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HISTORY
OF THE
COUNTIES
OF
LEHIGH AND CARBON.
IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. Pas.
Pt.2. BY
ALFRED MATHEWS AND AUSTIN N. HUNGERFORD.
ILLUSTRATED.
PHILADELPHIA: EVERTS & RICHARDS. 1884.
, PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., PHILADELPHIA.
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ent time that is held at one thousand dollars per acre. This same land could be bought very cheap twelve years ago. Up to 1850 Shimersville had only five houses, At the present time it has thirteen houses.
Powder Valley is a small village, containing six dwelling-houses, one store, one pottery, one saw- and grist-mill, situated in Upper Milford, on the Indian Creek, and on the public road leading from the Shi- mersville and Hereford turnpike to the Hosensack Valley. When the first house was erected at this place the writer cannot ascertain. In the year 1829 a powder-mill was erected by Henry Kemmerer, and continued by him for abont one year, when it was sold to Henry Trump and Henry Sehell, who carried it on about one year, when it exploded and was discontin- ued. Near the same place, in 1831, a second powder- mil! was erected by Henry Kemmerer, and was con- tinued for a few years. Several explosions took place, in which three lives were lost, -two negroes aud one German, Lewis Reiter. At the same time and place a store was also kept by Kemmerer.
About the year 1834 he sold out to Christopher Schu- bert, who discontinued the powder-mill and store and erected on the same place a wool-carding mill and a casinet-factory, which he continued for several years, and sold to the Indian Creek Mining Company, which corporation sold, in 1852, to Solomon Moyer, who sold, in 1869, to Stahl & Co. They discontinued the woolen-mills and factory and erected a stave-mill, which they sold two years later to Nathan Stahl, who erected a new saw-mill, with steam-engine (in 1874). These were continued until December, 1882, at which time they were totally destroyed by fire. In 1883, Mr. Stahl built on the same place a new grist- and saw-mill, which is still in operation. A pottery was erected here by Charles Stahl, and continued over twenty years.
Vera Cruz .- This is a village in Upper Milford, containing one tavern, one post-office, one general store, one shoe-store, one carriage-shop, one creamery, and twenty-two dwelling-houses, situated on Fetter- man's Creek and on the crossing of two principal public roads, one leading from " the King's high- road" to Emaus and Allentown, and the other lead- ing from Shimersville to Saucon township. It is about eight miles southwest from Allentown.
Of the beginning of this village but little is known. The ground on which the village is located was taken up in 1738 by John Baumgartner, who sold to Gabriel Koehler one hundred aeres, who sold in 1758 to Felix Huber, who sold to Christian Fischer. This Chris- tian Fischer kept a store or shop on or near the site of the present Vera Cruz previous to the year 1763.
In the year 1786, John Fischer, son of Christian Fischer, was licensed to keep tavern at the place now called Vera Cruz, and continued keeping tavern for nearly thirty years, until about 1815. His son, Jacob Fischer, also kept the house a few years, About the
years 1811-13, Copeland Boyd kept store at this place, but sold out and went to Bethlehem. In 1851, Alex- ander Weaver commenced to keep a store there, and continued for three years. Weaver called the village first by the name Vera Cruz in 1851. He sold to John Jarrett, who kept store for two years and sold to Charles Bernhard, who commenced to keep tavern, and continued until the year 1875, when he went to Emaus. After Bernhard, John H. Berndt was land- lord for several years ; then F. Ernst. Albert one year; Tilgluman Buskirk, two years; and Llewellyn Diefen- derfer, the present landlord. The following persons also kept store here : 1860-64, J. M. & J. H. Schelly ; 1864-67, P. G. Schelly ; 1867-77, Erdman & Schwartz; 1877-84, Francis Schwartz.
The greatest part of the buildings of this village have been erectedl since 1860. Under the administra- tion of President James Buchanan there was a post- office established in Vera Cruz, and Charles Bernhard appointed postmaster. He was in office until 1862; from 1862-64, John M. Schelly was postmaster ; from 1864-67, P. G. Schelly was postmaster. In the year 1867, Francis Schwartz, the present postmaster, was appointed.
