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1775 the Virginia Militia bore a banner with the devices of a rattle snake and the injunction of "Don't tread on me," and Patrick Henry's words "Liberty or death." Massachusetts flag in the Revolutionary war bore the emblem of a "Pine Tree" and the words. "An Appeal to Heaven." Colonel Moultrie's at Fort Sullivan 1776 was blue in color, with white or silver cresent in the right hand corner and the word "Liberty."
The Stars of white on a blue field represent our National constellation. The stripes the thirteen original colonies. White stands for purity, red for valor blue for justice. The only banner that upholds and proclaims liberty to all.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Post Offices, Attorneys, Physicians, Etc.
POST OFFICES.
*Alburtis
Hynemansville
Rockdale
tAllentown (ch)
Ironton
Saegersville
Balliettsville
Jacksonville
Saucona
Best
Jordan
Schaadt's
*Breinigsville
Jordan Valley
Scheidy
+Catasauqua
Lanark
Schnecksville
ĮCementon
*Laury's Station
Seiberlingsville
*Centre Valley
Lehigh Furnace
Seipstown
Cetronia
Limeport
Shimerville
Claussville
Litzenberg
Schoenersville
*Coopersburg
Locust Valley
Sigmund
*Coplay
Lowhill
*Slatedale
Corning
Lynnport
+Slatington
Dillinger
Lynnville
Standard
Dillingersville
Lyon Valley
Steinville
East Texas
*Macungie
Stettlersville
Eckert
Minesite
Steins Corner
*Egypt
Minnich
Sweitzer
*Emaus
Mosserville
*Trexlertown
Emerald
Neffs
Vera Cruz
*Fogelsville
Newhard
Walberts
*Friedensville
New Tripoli
Wannamaker Weidasville
Germansville
Orefield
Weisenberg
Guth's Station
*Plover
Werley's Corner
Haafsville
Powder Valley
Wescoesville
Hoffman's
Ringers
Zionsville
*Hokendauqua
Risingsun
Hosensack
Rittersville
* Money Order Offices. 1 International Money Order Offices. c h Court House,
*Fullerton
Old Zionsville
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ATTORNEYS.
Henry Wilson John Ewing Charles Davis
Samuel Runk John S. Gibbons John Wurtz John McFarland Samuel Bridges Jesse Griffith Augustus F. Boas Robert Wright John Stiles
Nathan Miller Robert S. Brown Frederick Heller
Henry King John Evans John D. Roney Henry Jarrett Andrew L. King Silas Hickox John Hornbeck Phaon Jarrett Peter Wickoff
H. C. Longecker William P. Miller S. E. Buzzard Charles M. Runk Charles Cooper James S. Reese J. Depuy Davis Edmund Moore Elisha Forrest W. S. Marx Henry Bonsall Gilbert G. Gibbons James R. Struthers Adam Woolever Uriah Brunner John Oliver William Ainey George Schall H. Schwartz A. B. Schwartz R. Clay Hammersly Arnold C. Lewis Robert S. Leyburn Henry A. Bigler A. Leyburn Evan Holben
Wm. H. Sowden
John Rupp Edward Harvey
Levi Schmoyer
Wm. H. Deschler
Henry S. Floyd C. J. Erdman Eli G. Schwartz
David Roper
H. C. Hunsberger
Wm. Glace Samuel A. Butz
W. D. Luckenbach
George H. Rupp
R. E. Wright James S. Biery Joseph Hunter Wm. S. Young
J. Winslow Wood M. L. Kauffman
