Benjamin Derk ¹

   FamilySearch ID: L86B-3RC.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Fact: There is no estate reocrd for Benjamin Derk in Northumberland County, PA.

2. Census in 1850 in Coal Twp., Northumberland, PA. ² The 1850 census recorded Benjamin Derk, carpenter, 30, living with wife Catherine, 28; Andrew, 8; Emanuel, 3; Janas, 2; and Ruben, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Benjamin has no real estate value so he was renting, or perhaps living for free on land owned by neighbor Solomon Weavey, also a carpenter, or his neighbor, Maria Derk, 64, who is Benjamin's mother.

3. Newspaper: Sunbury American: Sheriff's Sale of Benjamin Derk's Property, 25 Jun 1859, Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. ³ Sheriff Sales
By virtue of a certain Testatum writ of Vendition: Exponas, Issued out of the District Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, in the borough of Northumberland, Northumberland county, and State of Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the 2d day of July, 1959, at 3 o'clock P. M., the following describe Real Estate, to wit: --
At the same time and place, all that certain Lot or piece of ground situate in the town of treverton Northumberland County, bounded on the North by the Rail Road, on the East by Lot of Abraham Deppen, on the South by Market street and on the West by Lot of Issiah Morgan and wife, containing 25 feet in front and 125 feet in depth, whereon are erected a two story frame dwelling House and frame Stable.
Seized taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Benjamin Derk and Israel Dunkleberger.

4. Census in 1860 in Trevorton, Northumberland, PA. ¹ The 1860 census recorded in Trevorton in Zerbe Township: Benjamin Derk, carpenter, 40, living with wife Catherine, 37; Emanuel, 14; Jonathan, 12; Solomon, 9; and Mary, 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Trevorton. Benjamin's land value is not listed, so he was renting. His personal estate value was $50.

Benjamin married Catherine Kramer. (Catherine Kramer was born on 26 Sep 1821 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,⁴ died on 12 Aug 1900 in Trevorton, Northumberland, PA ⁴ and was buried in Trevorton, Northumberland, PA ⁴.)