Vera Cruz Station is a small village and station on the Perkiomen Railroad, and on the public road lead- ing from old Vera Cruz village to Lanark, in Saucon, about one mile northeast from Vera Cruz. It contains five dwelling-houses, a hotel, coal-yard and feed-store, station-house, and telegraph-office. Most of the build- ings have been erceted since 1875. J. Hatsking has been the landlord for over eight years. Daniel Klein is the proprietor of the coal-yard and feed-store.
Sigmund Post-Office .- This post-office is located near the old Hampton Furnace, in the Perkiomen Valley, in Upper Milford, on the public road leading from said furnace to Perryville, in Berks County. It was established at the store of F. N. Gery, at that place, in 1872, and Peter Faust was appointed post- master. He is still in office. This post-office receives mails by a route from Zionsville to Sie-zholtzville three times a week.
CHAPTER XXX.
SALISBURY TOWNSHIP .!
SALISBURY lies in the southeastern part of the county, and is bounded on the north by the Lehigh River and Whitehall, on the east by Northampton County, on the south and west by Upper Sancon, Upper Milford, and Macungie. The surface is gener- ally rolling. In the southern part, and forming its boundary, is the Lehigh or South Mountain, and in
1 By Professor J. O. Knauss.
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the northeastern part is Ostrom's Ridge. Bottom- lands border the river, affording a fine field for the agrieulturist, who has made the most of the advan- tages here afforded him. Excellent farms are also to be seen on the uplands at the foot of South Mountain.
On the 20th of March, 1753, a number of persons living in the territory along the Lehigh River, above Bethlehem, united in a petition to the Court of Quar- ter Sessions of Northampton County, asking that a new township be set off. This petition was presented to the court on the 20th of May, at the same time with Whitehall and Weissenberg. The court took action upon the matter on the 9th of June, 1753. The following is from record of the court of that date :
" The Petition of Divers Persons, Inhabitants of a tract of Land about 8 miles long and three miles broad, Bounded on one side by the West branch of Delaware, and on the other sides by the respective townships of Lower and Upper Saucon, Upper Milford, Macungie, and Whitehall, Praying that the same may be laid out into a township, to be called Salisbury,' was allowed."
At the October term of court in that year Adam Blank was appointed constable, and on the 16th day of September, 1755, Peter Bogert was chosen as con- stable. The justices of the peace of the township front that time to 1840 will be found in the general history.
The following is a copy of the assessment made by the commissioners of Northampton County, Dee. 27, 1781 (George Libert collector; amount of tax, £150 1x. 6d.) :
Matthias Albert.
Michael Hlittle.
William Albert.
George Holshoe.
Adam G. Blank.
Henry Heiser.
Levan Abraham.
Ilenry Heimbach.
Peter Iloger.
David Heisser.
Jacob Bager.
George Haarman.
Conrad Boch.
Joseph Koon.
Peter Blank.
llenry Keck.
Stephen Doal.
Abraham Knonse.
Jacob Dershum.
Leonard Knorr.
Stophel Erhbach.
George Keck.
John Edelman.
John Kech,
Nicholas Everoth.
Andrew Kuck.
Abraham Bidleman,
William Espelling.
Jacob Hnchecker.
Henry Fetter.
George Bieber.
Jacob Fox.
Widow Finck.
Innience Kline.
Jolin Brirey.
l'eter Fink.
Henry Fotter.
Valentino Kaup.
Jacob Brang.
Jolin Fetter.
Peter Finch.
Jacob Knonse.
Michael Bauer.
George Gernet.
Christian Gees.
John Kuonse.
Henry Beirie.
Jolin Gernet.
George Gangwair.
Henry Knonse.
Henry Baner.
George Adam Klein.
Felix Gond.
William Line.
Tobins Barnet.
George Geiss.
.lolm Gerhard.
lubrick Lihr.
Jacob Christ.
George Geissinger.
Andrew Gering.
George Leibert.
John Deaterich.
Philip Gross,
George Grosh.
Martin Leibert.
Stephen Dool.
Jolin Goebel.
George Deiley.
John Gering.
Christian Dutt.
Christian Gernet.
John Dịch).
Daniel Gross.
Daniel Dich).
Jolin Hutchinson.
Jacob Diehl.
Christian Heiberger.
Israel Dool.
George Henry.
Christian Deiley.
John Horlacher.
George Ehrich.
Abraham Horlacher.
George Eshbach.
George Heist.
John Eshbach.