George K. Wilson James B. Deschler E. A. Muhlenberg E. A. Lochman Harry F. Kramer Wm. P. Snyder J. M. McClure Willis Forrest
Nathanial M. Orr Oscar E. Hollman
M. C. L. Kline
John M. Kessler
M. G. Henninger W. H. Muschlitz Edwin Stine
A. G. Dewalt Thomas Foley R. A. B. Hausman Henry Rose Albert Erdman James Schaadt A. B. Longaker Charles Runk Harry Stiles J. L. Marsteller W. Lichtenwalner Allen Focht Morris Hoats John Ulrich S. S. Duffy
F. G. W. Runk Philip McNulty T. F. Diefenderfer
F. M. Trexler
E. F. Schoch
Henry O'Neill
A. P. Crilly
E. H. Renninger
H. A. Weller
Enos Erdman
M. E. Schaadt
Jonas Kline
E. F. Lichtenwalner Norton Martin D. R. Horne Clinton Groman
Oscar Stein E. E. Butz F. T. L. Keiter A. L. Biery Austin Glick
A. N. Ulrich Wilson Mohr
J. J. Snyder A. H. Sieger Frank Jacobs Reuben Butz Samuel Kistler
John Schwartz Robert Schiffert Ralph Metzgar Calvin Arner
Leo Wise C. D. Thomas Francis Lewis George Lutz H. Cyphers Robert Taylor James Bowen J. T. Schantz Frederick Wittman
Joseph Stofflet Malcolm Gross Max Erdman Joseph Slough O. R. Leidy George Spang Marcus Hottenstein Ira Erdman John Diefenderfer
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Edwin Albright Jacob S. Dillinger Thomas B. Metzgar F. A. R. Baldwin Mahlon Biery
W. LaMonte Gillette Henry German Thomas Gross Wm. Stein J. M. Wright
Jacob Erdman Victor Tice George Aubrey
PHYSICIANS
J. D. Christman John Kocher
Josiah Koch
John A. Roth
William A. Riegel
Thomas Martin
Daniel Shade
Albert Sovereen
P. E. Stem
Francis Frietag
Oscar E. Schaeffer
James Graver Henry Saylor
E. S. Beaver
L. B. Balliet
Augustus Soper
Josiah Kern
Wilson Kistler
Charles Schaeffer
Solomon Bernd
E. G. Steinmetz
Peter Steltz
Abraham Fetherolf
Jeremiah Bowers
Daniel Shade
Samuel Young
H. T. Trumbauer
Harvey Snyder
Eugene Dickenshied
Nathaniel Ritter
Charles Seler
D. Fritch
F. M. Laubach
W. O. Smith
William Herbst
W. E. Loyd
Harry Snyder
Charles Keim
James Cole
George Seiberling
John Romig
Roger Hunt
John Siggins
Frank Schlough
Palm Helfrich
Samuel Swavely
William Erdman M. E. Hornbeck Henry Riegel
Thomas Scherer
Peter Bleiler
W. Hamersly
Morris F. Cawley
William Schlough
Abraham Kistler
Charles Dare Henry Dunnell
S. C. D. Fogel Henry Helfrich William Hassler Thomas Cooper J. A. Fetherolf
B. P. Backus
John Brobst
Harvey Bean
William Eschbach
F. W. Quig
Augustus Bancroft
John Egge
Henry Grim W. Kistler
Oscar Blank
Roger Hunt John A. Helfrich
Philip Palm
Cornelius Bartholomew
A. H. Howard
Aaron Miller
A. J. Becker
William Hertzog
Edwin Martin
Elmer Bruch
George Haas
Wilson Berlin
William Brader
Henry Herbst Irvin F. Huff
Robert Young Harvey Horn
Alfred Barra11
Emanuel Howerter
George Romig
Robert Blaksley
N. T. Hallman
W. J. Lochman
G. T. Fox Jacob Feisel
Peter Meyer Frank Erdman
Gerhard Frick Robert Frey
Harry Feller
Ambrose Gery
Joseph Weller
Albert Erdman
William Garvin
Frank Garis
Samuel Weam Charles Weida
William Romig
A. Eugene Heimbach Mattie Hassler John Trumbauer Dallas Trumbauer A. Trumbauer Peter Wickert
