Discover the meaning of the zirkle name on ancestry. I do come across some requests that are not listed. At the time of lewis death at age 77, he owned 1500 acres, with a tannery and a mill. And what she does with that camera and the help of friends and family, in terms of providing accurate climate information in an effective way is amazing. His family and descendants settled in meigs county, ohio.
How to help please write a letter supporting the szmf and its goal of preserving of the zirkle mill in forestville. Be it remembered that on the 8th day of march in the year of our lord 1745, henry zirkell, being at present in good health and sound and perfect mind and memory have made this my last will and testament to prevent contention and discontent amongst my children, but that all this shall be invoilably absolved. This book traces five generations of descendants of our earliest known zirkle ancestor, chaplain conrad zurckel b. Zerkel sponsors zion lutheran church zirkel born zirkells zirkle family zirkle. Lodowick and maria eva zirkle came from germany in 1725 and located in pennsylvania. Family lore holds that he and mary had four sons and four daughters. They remained on their smith creek land all their lives. I immediately picked it up and could not put it down. Zirkles first arrived in america in the early 1700s. Americas history of violins the violin takes center stage in an exhibit at the library of congress. This collection includes letters, 18411846, written by john ingles of montgomery county to dr.
Whether you need help from start to finishwith the researching, writing, editing, and publishing of your bookor just need help with part of the process, wed love to work with you. Likely she was one of the first in her family to be born in ohio, as she was born 11. The zirkle family never produced any famous educators. Corckel chronicles of the scotchirish settlement in virginia by lyman chalkley volume iii, page 373 deed book 9, page 434 9 august 1761. Lodowick and maria eva zirkle came from germany in 1725 and lo cated in pennsylvania where philadelphia now stands. Sanu, who is learning how to braid her hair and to cook the same african meal her father makes. Order book of shenandoah county court lists instructions for michael zirkle. The instruments popularity has cut across economic, racial and. The most zirkle families were found in the usa in 1880. Zirkle died in 1746 and is buried in a cemetery in philadelphia.
John peter hale 18241902 of charleston, kanawha county now w. Eric, who loves to play baseball with his dad and to dance the merengue with his friends and family. Apr 15, 2006 america s history of violins the violin takes center stage in an exhibit at the library of congress. I would be glad to lookup information, free of charge, to anyone who will email their request. Zirkles book states that henrich arrived in philadelphia in 1725 with his family. Julia roush omelia and her staff of research workers, edited by lester le roy roush, printed by melvin c. Zirkle family in america 1971 edition open library. Lewis zirkle the younger settled on smith creek in rockingham county, virginia, near the town of new market. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. As 8th generation descendants of michael zirkle, andrews older brother, we recognize the importance of not only preserving our family history, but america s history as well.
In how my family lives in america, authorphotographer susan kuklin zeroes in on the source of cultural identity. And it was a brilliant coincidence that i discovered this book due out tomorrow, october 24 the same day i read the chapter about the khans in hillary clintons book, what happened. It is not known if henrichs other children came to. Following the war berryman price was a farmer and grazier in the borden district of shenandoah county. Zirkle s book states that henrich arrived in philadelphia in 1725 with his family. It is believed that heinrich was listed on the ship brittannia. Roller, january 1998 the zirkle family heritage in colonial america is extremely rich in history and worthy of much more study than i can provide in this chapter.
Salford township uqop usang virginia wife wilhelm zirkel william zirkel zerkel sponsors zion lutheran church zirkel born zirkells zirkle family zirkle reunion zirkle s. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Zirkle was married before he came to america as he mentions in his last will and testament a son, george henry zirkle, by a former mar riage to receive a certain portion of his estate. That makes him my generations 4th great grand uncle. These books are a must for anyone interested in zirkle genealogy. I own a copy of a genealogy of the quick family in america16251942 317 years, by arthur craig quick. This book traces five generations of descendants of our earliest. Salford township uqop usang virginia wife wilhelm zirkel william zirkel zerkel sponsors zion lutheran church zirkel born zirkells zirkle family zirkle reunion zirkles.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. How my family lives in america is filled with real life pictures that children can relate too. Learn the fascinating origin of the zirkle surname. Genealogy for johann ludwig zirkle 1705 1745 family tree on geni, with over 200 million. Virginia had the highest population of zirkle families in 1840. The zirkle family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1840 and 1920. The zirkle family heritage in colonial america is extremely rich in history and worthy of much more study than i can provide in this chapter. Considerable information about the history of the zirkel family in america is contained in a sermon delivered by the reverend gordon zirkle on the occasion of the 225th anniversary service of the founding of the little zion lutheran church, indianfield road. The kirchardt record is at odds with the genealogical information provided to the family, which was taken mostly from gordon k. The family in america offers a fresh interpretation of american social history, emphasizing the vital role of the family and household autonomy and threats to both imposed by industrial organization and the state. Allan carlson shows that the united states, rather than being born modern as a progressive consumerist society, was in fact founded as an agrarian society composed of independent. The michael zirkle home is shown in both front and back view. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Zirkle family in america, volume 1 zirkle family in america, gordon k.