Jacob Horlacher.
Joseph Jost, Jr.
1 There is an doubt but that the original unme of the township was Salzberg, ns this was almost if not quite a German settlement. The name appears, however, in all the court records of 1753, the year of its organi- zation, us Salisbury. This is accounted for by the courts being English, and the recording clerk wrote the English word Salisbury instead of the German Sudlabery.
Peter Nagle.
George Ott.
Peter Weaver. Andrew Wall. Abraham Ziegler.
Martin Ritter.
Conrad Bry.
Caspar Ritter.
Adam Turney.
Francis Hond.
John Turney.
Henry Rinsheimer.
Andrew Eisenhard.
Henry Rnch.
lohn Trexler.
Ulrich Snuderecker. John Griesomer.
Matthias Shiner.
George Glich.
Frederick Stubert.
Frederick Homig.
Bernet Stranb. Jolin Kothrock.
Widow Shit%.
Caspar Shrubruch.
George Stoderbach.
Andrew Winner.
Jacob Spinner.
Jacob Kolb.
Jolin Snyder. Andrew Lewis,
Sainnel Uttling.
George Dutt.
Caspar Weaver. Jacob Ransbenberger.
Frederick Winsh.
Incob Mickly.
Adam Wieder.
Henry Bergy.
Bastian Wendling.
Adam G. Blank and Franeis Road were assessed for seven pounds; Jacob Gissinger for eight pounds; Peter Boger, Henry Keck, each for five pounds ; all others on lower amounts.
The following names are found on record as those of persons having taken out warrants for land in Salisbury township, with number of acres and date of warrant :
Acres.
Frederick Bitsserman, Dre. 7, 1757 .....
81
Philip Roelin, June 4, 1789 ...
25
Christopher Eschbach, May 18, 1790. 1
George Hoffman, Feb. 10, 1747 63
Conrad Neitzel, Jan. 5, 1750 .. 130
John Kuntz, l'eb, 20, 1755 ... 51
Benedict Niedingler, Aug. 30, 1794. 33
Jacob Rickey, March 1, 1747 130
Johannes Rann, Oct. 18, 1750. 91
Henry Rickey, Dec. 28, 1752
Willimu Ramp, March 13, 1786. 21
George Spahn, Oct. 21, 1752 51
Abraham Trausne, March 30, 1736 150
George Weiss, April 1, 1773 72
In the assessment made in the year 1781, Stophel (Christopher) Eshbach is the only one given of those whose natures appear above.
The following is a copy of an assessment made by the commissioners of Northampton for the township of Salisbury for the year 1812:
John Bogert. Thomas Everrett.
Widow Ihand
Homy Kotomorer.
David Eshenbach.
Maths Keeffer.
Philip Gunther.
William Lohr.
Christian Gernet.
Jacob Merckle.
John Gernet.
William Moritz.
John Hurtman.
George Meyer.
Jacob Ehrenhord.
John Ritter.
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Joseph Jost.
Williams Reinbold. Nicholas Remmel.
Philip Krauss, Frederick Kocher. Jacob Kachline.
John Ritter.
Abraham Spinner.
John Keck. Peter Kline.
Rudolph Smith.
John Stuber.
Henry Kemmerer.
Daniel Seigliied.
Andrew Keck, Sr.
Joli Suyder, Jr.
Andrew Keck, Jr. Nicholas Klerkner.
George Single.
George Keiffer. Adam Klein.
Jacob Spinner.
Michael Klein.
David Spinner.
Philip Klein.
Jacob Shnyder.
Daniel Klein.
Henry Smother.
Solomon Kock.
Henry Shiftert.
Henry Keck.
Jacob Shiffert.
John Kenner.
Conrad Stare.
John K nantss.
Jacob Sheaver.
Josoph Klewell.
Christian Stummje
John K nailss.
Peter Shitz.
Joseph Kuatlas.
Peter Schlecter.
George Keck.
Michael Streibich.
Casper Kleckner. Jobu Klewell.
Peter Swager.
Samuel Toon,
William Kruver.
Adam Uberroth.
Adam Laudenslager.
George Uberioth.
Martin Leibert.
Nicholas l'berroth.
Solomon Lnkes.
David Uberroth.
Joseph Line.
George Wetzgar.
Peler Waldman
Jienb Wild.