William Rómig John Helfrich
Joseph Blank
Franklin Holben
Constantine Martin
Albert Bittner
William Estes Horace Erb
Charles Brobst
Edwin Eshleman
Louis Derkemeyer
Anna C. Clarke
William Rentzheimer
Agnes Schlough
Edward Sell William Schantz
John Hendricks
Fred Seiberling
John Dickenshied
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Alfred Martin Daniel Yoder Monroe Holben S. A. Apple John Laross Robert King M. J. Kline Thomas Nagle Charles Martin Charles D. Martin John Trumbauer
Jacob Miller Eugene Mohr John Diller Thomas Strasser
Louis Collins D. W. Follweiler
E. L. Reichard Ralph Sowden Orlando Fegley Charles Apple
William Hartzell
Charles Meyer
Mahlon Hill
Tilghman Koons Daniel Hiestand Francis Ritter
Albert Miller Joshua Seiberling Henry Clemens Edwin Miller
J. D. Erdman James Pelles Welcome Powell
E. A. Gearhart Edward Grewer Nathaniel Guth William Hacker C. L. Johnstonbaugh Edwin Kirkpatrick Alvin Kern John Kressly Bertramı Klotz Eugene Kistler
Nelson Kistler
Edgar Klotz Isaac I. Kalbach
Morgan Kern Frank Kessler
Jesse Kistler
Leo F. Elsion Howard Fehr Robert Fly Irvin Heubner
James Hornbeck
George Hubbell William Hertz Henry Keim Allan Kisner
William Laros
Walter Levan
Palmer Kress
Charles A. Moyer
Miles MacLaggart
Howard Mickley
George Krauss LeRoy Lechner George Lazarus
H. A. Litzenberger Wallace Lowright
E. S. Mantz
R. C. Peters Robert Strasser H. T. Wickert
EMINENT DIVINES.
*Joseph Dubbs R *N. S. Strassburger R *A. J. G. Dubbs R *Williah Helfrich R Eli Keller R J. J. Fogel R A. R. Bartholomew R J. Dubbs R *W. H. Richards L *Joshua Yeager L *S. K. Brobst L *J. Schindel L *W. H. Rath L T. L. Seip L J. D. Schindel L
Wm. Wackernagel L
C. J. Cooper L *J. Wood P
W. H. Heil U E
C. K. Fehr E
J. C. Bleim E A. R. Horne L J. A. Little P
M. C. Peters R
*W. R. Hufford R
T. J. F. Schantz L J. B. Rath L
S. G. Wagner R *Jacob VanBuskirk R *W. G. Mennig L
*Abraham Blumer R R. Lichtenwalner U. E. B. J. Schmoyer U. E. R. Kline P E.
Thomas Bowman E.
*Richard Walker P *Cornelius Earl P *Jeremiah Schindel L *J. C. Becker R *John Helfrich R J. D. Acker U. E.
J. D. Woodring U. E.
E. S. Woodring U. E. J. A. Brunner U. E. J. Shirey U. E.
David Williams John Williams Mitchell Walter
Henry T. Wickert
Martin Yost Norton Yeager Alfred Vost Nathan Ziegenfuss Roderick Albright
M. J. Backenstoe
E. M. Bingaman John S. Behm John N. Bauer Jacob T. Butz Henry Carmichael
John A. Laros F. M. Laubach E. Longshore Henry Leh James Lowright John Lehr Andrew Lieb
Jason Moore John Mack
Thomas Nagle
Nathaniel Peter
Henry Riegel
Franklin Scheirer
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S. A. Repass L *J. Daniel Gross R H. J. Glick U. E.
G. A. Geiss L
*Deceased. R. Reformed, L. Lutheran, P. Presbyterian, U. E. United Evangelical, E. Evangelical Association, P. E. Protestant Episcopal.
TEACHERS.
Teachers that were granted Permanent Certificates from 1868 to 1901.
