r. berger bottle

[jnoon]

Sure, you can use the pic. I wasn't able to find any other info. Maybe the historical society in Berwick Pa. would have some info on R. Berger.

 

[Sodasandbeers]

Found this:

Came to the US 29 Jun 1854 on Europa from Bremen, Germany age 26 Shoemaker from Essen to Pennsylvania

1860 Conemaugh (Johnstown) Census Rinehard Berger 30 M W Miner 40 Prussia
1870 Berwick Census Burger Rinard 42 M W Bottles Porter 1,825 800 Prussia
1880 Berwick Census Reinhard Benger 53 W M Saloon Keeper Germany
1900 Berger Marie Head W F Sept 1832 67 wd Germany 1854 46

 

[jnoon]

Hey Tod,
Took me a while, I just saw your response. Thank you, now I just have to figure out what to make of it.

John

 

[Sodasandbeers]

I just copied the data using the codes from the Census.

Reinhard Berger was born about 1828, He came to the US on June 29, 1854 aboard the ship Europa. He was 26 years old at the time and was a shoemaker. He was from Essen, Germany and left for the US from Bremen. By 1860 he had settled in Johnstown and was a miner. Sometime between 1860 and 1870, be removed to Berwick and was a bottler of porter. By 1880, he was a saloon owner and died between 1880 and 1900.

I would date your bottle about 1860-1865.

 

[jnoon]

Thanks, I guess I just needed it spelled out for me.

 

[Sodasandbeers]

No problem. I keep forgetting people who don't dig thru the Census reocrds don't know what the codes mean.