Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 74

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090

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Mr. Ruch married Louisa Burnman, daughter pany, of which Mr. Leader remains a director. He

EDWARD M. LEADER, senior member of the firin of Leader, Hamilton & Co., one of the oldest established clothing houses in Shamokin, has for many years been recognized as one of the success- ful and progressive business men of the city. His parents, Edward and. Hettie (Wanner) Leader, were residents of Berks county, near Reading. Pa., where Edward M. was born June 2, 1859. At the age of nine he made his home with his brother. C. C. Leader, at Schuylkill Haven, Pa., being edu- cated in the public schools of that town, and in the vear 1875 accompanied his brother to Shamokin, being employed for several years by the firm of Leader, Muir & Co. After this he conducted suc- cessfully a dry goods and notion business on his own account on Sunbury street, later purchasing part of the interest of R. G. Eisenhart, of the firm of Leader & Eisenhart, and under the firm name

came associated with him under the firmn name of Leader & Hamilton, and in 1909 Mr. W. J. Salter became a member of the present firm of Leader, if any real competitors within the borough of Shamokin, occupying a store room 38 by 110 feet in dimensions on the first floor. stocked with men's clothing, furnishings, hats. shoes and ladies' gar- ments, while the second and third floors are occu- pied by the merchant tailoring department, trunks, bags and surplus stock.

place in the estimation of the business men with Hamilton & Co. This enterprising firm have few

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was also president of the Middlecreek Electric Isaae Heffelfinger) and Magdalene (married Wil- Company, of Sunbury, Pa., who are operating loughby Walt). plants at Sunbury, Selinsgrove and Northum- Andrew Ziegler, son of Peter, was born Feb. 22, 1810, in Frederiek township, Montgomery county, learned the trade of stonemason, and eame with his father to Herndon, Northumberland county, where he passed the principal part of his aetive life. He acquired real estate in that town, where berland, Pa .; is a director of the United Tele- phone Company and of a number of local tele- phone companies; seeretary and director of the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit. Company; treasurer and director of the Penn Mining

Company of New Mexico; director of the W. P. he died April 14, 1891, at the age of eighty-one Zartman Lumber Company; director of the Green- years, and he is buried there. He. and his wife, ough Coal and Coke Company, of Kentucky, and interested in other industrics.

Fraternally Mr. Leader is a Mason, a member of Shamokin Lodge, No: 255, Royal Arch Chapter No. 264, and Shamokin Commandery, No. 77; of Rajah Temple, of Reading; and a thirty-second- June 25, 1891, aged fifty-four years, twenty-two degree member of Williamsport Consistory. He days: Alfred lives in Kansas (he visited Herndon is also a member of Camp No. 149, P. O. S. of A., of Shamokin. Mr. Leader is and has been for many. years an elder and trustee of the Presby- terian Chureli of Shamokin.

On Oct. 10, 1888, Mr. Leader was united in mar- riage witli Carrie I. Hamilton, daughter of George Hamilton, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

ZIEGLER. The Federal census report of 1790 records Dillman, Andrew and Jacob Ziegler as residents and heads of families in upper Mont- gomery county, Pa., Dillman with one son above sixteen years of age, one son under sixteen, and two daughters; Andrew with two sons above six- teen, two sons under sixteen, and one daughter; Jaeob with two sons above sixteen, one son under sixteen, and three daughters. A number of Mont- gomery county families came in a sort of colony into Northumberland county, among them the Zieglers, Walts and Weisses ; later came the Hall- mans, who were from Skippaekville, and the Fab- ingers also came from that county, but after the others named. Eli Neiman moved thenee in 1896. There are a number of Zieglers now living in Herndon and the surrounding territory, Jackson township, people of high respectability and sub- stantial worth, who are counted among the best citizens of their conununities and do honor to a name long respected in this locality.