R. K. Buehrle
Alvin Rupp
J. W. Gernert
R. Clay Hammersley
F. D. Raub
W. E. Hoffman
F. W. Siegfried M. Cawley
Annie Conaghan
F. G. Bernd
P. B. Oswald
C. S. Kunkel
J. O. Knauss
Laura E. Busse
Henry Kistler
G. W. Brinker
J. George Kerschner
Carrie Wotring
E. D. Rhoads
C. Rhoads
Lizzie Overfield
Anna M. Smith
Solomon Rupp
Annie Kistler
Katie M. Smith
Henry Rupp
W. G. Gehman
George P. Bates
H. Rosenberger
Jennie Wieder
E. J. Haines
H. S. Schell
A. E. Reichard
Sarah J. McIntyre
A. L. Christman Wilson Rex Frank Beary
William K. Derr
M. Lizzie Steltz
Henry G. Paff
Margaret Sykes
Belle Fulton
Samuel C. Lee
Wm. S. Erney
Alonzo Hittle
B. C. Snyder
E. A. Nunnenmacher
Sallie Heckrote
R. A. Little
I. A. Conrad
George Haas Wm. Heilman
A. F. K. Krout
A. R. Ritter
J. Jacoby
O. J. Heilman
S. E. Heilman
Rebecca Sigley
Mary M. Craig
Alice Kern
Edwin Breder
Hannah Davis
Elmer Kistler Tillie Mann
Cecelia Wonderly
George Kilpatrick
Jane Reichard
F. S. Hartzell
Henry D. Andreas
John Ritter
Owen R. Wilt
P. J. Lantz
Mary Roth
Wm. T. Morris
Anna Goth
Orville Ritter Lewis Snyder Lillie Warmkessel
Theodore Smith
James F. Guth
Mary Weaver
Edward Hermany
P. B. Nuss
Emma Weida
Wm. R. Henninger
Maggie Roberts Chester A. Frantz N. N. Benfield
Margaret Horne Mamie Diehl
Edwin Heilman George Kunkel E. A. Troxell E. J. Young
E. R. Hottle
Blanche Hallman Laura Mull H. J. Schaller
F. B. Heller
Mrs. C. Stoneback
W. Nunnenmaker
M. N. Bernhard Lewis P. Hecker
W. O. Lichtenwalner
B. F. Abbott
S. K. Wetzel
L. B. Landis
O. P. Leh
R. Kramm
Samuel Kern
Ella T. Gabriel
Maurice Schmale
Annie Schwartz
H. W. Stephen
I. H. Bartholomew Robert Norgang Minnie Blank Mary Daubert Hattie Dreifoos
William Albright
F. A. McCafferty
Joel P. Geiger
M. V. Cafferty
Aaron Greenwald
Carrie Koons Clinton N. Bauder
W. B. Neumoyer
S. F. Gehringer George Ross Alice E. Ayres
Charlotte Bear
J. J. Hauser
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Lewis Jacoby
A. N. Ulrich
A. G. Romig Annie Haas
Gertrude Keiper
Lottie Smith
Peter A. Lantz
A. J. Herber
E. Jane Sykes
Frank J. Stettler
R. D. Wotring
Joseph Brunner
Clara A. Unger
Katie Lees
E. J. Young Wm. Knauss
Amanda Funk
S. C. Schmoyer Charles Ott W. A. Henry
J. Winter Rogers
Sarah McHenry
Elsie Bittner.
L. J. Busse
R. McMonagle
Elsie Engle
M. R. Shaffer
T. F. Frederick
Sallie Hartman
J. Muschlitz
Population of Pennsylvania from 1790 to 1900.
1790, 434,373 ; 1810, 810,091 ;
1830, 1,458, 233 ; 1850, 2,311,786 ;
1800, 602,365 ; 1820, 1,047,507;
1840, 1,724,033 ; 1860, 2,906,215 ;
1870, 3,521,951 ;
1880, 4,282,821 ; 1890, 5,258,014; 1900, 6,302,615.
Population of Lehigh County from 1820 to 1900.
1820, 18,895 ; 1830, 22,256 ; an increase of 3,361 ; increase per cent. of 17.7; 1840, 25,787 ; an increase of 3,531; increase per cent. of 11.3; 1850, 32,479, an increase of 6,692 ; increase per cent. of 25.9 ; 1860, 43,753 ; an increase of II, 271 ; increase per cent. of 34.7 ; 1870, 56,796 ; an increase of 13,043 ; increase per cent. of 29.8 ; 1880, 65,969 ; an increase of 9,173 ; per cent. of 16.1; 1890, 76,631 ; an increase of 10,662 ; increase per cent. of 16.1 ; 1890, 93,893 ; an increase of 17,162 ; increase per cent. of 22.5.
