Ella Isabella (nee Moyer) Luckenbill was born (1885) in Wayne Twp. She was the daughter of Carolina (nee Brown) and Augustus Moyer.
She grew up in Wayne Twp. before moving to Sch. Haven after marriage.

Ella year unknown

Ella passed in 1943, so I don’t know much about her.

Unknown, Ann, Momo. Ella, Ben, Popo, Ray, Katherine and Ray Jr. 1925

The next in my series of generational photos.

Momo, Ella, Mom and Ann 1942.

Odd coincidense. Unknowingly my son named his daugter Isabella. Of course, I call her Ella.

Carolina Brown was also born (1847) and raised in Wayne Twp. She eventually moved to Coal St. in Sch. Haven where she passed in 1931.

Last of the generational photos in this line. Ann. Ella and Carolina. Momo

She was the mother of four : Lewis, Elizabeth, Ella and Theodore.

Carolina was the daughter of Salome (nee Schaefer) and Daniel Brown, both of Wayne Twp.

Salome (born 1816) was the daughter of Salome (nee Fischer) and Leonard Schafer. Both long time residents of Wayne Twp.
Daniel (born 1814) was the son of Elizabeth (nee Nunemacher) and Valentine Brown. Again longtime residents of Wayne Twp.

From here, the story moves south of the present Berks Co. line.

Ella’s father Augustus Moyer (born 1844) was the son of Catherine (nee Fide (possibly Tuke)) and Christian Meyer.
Not much is known about this group.

I did find an interesting story on Ancestory concerning both Valentine Brown and Christian Meyer…

Taken from “A Brief History of the Levi Brown Family of Summit Station, Pennsylvania” Prepared by Florence Brown Webber, August 1975.

Valentine Brown was born on February 8, 1783, and died on August 26, 1857. He was the owner of the Black Horse Hotel which is off Route 183 near the Reedsville Church about three miles north of Summit Station. He is credited with the founding of the “public school” system in Wayne and South Manheim Townships.

In 1829, Christian Meyer (Moyer), a teacher, from Strasburg, Germany, came to the hotel, and stated his vocation to the proprietor, Valentine Brown. There was no school in the area at that time. After hearing of Moyer’s vocation, Valentine said: “I will give you board and lodging free in my house if you stay here and open a school.” He accepted the offer.

Valentine went to see his neighbors and the result was a little log school-house on Summer Hill, four miles south of the hotel, and an equal distance west on the crest of the Summer Hill. It has been assumed to be on the farm currently owned by Harry Brown about 1 1/2miles east of Brown’s Church. Georqe Brown, brother of Valentine, donated the ground and also donated the material for the building. Moyer who opened the school as a private school taught for a period of forty-one years; most of it as a public school teacher after the system was developed by the township.

Valentine was married to Elizabeth Nunemacher on November 6, 1806. She was born on October 20,1787 and died on December 23,1871.

From my recollection of drafts and indentures, Valentine had considerable land holdings which extended around the Brown’s Church and which at one time was known as Brownsdale.

Valentine and Elizabeth had five sons and one daughter: Daniel, Joseph, John, Henry, George, and Elizabeth.