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France Ludwig. John Moritz.
George Weber.
John Meyer.
John Wagener.
George Mryer.
Juli Weider.
Sam Masteller.
Peler Weber.
Christian Nagle.
Philip Weber.
Widow Nagle.
Frederick Winsh.
John Rose.
Abraham Worman.
Martin Ritter.
George Yohe.
Henry Ritter.
Abrabain Ziegler.
Martin Ritter.
Leonard Geiger.
Hartman Reinhard.
Matthias Greiling.
Simon Reinsmith.
Frederick Winsh.
Jacob, Reise. Inidwig BrinbokI.
Single Freemen.
Michael Fink.
George Moritz.
fleury Bower.
Jacob Reese.
John Bower.
Christian Klewell.
Veter Graver.
John Kan.
Jolm Spinner.
Indwig Reinbohl.
John Relubohl.
Jarob Antor.
David Geissinger.
Daniel Ritter.
Samuel Masteller.
William Dool.
Henry Masteller.
Poter Slyter.
Jacob Fox.
Adam Nagle.
Abraham Stare.
Benjamin Keck,
Unseated lands, sixty-five different names.
Many names will be found in the lists here given of whom no information whatever can be obtained. Efforts have been made to obtain accounts of the old families whose descendants are still in the township or county. Sketches of a few are here given.
Early Settlements .- The first settler in the limits of what is now Salisbury was Solomon Jennings. I He selected a tract of two hundred acres of land in a bend of the Lehigh River.
This land was part of five thousand acres assigned by warrant from John Thomas and Richard Penn to Thomas Penn, March 18, 1732, and assigned the same day to Joseph Turner, who, on the 10th of September, 1735, assigned to William Allen two hundred neres, it being " a tract of land situated on the south side of the west branch of the Delaware, above Moore's place." The land "was holden of the proprietaries as part of their manor of Fernor, or the Dry Lands, in free and common socage on paying in lieu of all other services to them or their successors at the town of Easton on the first day of March annually one' silver shilling for each hundred acres." Solomon Jennings purchased this land of William Allen, in the spring of 1786, and settied upon it. He was liv- ing here at the time he was chosen as one of the walkers for the walking purchase. He died in 1757, and it was not until June 1, 1764, that title was se- cured. At that time a deed was made by William Allen to John Jennings, Isaac Jennings, and Nich- olas Scull, executors of Solomon Jennings. It is re- cited in this deed that "Solomon Jennings did in his lifetime agree with William Allen for the said two hundred aeres, and paid $131 11s."
Solomon Jennings built a stone house on the site of the old farm house on the Jacob Geisinger farm. It was torn down in 1855, and the present brick house erected on its site. An old stone barn is also on the premises, which was built by the Jennings family. He was commissioner of Northampton County in 1755. Solomon Jennings died Feb. 15. 1757, and is buried on the farm with other members of the family. He had two sons-John and Isaac-and one dangh- ter, who became the wife of Nicholas Seull, an inn- keeper, of Bucks County. John Jennings, his son, was sheriff of Northampton County from 1762 to 1768.
After the title to this traet was obtained it was exposed to publie sale, and was purchased by Jacob Geisinger, yeoman, of Saucon township, together with one hundred and sixty-four acres additional, for fifteen hundred pounds Pennsylvania currency, which purchase was confirmed by deed bearing date June 1, 1764. Jacob Geisinger came from Germany, with his parents, when very young, and settled at Upper Saucon. Ile had been married some years before purchasing this land, and it is thought he moved to this farmu soon after the death of Mr. Jen- nings, as George Geisinger, the oldest son, was born here in 1758. Jacob Geisinger married a Boehman, and lived here all his married life, and died at the age of eighty-six years. He built the long stone barn still standing on the lower place, which has in the cross-piece over the large doors the date 1781. A stone stepping-stone, fancifully carved, and still in nse, has the date 1775 eut npon it. There are two stone walls, one inclosing the house-yard, with 1799 cut in a large stone, and the other with 1800 ent upon a corner stone. The old house was built of stone,
Stottle Kline. Jacob Knauss.
William Stuber.
Martin Kennerer.
John Snyder, Sr.
Jolin Spinner. Jeremiah Shiffert.
John Line.
Martin Lazerous,
Jacob Weil.
