FAMILY ASSOCIATION Welcome to our Website George Philip Wertman settled in 1749 in Lynn Township, present day Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He had five sons - Michael, Jacob, George Philip, Simon, and Martin. Four supported the American cause of Liberty and one remained loyal to the King of England. Since the Revolution, Wertman descendants have defended this country in the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. The history of this great German-American family is intertwined with the history of the United States. Descendants of this family still abide in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Schuylkill and other counties in Pennsylvania. We are in contact with individuals from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia to name but a few states. On 1 July 2000, 42 Wertman relatives assembled in Allentown, Pennsylvania and formed the Wertman Family Association. Actually, they rejuvenated an association that had been active until World War II. Our goal is to produce an accurate description of our Wertman family heritage. We hope that you will help us achieve our goal. If you desire to join us, please contact me. Russell C. Dannecker, President, Wertman Family Association 6th Great Grandson of George Philip Wertman The 2008 Reunion ... will be held in Ashland, Ohio on August 22-24. Visit our Reunion Page for details. A DNA Project ... is underway. The Historical Acceptance Committee ... reviews available data on the first three generations of descendants of George Philip Wertman and determines what can and cannot be proven. The results will eventually be presented on this site with uncertainties clearly indicated. It is not our intention to create the largest Wertman database, but the most accurate. This will always be a work in progress and subject to change as new information surfaces. We welcome contributions of all verified Wertman family data for inclusion in our online database. Please forward any comments or questions to: Tom Young, Chair, WFA Historical Acceptance Committee 6th Great Grandson of George Philip Wertman Enter the database here: Index of Surnames Index of Persons Wertman Lines The Wertman Family Association newsletter is available online. Shirley Daniels, Editor, Wertman Lines 6th Great Granddaughter of George Philip Wertman June 2008 January 2008 June 2007 January 2007 June 2006 January 2006 June 2005 January 2005 June 2004 January 2004 July 2003 January 2003 June 2002 November 2001 June 2001 Index Links The Wertman Researchers Meeting website by WFA member Richard Daniels has photographs taken during various WFA reunions including tombstones and Wertman homesites.