D. W. Benedict
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CHAPTER XV.
EARLY CHURCHES AND SETTLERS.
Mennonite Congregation was founded in 1735, is between Old[ Zionsville and Zionsville and among the first members of the congregation were :
John Stahl
Daniel Stauffer
Barbara Stauffer
Derrick Jensen
John Meyer
John Schantz
Conrad Staunn
John Gehman
Sarah Meyer
Henry Schleiffer Peter Meyer
Catharine Stauffer
George Weiss Henry Funk
Daniel Greter
John Stauffer
Michael Meyer
Christian Oberholtzer
Abraham Meyer
Philip Geissinger
Elizabeth Stauffer
Ulrich Bassler
Christian Musselman
Henry Fretz
Jacob Hiestand
Rudolph Weiss
Anna Meyer
Great Swamp Church, was founded between the years 1725 and 1730, belongs to the Reformed Church. Among the members of the congregation were :
Francis Rus
Elizabeth Rieser
N. Willauer
Ulrich Rieser
Christian Willauer
John Huber, sr.
Ludwig Bitting
Catharine Rieser
John Huber, jr.
A. Diefenderfer
Jacob Dubbs
Philip Boehm
Peter Lynn
Jacob Wetzel
Valentine Kaiser
J. Schmidt
Jacob Wetzel, jr
Daniel Kocker
Christian Miller
N. Kessler
N. Huber
N. Miller
Felix Brunner
J. G. Titlow
B. Weiss
J. Buskirk
E. Dubbs, (Schwenk)
N. Kindig
Joseph Eberhard
Catharine Spinner
David Traub
Michael Eberhard
John G. Ruch Eva Harlacher
Andreas Graber
Joseph Eberhard, jr
John R. Kitweiler
Michael Eberhard, jr
Ulrich Spinner
Ulrich Spinner
J. Bleyler
Alsop Heger
Sybilla Rieser
N. Hick
Daniel Dubbs
J. Huber Abraham Kraft
Henry Huber
Jacob Huber
John P. Mumbauer
M. Hillegass George Klein
Rudy Huber
A. Huber
Anna M. Ruch John Rieser Anna M. Eberhard
Barbara Rilser Moria C. Klein Jacob Witmer Annie M. Hillegass Jacob Eberhard Philip Eberhard John Hillegass
Casper Rieser George Mumbauer Eva Rieser
Henry Mumbauer Philip Ball
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David Spinner
Rudy Frick
John Blyler
Elizabeth Mumbauer
Abrahanı Titlow
Catharine Eberhard
J. Nic Mannbauer
Conrad Schmidt John Dubbs
George Harlacher
John Dubbs
Saul Sampsel Andrew Rieser
Anna B. Blyler
Rev. John Henry Goetschius, was the first Pastor.
Chestnut Hill Church was founded in 1757. Among the members of the congregation that established the church were the following :
George Olewein Christopher Heller John Gottwalt
Yost Olewein
Nicholas Franz
John Schumacher
Jacob Smith
George Welden
Christian Miller
Martin Schwenk
Peter Kurtz
Peter Schlosser
Jacob Bilthaus
Jacob Huber
Peter Long
Andrew Engleman
First Reformed pastors known were Rev. Frederick Dellicker and Casper Mack.
Nain, an Indian village, was situated in Hanover township, Lehigh county, two miles northwest of Bethlehem and one mile east of Rittersville, on what was formerly Geissinger's farm, later known as the Mack farm, was founded as a home for converted Indians and was their home for five years from 1757 to 1762. 1
Shoenersville church was organized in 1780 by Rev. John Faust, the first Lutheran minister and Rev. Gross, the first Reformed minister. There were twenty-four communicants at the organization of the church. The first church built in 1780 was a log building which was replaced in 1819 by a stone structure, and in 1872 by the present church.
