsburg
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
Courtroom Records [edit | edit source]
For information about records kept in the Orphan'south court, Prothonotary Courtroom, Court of Common Pleas, and other courts in counties of Pennsylvania, visit the Pennsylvania Courtroom Records Wiki page.
Directories [edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration [edit | edit source]
For online resources, passenger lists, and specific groups coming to Pennsylvania, see Pennsylvania Emigration and Clearing.
- 1798-1828 Pennsylvania Landing Reports of Aliens, 1798-1828 at FamilySearch - How to Employ this Collection; Alphabet index and then by numbered entry
- 1900-1923 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Case Files of Chinese Immigrants, 1900-1923 at FamilySearch - How to Utilise this Collection; images only (by county)
- 1952-1957 Pennsylvania, Coiffure Lists arriving at Erie, 1952-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Drove; index and images
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups [edit | edit source]
For groups that came, see People section of the Pennsylvania Emigration page.
Funeral Homes [edit | edit source]
- 1914-2007 Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Abode Obituary Cards, 1914-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Apply this Drove; index and images
Genealogies [edit | edit source]
Guardianship [edit | edit source]
The Orphan's Court ensures the best interests of those not capable of handling their ain affairs: minors, incapacitated persons, decedents' estates, and more.[ten]
Land and Property Records [edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a specific location and reveal family relationships. Records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, maps and more. For more information, see Pennsylvania Land and Property.
Land records in Schuylkill Canton began in 1811. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
Land Indexes and Records
- 1811-1915 Human action Books 1811-1902; Indexes to Deeds 1811-1915. FHL motion-picture show 1420715 (outset of 149 films)
- Warrants and Patents:Bucks and Schuylkill Counties courtesy USGenWeb Archives
Local Histories [edit | edit source]
- History of the County of Schuylkill. 1911. Pottsville, Pennsylvania : Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Annal; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill Counties. 1885. By I. Daniel Rupp. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Hickok and Cantine. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of many Families and Persons. ii volumes. 1907. Edited by Adolf Due west. Schalck and D.C. Henning. [South.l.] : Country Historical Association. Online at: Vol. i - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. ane - Net Archive, Vol. ii - Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more than resources
Maps
- Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
- Ancestor Tracks has posted gratuitous downloadable images from the Canton Atlas of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records by F.W. Beers and A.B. Cochran (New York, 1875). This atlas located in the Library of Congress shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing. While the concrete maps are in the public domain, the images nosotros have taken of the maps belong to us and are not to be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Utilize FS Places
Migration [edit | edit source]
War machine Records [edit | edit source]
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Apply this Drove; index
- 1865-1936 Pennsylvania, G Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1865-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Utilize this Drove; index and images
Globe War II
- 1933-1947 Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Globe War II Casualty Cards, 1933-1947 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]
Naturalization records tin can contain information about immigration and birth. Prior to 1906, it is rare to notice the town of origin in naturalization records. For more than information, meet Pennsylvania Naturalization
- 1795-1931 Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931 at FamilySearch - How to Employ this Collection; index and images
- 1795-1952 Pennsylvania, Eastern District Naturalization Indexes, 1795-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1811-1907 Naturalization Petition Records FHL pic 2166589 (first of fourscore films) - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images; index included: 1811-1906
- 1820-1940s Select Schuylkill County Naturalization Records at PAGenWeb
- 1871-1878 Petitions of Naturalizations from Clerk of Courts FHL film 2155052 Items two-3 - images only; click on the camera icon to view images; index included: 1871-1878
- 1872-1876 Declarations of Intention from Clerk of Courts FHL picture show 2155052 Particular four - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1896-1927 Miscellaneous Naturalization Records FHL film 2155648 Items 2-5 - images but; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1901-1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.Southward. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle Commune of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Center District court was created in 1901, for before dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
- 1901-1930 Middle Commune, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry $
- 1906-1944 Declarations of Intention FHL movie 2166189 Item 2 (showtime of 10 films) - images but; click on the photographic camera icon to view images
- 1906-1946 Naturalization Petition and Record FHL film 2166589 (first of 40 films) - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images; index included: 1906-1990
Newspapers [edit | edit source]
Newspapers may contain obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business organisation notices, engagement information, and probate courtroom proceedings. Newspapers are often constitute in local or university libraries, historical or genealogical societies, or state athenaeum in the surface area where the paper was published. See Pennsylvania Newspapers for more information.
Newspapers of Schuylkill County
Online Newspapers
To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or metropolis in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.
- Chronicling America United states of america Paper Directory.