Peter Ziegler, the common ancestor of the Zieg- lers referred to in this article, was a native of Frederick township, Montgomery county, born Dee. 2, 1778. He was a stonemason, and owned a location he settled down to farming and prospered, traet of land, living near Ziegler's church. He retiring several years before his death, which oe- died June 2, 1856, three miles from Liverpool, in curred at Piedmont, Wayne Co., Mo., when he Wildeat Valley, Perry county, and is buried in that

Walt, of Montgomery county, Pa., and they had a family of ten ehildren, that reached maturity, namely: Henry, who went west; Peter; Andrew. was ninety-two years old. He is buried out there. · county, at St. James' church. His wife, Polly He married Catharine Walt, daughter of Solomon ( Kehler), a member of an old Montgomery county family, died Nov. 10. 1876, aged ninety-two years. eleven months, six days. They had children as follows: Andraes or Andrew, Abraham, Alfred, who died at Herndon, Pa .; Catharine, who went Naney (married George Neiman), Eliza (married West; Solomon and David, who went West ; Dan-

Catharine ( Harner), were Lutherans in religious faith. She died when about forty-five years of age. They had a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters: Mary (deceased) married Samuel MeKinny, of Herndon; Peter died at Herndon

in 1909) : Andrew is a resident of Dahinatia, this eounty: Absalom is mentioned below; Catharine married Willian Brown, of Sunbury; Charles lives in the state of Washington.

ABSALOM ZIEGLER, son of Andrew, was born Jan. 12, 1849, below Dalmatia, in Lower Mahanoy township, this county, and in his seventeenth year began to learn the trade of stonemason in his na- tive eounty. His parents moved to Herndon at that time and there he still resides. He followed his trade until 1907, when he became proprietor of the "Hotel Parrish," in that borough, the own- er of the property being his nephew, S. H. Mc- Kinny, burgess of Sunbury. Mr. Ziegler has been twiee married. His first marriage, which took place in 1875, was to Maria Rebuck, daughter of Isaac Rebuck. She died in 1891, aged thirty-nine years, the mother of children as follows: Isaae I.,. Lizzie M., Edward, and Alfred N. and Henry B., twins. In 1904 Mr. Ziegler married (second) Malicea Ermogast Willard, widow of Daniel Wil- lard, of Northumberland county, by whom she had three children: Annie, Edward and Milton. The Zieglers are members of the Reformed Church.

Abraham Ziegler, son of Peter, was born in Montgomery county, and came to Northumberland county about 1840. He was a stonemason and farmer, and operated a sawmill at Herndon. It burned down in 1871 or 1872, entailing a heavy loss, and he then moved out to Missouri with his wife, four sons and one daughter. In the new

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iel, who died out West: Benjamin and William, matia, this county; Alice married Albert Shuler, both of whom went West; and Sallie, of Sunbury, of Liverpool ; Jennie married Cyrus Hornberger, wife of Fred Flemming .- Two others died young. of Philadelphia.

Peter Ziegler, son of Abraham, was born June

EDWARD ZIEGLER, son of Alfred, was born Feb. 21, 1839, was a farmer during his active years, 3, 1849, in Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland and died Nov. 4, 1907, at Herndon, where he is county, and passed his early years in farming, to buried. He married Charlotte Snyder, daughter which occupation he was trained from boyhood. of George Snyder, of Jackson township, who is When twenty-one he commenced to learn cabinet- now living at Herndon beside her son George E., the only child of this marriage.

making, and when competent engaged in business as a cabinetmaker and undertaker, first at Shen-

