Notes:

Robert T Bastress was the Chief Burgesses of the borough of Thompsontown during 1885.

Family/Spouse: Singer, Cora Fronk. Cora (daughter of Singer, Corbet D and Dunn, Catherine W) was born on 4 Jun 1864 in Juniata County, PA; died in 1892 in Delaware Township, Juniata County, PA; was buried in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bastress, Grover was born in 1883; died in 1883.
2. Bastress, Aida Blanche was born on 30 Jun 1885 in PA; died on 27 Jun 1965 in Harlan, Allen County, IN.
3. Bastress, Tessie L was born in Dec 1887.
4. Bastress, Mildred Marion was born on 10 Jan 1890 in Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA; died on 23 Aug 1893 in Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA.

Robert married Riden, Hester M in 1892. Hester was born on 27 Oct 1872; died on 16 Nov 1906; was buried in Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bastress, Jesse B
2. Bastress, Willa Marie was born on 11 Aug 1894; died in 1913.
3. Bastress, Robert Charles was born on 2 May 1896 in Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA; died on 11 Jun 1942 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN.
4. Bastress, Freeman Lester was born on 3 Jul 1898 in Allentown, New Jersey ; died on 4 Feb 1964 in Ft. Wayne, IN; was buried in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, IN .
5. Bastress, Charlotte V was born on 10 Mar 1899.

Notes:

Notes for PETER B BASTRESS:
Peter B Bastress enrolled for the Civil War (Enrolled 9/15/1862 at Thompsonton, PA) when he was 40 years old.

Peter married Dressler, Eve Viola in 1856. Eve was born on 23 Feb 1838 in PA; died on 11 Nov 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for PETER J BASTRESS:
Peter Jr. and his wife Elizabeth lived in New Hanover Twp. Montgomery, Co. PA. and at least four of their
Children were baptized in the historic New Hanover Lutheran Church located near Pottstown.
Tombstone reads 25 April 1843 59-9-10

Peter married Betz, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born on 18 Feb 1783; died on 13 Mar 1869 in Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA; was buried in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for PETER BASTRESS:
Born 7/9/1758. He and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Roth lived in and around Pottstown. They attended the
Emanuel Lutheran Church and were buried in the church cemetery. A number of references to Peter indicate that
he was a man of various skills; a blue dyer, a dealer in land, coal and lumber as well as probable lawyer.
Peter was a Berks County Solider in the Revolution but his name was given as Peter Bastery in one source as
Peter Bastres in another (see index oaths of Allegiance, Berks County, PA. Revolutionary War- on microfilm #
133. PA. State Library in Harrisburg.) According to the Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File - {series
#13.50}, Peter was considered inactive duty militia under the 4th Battalion, 7th Company because "The
circumstance of his family will not admit his going out..." He was subsequently ordered to pay a fine.
Peter died in Jonestown, Lebanon County, in 1837. Anna Elizabeth was born in 1753 and died in 1832 as far as
is known, both were buried in the Emanuel Church Cemetery. Peter and Anna Elizabeth were married in 1778 or
1779 and had three sons, John, Peter J., and Solomon.

Peter married Roth, Ann Elizabeth in 1778. Ann was born on 12 Jul 1761 in Colebrookdale Twp, Berks County, PA; died on 06 Feb 1832 in Pottstown, PA; was buried in Emanuel Church Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Anna Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthias Roth who was born November 8, 1717 at sea, on the voyage to
America. died March 13, 1795 in Colebrookdale Twp., Berks County, PA. Matthias was the son of Johann
Jacob Roth and Maria Barbara Weber. He married Maria Elizabeth Beyer January 18, 1741. Maria Elizabeth
Beyer was born January 26, 1724 in Eppstein, Palatinate, Germany. Maria Elizabeth died November 14, 1809.
She was the daughter of John Philip Beyer born March 23,1701 in Flomersheim Palatinate, Germany and Maria
Elizabeth Beck born November 11, 1721 in Eppstein Germany.
Anna Elizabeth Bastress is buried in the Old Burial Ground, Zion Reformed Church (now UCC), in Pottstown,
Montgomery Co., PA. (40°14'51.94"N, 75°38'58.85"W) Her name is inscribed on a bronze plaque in the
memory garden in front of the church.
The plaque reads in part:
Site of Old Burial Ground
The Gift of John Potts Founder of Pottstown to
Early German Settler of the Lutheran and Reformed Faith, A.D. 1752
On the adjoining bronze tablets are inscribed the names and dates of persons whose graves were located in the
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Reformed portion of the graveyard. The monument was created by the congregation of Zion Reformed Church
(United Church of Christ) Rev. Howard A. Norman, Pastor, Oct 12 A.D. 1959 to perpetuate the memory of the
beloved dead whose graves are located here.
Anna Elizabeth's headstone reads as follows:
Elizabeth Bastress
w/o Peter Bastress
b. 7/12/1761
d. 2/6/1832