Abraham Neuhard.
David Sholl.
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two stories high, and seventy feet in length. The children of Jacob Geisinger were George and Jacob. The latter settled in Lower Saueon, where his de- scendants still reside.
On the 6th of May, 1792, Jacob Geisinger the elder sold to his son, George, the following tracts of land adjoining : two hundred acres (the original tract of Solomon Jennings), one hundred and sixty-four acres, one hundred and eight acres, and thirty acres, com- prising five hundred and two acres. George settled on this homestead farm, and in the old house married Christina Hostman, of Upper Saucon, and died in 1822, aged sixty-four years. He had two sons,-Jacob and George. Jacob was born in July, 1798, and married and settled on the original homestead. In 1832 he built a brick house on the upper farm, where his son-in-law, William Horlacher, now resides, and in 1859 the brick house a short distance below, and where he now lives. The Geisinger farm at present contains over seven hundred acres. There was no road along the river until 1832. A ford was at a place near the old house, and a road crossed the mountain through Salisbury to the Emaus road, which was laid out in 1760.
Jacob Geisinger, who was born in 1798, is still living, and says that when about eleven years of age he attended school at Rittersville, which was taught by Joseph Rose, a Moravian. He was a pupil there for one month, and crossed the river in a canoe which was about twenty feet long. He was the only one from this side of the river who attended school at Rittersville. He remembers that John Heller and Daniel Broder were fellow-pupils.
George Geisinger, son of George and brother of Jacob, purchased a tract of land in Hanover of the Moravians, and settled there. Mrs. Owen Mack, who now resides upon it, is a descendant.
About the year 1723 two brothers, John Heinrich and Sebastian Heinrich Knauss, emigrated to Amer- ica. They were natives of Titlesheim, in Germany, and were the sons of Ludwig Knauss. John was born in June, 1712, and died in 1761. He settled in Bucks County.
Sebastian Heinrich was born in 1714, and died on Feb. 26, 1777. He married, Jan. 1, 1741, Anna Cath- arine, daughter of Abraham Fransue. She was born in the Pfaltz, March 6, 1722, and emigrated to this country with her parents in the year 1730.
The settlement at Bethlehem was commenced in 1741, and in 1742 a Moravian mission was established at what is now Emaus. Sebastian HI. Knauss, then just married, settled about half a mile from the mis- sion, on a tract of land he had purchased. He was one of the founders of the church at that place, and lived there till his death, in 1777.
They had thirteen children,-Heinrich, Catharine, Leonard, Anna Maria, Johannes, Joseph, Elizabeth, Abraham, Jacob, John Ludwig, Philip, Magdalena, Anna Johanna.
Anna Catharine, the mother of these children, died June 26, 1799. Her descendants were as follows: ninety-one grandchildren and thirty-six great-grand- children. Seventy-three of the former and thirty-two of the latter were living at the time of her death.
Ileinrich Knauss was born Nov. 22, 1741, and on the 22d April, 1766, was married to Anna Maria Ehrenhard. They had thirteen children, of whom was Jacob, born Nov. 20, 1777. His son, Henry, born July 12, 1312, now resides on the farm of his grand- father.
Catharine was born April 10, 1743, and married Conrad Ernst, who emigrated from Wold Angelloch, in the Palatinate. In 1769 they were in possession of the first farm on the south bank of the Lehigh, leased by the Moravians. Later they moved to Nazareth.
Anna Maria was born April 15, 1744, and married Tobias Moyer, of Heidelberg.
Johannes was born Nov. 6, 1748. He married Catharine Romig, and settled on the home farm, near Emaus, now owned by Edwin Kline, of Allentown. J. Owen Knauss and William H. Knauss are grand- sons of Johannes.
Joseph was born Oct. 11, 1750; was a wheelwright by occupation. He married Magdalena Boekel, of Heidelberg, and emigrated to North Carolina.
Elizabeth was born Jan. 29, 1753. She married John Frederick Romig, who was a miller near Emaus.
Abraham was born March 1, 1755. He was a black- smith, and settled four miles from Bethlehem, on the Dry Lands.
Jacob was born June 26, 1757. He was a farmer, and married Rosina Corr.
John Ludwig was born May 19, 1759. He was a blacksmith, settled first at Schoeneek, and later emi- grated to Ohio. He married Maria Magdalena Klein.