While jayne zirkle doesnt have the media empire abc, cbs, nbc, the new york times, washington post and so on behind her, she does have a video camera, friends and family. Quick family in america book by user may 14, 1999 at 10. His name is lewis zirkle, or in the original german, zerckel. Hello everyone who is searching there family of zirkle, sircle, circle, this family orginated from germany to pennsylvania. It is family tradition that the zirkle mill was one of the sources for this flour. The area that the zirkle family immigrated from in 1725. Karl brechenmacher in book v of german family names. Conrad1 zurckel was born 1603 in kirchardt, heidelberg, baden, germany, and died 1671 in hambach, solms braunfels palantinate germany. This bit of information has been handed down from generation to generation that five zirkle brothers came from germany to america sometime before.
The reader will learn about the history, culture and mores of pakistan, the importance of family. Zirkle author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The description of the coat of arms of the zirkel family was provided by courtesy of herr wilhelm zirkel of ravensburg, germany, in a letter to gordon zirkle in virginia, usa, and was translated by mrs. Like many people, i became more than a little invested in the story of khizr and ghazala khan and their family during the 2016 election. The surname is sometimes found in american records as circle. This was about 69% of all the recorded zirkle s in the usa. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1971 please retry. According to torn land the 1970 book on the disaster, audrey zirkle was muchadmired by her. The american historian george bancroft writes of contributions made by.
History of the roush rausch family in america volume ii from its founding by immigrant ancestors in early years to the present time compiled by mrs. Considerable information about the history of the zirkel family in america is contained in a sermon delivered by the reverend gordon zirkle on the occasion of the 225th anniversary service of the founding of the little zion lutheran church, indianfield road, telford, pennsylvania on may 20th, 1955. Sam graduated from the ohio state university in 1940 and was later certified by. Brief outline of the brock family of shenandoah county of virginia. Considerable information about the history of the zirkel family in america is contained in a sermon delivered by the reverend gordon zirkle on the occasion of the 225th anniversary service of the founding of the. The andrew zirkle mill is a 1760s era grist mill located in the southern end of shenandoah. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Drowned in the flood of 1969 from hurricane camillethe year before the flood, 17yearold audrey zirkle had been chosen as miss nelson teen, the countys junior beauty queen. Whether you need help from start to finishwith the researching, writing, editing, and publishing of your book or just need help with part of the process, wed love to work with you.
He died november 24, 1903 and is buried in the zirkle family cemetery at new market. Shenandoah county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. In 1755, maria eva zirkle, two daughters and five sons moved to virginia to a place called the forest now forestville, shendoah county, virginia. She is a member of the zirkle family that moved from virginia to ohio in the 1830s. Allan carlson shows that the united states, rather than being born modern as a progressive consumerist society, was in fact. This book is an attempt to document all of michael and christianas known descendants, from their beginnings in pennsylvania to the current day. Drowned in the flood of 1969 from hurricane camille the year before the flood, 17yearold audrey zirkle had been chosen as miss nelson teen, the countys junior beauty queen. Henrich and ludwig thus became the forerunners of the zirkle family in america. An american family npr coverage of an american family.
To get an idea of how the zirkle and roller family trees entwined, we must step back in time a few hundred years to central europe. Zirkles research came from microfilm records held by the genealogical. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Three hundred years from germany to the new world lulu. The instruments popularity has cut across economic, racial and regional lines and helped drive. This was about 69% of all the recorded zirkles in the usa. In 1840 there were 22 zirkle families living in virginia. Zirkles book, zirkle family in america germany to pennsylvania. Roush, the banner printing col, parkersburg, west virginia in 1968. An american family is so much more than an autobiography of khizr khan. The reason for the discrepancy is probably due to the fact that most of mr. Although it is this is a wonderful nonfiction book that allows children to see how various people live across the united states.
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