Schwenkfelders were among the first settlers in the lower part of the county, at Hosensack where the following settlers lived and are buried :
Abraham Kriebel Baltzer Schultz Rosina Yeakel
Jeremiah Yeakel
Jeremiah Krauss David Krauss
George Yeakel
Peter Gerhard
Andrew Schultz
Baltzer Yeakel
Barbara Gerhard Maria Homiller
Melchoir Yeakel
Susanna Yeakel
Melchior Schubert
Casper Yeakel
Anna Yeakel
Anna Schubert
Jacob Seibert
Casper Yeakel
Anna Krauss
Rev. George Kriebel was the first pastor of the congregation at Hosen- sack. The congregation at Kraussville was founded in 1772 upon land formerly owned by George Schumacher, in 1734, who sold it to Baltzer Krauss, Sr., in 1749 and he sold it to his son Baltzer Krauss, Jr., in 1772, who deeded it to the trustees of the congregation, who used it for a cemetery and erected thereon a church in 1815. The following were among the members of the congregation :
John Krauss
Andrew Krauss George Krauss Jacob Kreibel George Schultz Samuel Schultz David Yeakel
Charles Yeakel
Christopher Neuman
Jacob Gerhard
Baltzer Krauss, jr.
Jeremiah Meschter
Maria Krauss
Christopher Yeakel
Rosina Hunsberger
Casper Yeakel
Anna Kriebel
Baltzer Krauss, sr.
Anna Andreas
Susanna Krauss
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The Dillingersville congregation was founded in 1735 from which origin- ated the Zionsville church. Among the founders of the congregation were
John Mechlin John Post Henry Reiss
Henry Dielinger Andrew Eckhard Christian A. Guthman
Martin Weitknecht
Casper Ritter
Jacob Busch
Michael Moser
Peter Ross
Leonard Lutz
Peter Wentz Matthias Ochs
The first pastor known was Rev. L. H. Schrenke. Rev. H. M. Muhlen- berg visited this congregation.
The present Zionsville Lutheran Church, was founded in 1757 and 1758. The pastor was Rev. Schaffer, Peter Hittle gave the land upon which the church is built. Among the first members of the congregation were :
Frederick Kemmerer Cassimer Fetterman
Christian Reinhard
Henry Kemmerer Herman Fetterman Gabriel Koehler
Jacob Kemmerer Jacob Stocker Philip Flexer
Adam Gaummer Andrew Stocker Jacob Rumfeld
Peter Kehl John G. Yeakel
Anna C. Derrin
Balthaser Fetterman George Huft
John Fisher
Annie E. Schwartz David Schartz
The Reformed Church at Zionsville, was founded between 1740 and 1750. One of the first ministers of the Reformed Church was Rev. John Hecker. Among the early members of the congregation were :
Anna C. Reiss Yost Wieand
George Derr
Anthon Stahler
Jacob Arner
Peter Troutman
John Ortt
George Reinhard Michael Schuley
Nicholas Schwartz Adam Strickard Martin Mack
John Metzer
Michael Ernet
Anna Rosina Danison
Matthias Kem
Philip Fisher
Christian Dahlmannin
Eva Kem
Stephen Wander
Margaritta Dielin
John Reiss John G. Reiss
Peter Arnold
Anna B. Kercherin
Apolonia Schuler
Joes Leischel
Maria C. Flexer
Anna M. Hertzog
George Hartzel
Barbara Henserin
Anthony Schuler
Henry Yeakel
Anna M. Steininger
Philip Walter Peter Merkel
Elizabeth Metzerin
Daniel Schwartz
Simon Schneider
Ursula Spiegelsin
Early settlers of Upper Saucon township were the following :
Christian Newcomb
Adam Wanner
John Danishaus
George Lobus John Williams
Jacob Mauser
John Yoder John Tool
Frederick Weber
Christian Smith
Joseph Samuel Max Gumschafer
Samuel ·Newcomb
Isaac Samuel Rudolph Oberly
Felty Staymetz
John Appel
Michael Lintz
George Troon Owen Owen
Henry Kehrer George Marsteller
Joel Arnimer Rudolph Illig
Thomas Owen
Henry Rumfield
George Bachman
Johu Thomas
George Hertzel
Daniel Cooper
William Murray Henry Hertzel
Michael Landis
Michael Narer
Christian Laubach
David Rinker
John Nic Seidel
Anna C. Folkin
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Jacob Gonner
Jacob Hertzel
Jacob Muschlitz
George Bockman
Matthias Menscher
Jacob Seider Joseph Frey
Philip Kissinger
Dieter Kauss
Henry Rinehard
George Freiman
Christian Heller
John Reeser Henry Bowman
George Peter Knecht
George Brinker
Benedic Koman
Paul Frantz
Daniel Cooper
Frederick Wittman
They had no wagons, horses, cattle, farming implements or provisions and often they had to go to the settlements on the Lehigh to get grains and other necessary articles. During the French and Indian war, 1754 to 1763, many of the settlers of Heidelberg and Lynn townships fled to Bethlehem and other places for protection from the Indians.