- Pennsylvania Paper Annal
- Pennsylvania Newspapers
- The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA) at Chronicling America. 1891-1966
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- PA-Roots Paper Articles for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
- Schuylkill County Newspapers courtesy USGenWeb Archives including:
- Christian Abet
- Die Stimme des Volks, 1832-1839
- The Evening Courier, Tamaqua
- Miner's Journal
- Pottsville Republican, January 1st for 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920-1923, 1926, 1927, 1939-1945 and more.
- Shenandoah Evening Herald, various dates in 1944, 1945, 1948
- The Splinters, Saint Clair, April 24, 1897
- Tri-Weekly Record, Mahanoy Metropolis
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts
- Compiled past Cheryl Fidler Schneck, Abstracts of Miscellaneous Notices Published in "The Press Herald" Newspaper of Pino Grove, Pennsylvania, get-go January 3, 1879 [to 1885] FHL fiche 6100965; book 974.817/P3 B3s
Obituaries [edit | edit source]
Obituaries are mostly constitute in local newspapers where the person died or where family members lived. Local libraries or societies may have indexes or other sources.
Online Obituary Abstracts
- 1914-2007 Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Dwelling house Obituary Cards, 1914-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Utilize this Collection; index and images
- 1947-2021 Pennsylvania Obituary and Spousal relationship Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Utilize this Drove; alphabetize and images
- 1977-2010 Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Employ this Collection; alphabetize and images
- OA-Roots Obituaries for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
- Schuylkill County Obituaries courtesy USGenWeb Archives
Obituary Extracts and Abstracts
- A scrapbook by Schuyler C. Brossman, Schuylkill Canton, Pennsylvania, war veterans' graves a listing of veterans of the western function of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (SLC, Utah, 1992) FHL picture show 1597995 item ix
- Brossman, Schuyler C. Veterans of Western Berks County, Pennsylvania (SLC, Utah) FHL film 363885 (first of 8) Record of newspaper clippings and more arranged by name of veteran, principally from Tulpehocken and Bethel Townships in Berks County with some records from Lebanese republic and Schuylkill Counties.
- Hughes, Jeremiah, Obituaries, 1880-1917 (SLC, Utah, 1981)) FHL moving-picture show 1305961 item 11
- Death Notices in the Christliche Botschafter, New Berlin, 1836-1848 (SLC, Utah, 1981) FHL moving-picture show 1305961
- Collected and compiled by Phillip A. Rice; Schuylkill Roots Researchers, Index to the Obituaries as Institute in the Pottsville Republican and Various Other Periodicals of the Region covers Schuylkill every bit Well as Adjoining Counties (Apollo, Pennsylvania:Closson Printing, c 1992-1993) FHL book 974.817/P2 V42r
Other Records [edit | edit source]
Periodicals [edit | edit source]
Probate Records [edit | edit source]
Probate matters in Schuylkill County are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court likewise handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates; appointments of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Annals of Wills; inheritance tax appeals, and various petitions and motions.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
- 1683-1994 Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Utilize this Collection; images merely (by county)
- 1811-1917 Shuylkill Canton Probate Records at FamilySearch
- 1811-1885 Estate files (index 1811 -1891)FHL film 2134781 Item 2 (starting time of 143 films) - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images
- 1811-1897 Letters of Administration FHL film 2134449 (first of vii films) - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images
- 1811-1915 Index to guardians appointments FHL film 2134782 Items two-3 - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images
- 1811-1917 Wills (index 1811 -1994)FHL flick 832052(commencement of ix films) - images only; click on the photographic camera icon to view images
- 1811-1928 Indexes to some estate records FHL film 2134781 Particular v Includes Administration Bonds, Letters Testamentary, Account of Administrators and Executors, Distribution Docket. - images just; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1812-1916 Orphans Court dockets (index 1811 -1935)FHL film 2134782 Item 4 (get-go of 12 films) - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1857-1922 Orphans court infinitesimal books FHL flick 2134444 Particular 2 (kickoff of 4 films) - images merely; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1874-1915 Affidavits of administrators FHL film 2134447 Item ii (first of two films) - images merely; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1880-1936 Index to Inventory and Widows Appraisements FHL moving-picture show 2134782 Particular 1) - images just; click on the camera icon to view images
- 1888-1951 Index to General Dockets for v. 1-24 FHL film 2134784 - images but; click on the camera icon to view images
School Records [edit | edit source]
- Schuylkill County Education and School Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives
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- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; alphabetize. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Alphabetize, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more data.
Taxation Records [edit | edit source]
Vital Records [edit | edit source]
Vital records are handled by the Canton Orphans' Court. Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to tape birth, marriage and death events at the canton level. County spousal relationship records were kept in hostage in 1885. Births and deaths, at the county level, were begun in 1893 and kept through 1905. For the most complete set of records, contact the County Orphans' Courtroom.
Nativity [edit | edit source]
Early births 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. For more information, run across Pennsylvania Vital Records.