Philip was born in October, 1767, died in 1789.
Magdalena was born Sept. 3, 1761, and married Joseph Clewell, who lived at Emaus.
Anna Johanna was born on the 13th of March, 1765, and married George Clewell, a shoemaker, who resided at Schoeneck.
From these children of Sebastian H. and Anna Catharine Knauss it is seen that the descendants are numerous and that it is impossible to follow them. It is sufficient to say that in every township and bor- ough in the county the name is found, and in most cases the line of descent can be traced to this branch.
Abraham Transue, the father of Anna Catharine Knauss, came to this country from the Pfalta in 1780, and on the 30th of March, 1736, he took out a warrant for one hundred and fifty acres of land lying in Salis- bury township. It is not known how many or who his sons were, but the name is still extant in North- ampton County.
Martin Ritter was a native of Upper Milford town- ship, where he lived outil he arrived at manhood. He
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married Margaret Steininger, and, about 1750, pur- chased seven or eight hundred acres of land in what is now Salisbury township. This land is now owned by Solomon B., Reuben B., Reuben K., and Hiram Ritter, Milton Appel, and Benneville Fenstermacher. He died about 1826. and left six sons and one daughter,- Henry, Martin, John, Daniel, Jacob, Michael, and Margaret,-Mrs. Solomon Klein, now of Allentown, and who is the only one living. The sons all settled on the original tract and died there at advanced ages.
Their sons and daughters now living are as follows : Henry Ritter, Rebecca ( Mrs. Peter Klein), and Sally (Mrs. Peter Keck) are of the family of Henry.
Of Martin's family, Reuben B., Jacob B., Elizabeth, Sally, Anna, Solomon B. reside in Allentown. John B., Martin B., of Sonth Whitehall, and Charles B., of Whitehall. Mary Ann (Mrs. Jacob Laudenslager) resides in Emaus.
John's family are Reuben K., in Salisbury, Daniel, in Allentown, Levi, in Upper Milford, Martin, in South Bethlehem, Elizabeth ( Mrs. Joseph Kern), of Upper Milford, Matilda, and Mary Ann, Allentown.
Daniel's family are Gideon, of Emaus, Daniel, of Bethlehem, Joel, in Coopersburg, Eliza (Mrs. Roham Shuler), Rebecca (Mrs. John Seems).
Jacob had a son, Nathan, who resides in Maenngie township.
Michael's family : his wife is still living and resides in Salisbury ; Angelina ( Mrs. Addison Mory ), Amanda (Mrs. Jacob Hildebeitel), Aravesta, an unmarried daughter, reside in the township; Benjamin resides in Macungie, Tilghman in Lower Milford, Wilson in Pennsburg, Sylvanus in Emaus.
The first of the family of Kemmerer to settle in Salisbury was T. Kemmerer, a native of Würtemberg, who took up land, about 1744, now owned by Martin Kemmerer, his grandson. Later, Heinrich, his son, who was assessed in 1781, took up a large tract nearly a mile long, extending from his first tract southwest over to the Little Lehigh. His sons were Jacob, George, John, Adam, Henry, and Martin. His daughters became wives of - --- Bortz, --- Reinhart, and Ritter.
1. Jacob settled on the line between Bucks and . Il.'s seal attached, and signature of James Hamilton, Montgomery Counties, and died in 1828.
2. George settled on part of the large tract, and near the Little Lehigh. He died in 1845, aged eighty- six years, He had two children,-George and Lydia. George lived at Emans, and died in 1883, aged eighty- five years. Lydia became the wife of Lawrence Klein. They settled on part of the homestead of the Kleins.
3. John settled on Cedar Creek, and died in 18.15, aged eighty years. Ilis son, Solomon, now lives on the place, aged eighty-four years. A daughter ( Mrs. Gangwere) resides in Whitehall township.
4. Adam settled in what is now Whitehall, and died in 1850, aged eighty years. A son (George) and a daughter ( Mrs. Minnich) now live in Whitehall.
5. Henry settled on part of the large tract near Emaus, and died about 1855, aged eighty-three years. Two daughters (Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Larrich) both settled in Northampton County. Sammel, a son, set- tled on the homestead, where he lived many years, and moved to Allentown, and «lied in 1879, aged sixty-four years.
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