Western Salisbury Church, founded in 1741. First Lutheran pastor Rev. John William Straub, Rev. Daniel Schumacher, was the first Lutheran pastor after the church had joined the Synod, 1753. The date of the erection of the second church is not known, but the third one was built in 1819. Among the first mem- bers of the congregation who lived, died and are buried at the Western Salisbury Church were :
George M. Brader John G. Glick Adam Dorney
Lorentz Klein
Elias Weber
George Keck
Henry Kemmerer
George H. Mertz Michael Bastian
Christian Schneider John P. Kohler
Christopher Bortz
Conrad Marck Jacob Danner
Jacob Wieand
Christian Andreas George Bieber
Henry Diefenderfer
Martin Ritter Martin Lazarus
On Geissinger's farm is the burial place of Solomon Jennings, and his wife and also 10 or 12 Revolutionary Soldiers. Saucon is an Indian word mean- ing, -the valley,- where the creek has its beginning.
Northampton County was taken from Bucks County in 1752 and the county line of Northampton was made by John Chapman, John Watson, jr., and Samuel Foulke, the following counties were taken from Bucks County : North- ampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Luzerne, Lackawanna and part of Schuylkill and Northumberland counties.
The early settlers of the Macungies were
Peter Trexler George Steininger Lorentz Schaadt
Peter Walbert John Lichtenwalner Bernard Schmidt
Jeremiah Trexler William Meyer Frederick Romich
Joseph Albrecht
Henry Steininger Henry Trexler
Jacob Wagner Jacob Schlauch
Peter Haas
Melchoir Schmidt
The Lehigh Church was founded in 1745 by Rev. Philip Henry Rapp, Lutheran minister. The first church was built in 1750. The first Reformed minister was Rev. C. G. Herman.
Ziegel's Church was founded in 1745 and was later known as the Ma- cungie Church. The first members of this congregation were the families of Carl, Fenstermacher, Haas, Zimmerman, Reichard, Brauss, Schmidt, Schneider, Lynn, Mayer, Neff, Bernhardt. In 1771 Adam Brauss and Jacob Grim deeded the prop- erty to the congregation.
Henry Rinkard, jr.
Matthias Riegel
John George Blank
Peter Risser
John Matthias Eichner
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Trexlertown Church was founded in 1784 by John Helfrich.
The Evangelical Association's first church within the County was organ- ized in 1828 in Upper Milford township near Zionsville and the first building was erected in 1831. Bishop John Seybert was the first one to preach in these parts. Rev. W. W. Orwig and Charles Hammer were the first pastors.
Among the first members were David Schubert, Christopher Schubert, George Yeakel, Peter Wiest and others.