- 1520-1999 Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Employ this Collection; alphabetize and images
- 1709-1950 Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Utilise this Collection; index
- 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
- 1893-1897 Selected Schuylkill County Births courtesy USGenWeb Athenaeum
- 1900-1905 Schuylkill County Nativity Index 1900-1905 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[nine]
- 1941-1976 Pennsylvania Delayed Nativity Records, 1941-1976 at FamilySerch - How to Use this Drove; index and images
Marriage [edit | edit source]
Pennsylvania marriages were created by county officials. Contact Schuylkill Canton Courthouse
- 1512-1989 Pennsylvania, Historical Guild of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; alphabetize and images
- 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
- 1677-1950 Pennsylvania Ceremonious Marriages, 1677-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1682-1976 Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Spousal relationship Records Ancestry $
- 1709-1940 Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Beginnings $
- 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Beginnings $
- 1885-1950 Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1885-present Spousal relationship Tape Index bachelor at Schuylkill County Courthouse website.
- 1947-2010 Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Employ this Drove; index and images
- Some Schuylkill Marriages courtesy USGenWeb Archives
- Marriage License Search
Death [edit | edit source]
Early deaths 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Courtroom. For indexes and records, 1906 and later, see Pennsylvania Vital Records.
- 1720-1999 Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
- 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
- 1856-1971 Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; alphabetize and images
- 1893-1901 Selected Schuylkill Canton Death Registrations courtesy USGenWeb Archives
- 1893-1906 Schuylkill County Death Index 1893-1906 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[nine]
Divorce [edit | edit source]
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary.
Research Facilities [edit | edit source]
Archives [edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Schuylkill County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries.
Schuylkill County Archives
Schuylkill County Courthouse
401 North second Street
Pottsville, PA 17801-2528
Telephone: 570-628-1145
Email: archives@co.schuylkill.pa.u.s.
Website
Central depository for all county government records. These include records from the Clerk of the Courts, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, and Register of Wills. Most records are open up to the public. The oldest records predate the cosmos of the county in 1811. Early on records take been microfilmed with the originals in storage at the archives. Records of involvement to genealogists and family historians include:
Birth and death records; union dockets 1885–May 1969; naturalization indexes and records; will books; estate files; county land records; deed books; mortgage books.
National Archives at Philadelphia
14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096
Phone: 215-305-2044
Fax: 215-305-2052
Website
Family unit History Centers [edit | edit source]
Family History Middle and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family unit History Centers provide 1-on-1 assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Chapter Libraries take access to about center-simply databases, but may not ever have full services usually provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Chapter Libraries
- Carlisle Pennsylvania Family History Eye
- Harrisburg/Hershey Pennsylvania Family History Center
- Reading Pennsylvania Family unit History Center
- Sunbury Pennsylvania Family History Center
- The Annville Free Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries [edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Schuylkill County. For country-broad library facilities, see Pennsylvania Athenaeum and Libraries.
Pottsville Gratis Public Library
215 West. Market St.
Pottsville, PA 17901
Telephone: 570-622-8880
Email: potpublib@pottsvillelibrary.org
Website
Genealogy collection includes: newspapers - Evening Herald, 1891 to 1980; county histories; city directories; census records; genealogy books; family unit files. The Library offers a limited search service for obituaries and specific pages of specific books.
Tamaqua Public Library
30 South Railroad Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252
Phone: 570-668-4660
Email: tamaquapubliclibrary@hotmail.com
Website
Some resources include: newspapers, church building records, cemeteries, and yearbooks.
Museums [edit | edit source]
Societies [edit | edit source]
Listed beneath are societies in Schuylkill County. For land-wide genealogical societies, see Pennsylvania Societies.
Websites [edit | edit source]
- Schuylkill County USGenWeb Archives
- Schuylkill Canton PA Genealogy
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides [edit | edit source]
- Woodroofe, Helen Hutchison. "A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records," The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 34, No. iii (1986):241-250. For gratuitous online access, run into WeRelate.
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s.a., tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pennsylvania.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania ii/12/2017
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : Us, tenth ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002) Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, p.592
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: Usa of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pennsylvania.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: The states of America, tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pennsylvania.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s. of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pennsylvania.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_County%2C_Pennsylvania, accessed 1 Feb 2020.
- ↑ viii.0 8.1 8.2 eight.3 8.4 8.five Adolf W. Schalck and Hon. D. C. Henning, History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania ([S.50.]: State Historical Clan, 1907), 190; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
- ↑ 9.0 9.ane 9.two Genealogical Club of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/four/49/Igipennsylvaniapppppp.pdf.
- ↑ The Philadelphia Courts at Common Pleas accessed 10 July 2012
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