Early Settlers of the County. HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
Valentine Clader
Daniel Flint
John Sterner
Adam Clader
Joseph Albright
Barbara Sterner
Jacob Clader
Henry Fogelman
John Keim
Henry Kramer
Jacob Sterner
John Kelchner
Mr. Hartzel
George Meyer
Jacob Keiper
Mr. Hatz
Nicholas Steiner
Jolın Keiper
Jacob Bast
Anna Laubach
Ludwig Keiper
Jonathan Ott
George Laubach
Abraham Keiper
George Ervenreider
John G. Kurtz
Joseph Kidd
John C. Yeager
Joseph Dewalt
John Knauss
Henry Beitel
Barbara Quier
Philip Kleckner
Christian Beitel
Daniel Quier
Jacob Hauer
Charles Colver
Michael Reichard
Jonathan Hauer
Peter Kelchner
Abraham Sterner
Christian Young
Henry Fatzinger Michael Kelchner
Christian Sterner
Henry Brader
HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
Jacob Arndt
Nicholas Handwerk
Rudolph Peter
Andrew Martin
Peter Herger
Elias Painter
Jacob Coltner
Henry Hair
Adam Reeder
Andrew Clymer
George Hafe
Peter Reege
Henry Diehl
Martin Kooger
John Rhoads
Jacob Daubenspeck Tobias Eberth
George Knedler
William Rex
John Eberth
John Kuntz
Charles Ross
Leonard Foot
John Kunkel
Peter Raigh
Henry Francis
Michael Kunkel
Michael Ramilie John Ruckel Peter Ruch
Leonard Fahr
John Lapp
Philip Fiddler
Robert Levers
Henry Frantz
Christian Lanahuer
Jacob Reedy John Rumple
John Feller Christopher Fahr
Christian Langenohr
Henry Reinhart Andrew Shitler
Peter Frantz John Frey Jacob Frey
Peter Miller Peter Missimer
Daniel Schneider
Peter Granwall
Conrad Marms
George Siegler
Adam German
Felix Mantsingler
Peter Musgenong
Lawrence Simon William Silfoose
Henry Geiger
John Lintz
Conrad Reedy
Jacob Mowrer
Jacob Moyer
Frederick Schneider Melchior Schultz
Francis Gilpner
Frederick Kern
John Rockel
Henry Frey
John Kern
III
Francis Giltner Frederick Giltner
Conrad Miller
George Lind
George Meal
Teeter Seidler
Jacob Giltner
Ulrich Neff
Christian Smith
Joseph Garber
Ulrich Henry Neff
Christian Schmidt
Henry Hauser
Henry Oswald
Henry Smith Frederick Snyder
Michael Hevener
Henry Ohl
Philip Lehr
Michael Hiskey
Henry Polinger
Jacob Traubespeck
John Handwerk
Charles Pennington
Elizabeth Hoffman
Jacob Peter
George Welger Jacob Weaver
Heidelberg Church was organized in 1740.
First members were
Jacob Peter
Ulrich Sensinger
Peter Woodring
Casper Peter
Jorch Recks
Casper Weaver
William Peter
Peter Handwerk
Leonard Wassen
John Hunsicker
John Krauss
John Yeager
Jacob Mayer
Michael Mosser
George Ziegler
David Gisi
Daniel Burger
Henry Kistler
Conrad Wirtz
Nickel Klein
Philip Hess
Frederick Niseli
Henry Oswald
Solomon Walter
Ulrich Neff
Adam Winsch
Frank Walter
Henry Hoffman
Leonard Mayer
George Newhard
Peter Miller
Andreas Schissler
Nickel Burger
Henry Roeder
Frederick Schneider
Michael Ruch Peter Miller
Jorg Schmaltz
Rudolph Peter
Jacob Schlung
Henry Ob1
Philip Wangheman
Hans Ulrich Arndt
Jacob Reidy Michael Fritzinger
Simon Weho
LOWHILL TOWNSHIP.
Michael Avers
Peter Frantz
Jacob Riffle
Peter Boll
Philip Fenstermacher
Maudlin Robenholder
Valentine Bermerhoff
Henry Hauser
Andrew Rees
Martin Buchman
Christian Hoffman
David Riffle
John Bear Adam Kline
Jacob Horner
Jacob Row Zachary Satler Henry Shedd
John Correll
Michael Kimbell
Peter Derr
Philip Kerger
John Christian Stahl
Peter Doutface
George Kint
Andrew Sendell
Michael Dieber Andrew Eschbach Martin Eighler
Jacob Klotz
George Ebenhart
Michael Mosser
Martin Eutert
Peter Neider
Jacob Weimer
Jacob Froch
George Oldwine
John Conrad Redd
Henry Fuerbach
Lowhill Church, was organized in 1769. First members were
Jacob Bachman, jr Jort George
Nicholas Mauserbach
Andreas Eschbach John Hartman John George
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