GEORGE E. ZIEGLER, only child of Peter and andoah, in Schuylkill county, later at Liverpool, Charlotte (Snyder) Ziegler, was born March 13, in Perry county, and at Watsontown, in Northum- 1862, in Jackson township, Northumberland coun- berland county. From Watsontown he removed ty, and was reared to farm life, following agri- in 1874 to Shamokin, where he remained for three cultural pursnits in his native township until 1897. years, with R. S. Aucker, in 1877 settling at Hern- In the year 1890 he built a nice residence on River don. There he carried on the business successfully street, in the borough of Herndon, where he has for a period of twenty-five years, during which since resided .. He still owns considerable farm time he had charge of about three hundred funer- land, owning half of White island, in the Susque- als and did a thriving furniture business. He hanna river, and a small farm in Jackson town- also built seven houses in the borough, where he ship. Mr. Ziegler has been a useful citizen of the has long been regarded as an intelligent, enterpris- borough, served as one of its first councilmen, and ing man, of good judgment and substantial qual- is especially well known for his activity in church ities. He built his own nice residence on Main and Sunday school work. He is a zealous mem- street in 1908. Mr. Ziegler is well thought of in ber of the Reformed Church, has held all the the community, and has refused the candidacy for church offices, has served as Sunday school super- chief burgess. He is a Republican in politics, and intendent, and since 1897 has been organist of the with his family holds membership in the Reformed Church, which he served as deacon for twelve church. His wife is a Lutheran.

In 1882 Mr. Ziegler married Alice Tressler, years. daughter of Joseph and Polly (Peiffer) Tressler, In 1871 Mr. Ziegler married Luzetta Arnold, who died in December, 1908, aged seventy-two daughter of Augustus and Leah ( Rine) Arnold, of years. To Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler have been born Snyder county, the latter a daughter of Jacob and one son and two daughters: Tama married Nelson Catharine Rine. They have no children. Wentzel, who is employed in the post office depart-

J. MONROE ZIEGLER, son of Alfred, was born Oct. ment at Washington, D. C., where they reside; 8, 1858, at Port Treverton, Snyder Co., Pa., and . Calvin graduated from Franklin and Marshall Col-

received his education in the schools of Perry lege in 1903 and is now in the employ of the Penn- county. When twenty-two years old he commenced sylvania Railroad Company at Philadelphia; Jen- to learn the trade of cabinetmaker, which he fol- nie married Lloyd J. Tressler, of Herndon (died lowed as a journeyman some years, working at Oct. 18, 1910).

that calling in his brother Edward's employ five

Alfred Ziegler, son of Peter and Polly (Kehler) years. He was also engaged as a house carpenter Ziegler, was born May 6, 1825, in Frederick town- at Shamokin several years. For sixteen years he ship, Montgomery county, was a stonemason and was porter at the "Herndon 'Honse" in Herndon. farmer, and lived at Herndon, where he owned his On Oct. 8, 1903, he purchased the building, stock, home. He died Jan. 20, 1897, and is buried at good will and fixtures of his brother Edward at Herndon. Mr. Ziegler was a member of the Re- Herndon, and has since continued the oldl estab- formed Church, and in political matters was a Re- lished furniture business, carrying a full line. In publican. His wife. Harriet ( Batdorf), daughter connection with the store he has a repair shop, do- of John Batdorf, was born Oct. 5, 1824, and died ing general repairing. He has managed the busi- April 16. 1878, aged fifty-three years. She was ness with success, commanding an extensive patron- first buried at Liverpool, Pa., but her remains age, and is one of the thriving merchants of the have since been moved to Herndon. Ten children borough.

were born to their union, all of whom survive at On Jan. 28, 1887, Mr. Ziegler married Laura the present writing ( 1911), the youngest now for- Zimmerman, daughter of Peter and Rachel ( Ke- ty-two years old : Polly married John Zaring ; Ed- bach) Zimmerman, of Herndon, and they have ward is mentioned below : William has been a rail- had two sons: Harry E. and Cloyd E., the latter road conductor for thirty-five years on the Phil- still at school. Harry E. Ziegler is engaged as adelphia & Reading road: Elias and Samuel are a printer at Herndon, employed on the Star; he residents of Herndon : John lives in Harrisburg; married Mame E. Messner, daughter of Jacob and. J. Monroe is mentioned below ; Henry lives at Dal- Emma Messner, of Millersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ziegler and their family are mem- He was a faithful member and conscientious work- bers of the Reformed Church. Politically he is a er of the Reformed Church of Lewisburg, and in Republican, and interested in the local welfare, politics adhered to the principles of the Demo- though he has not. taken any active part in public cratie party. Mr. Frederick married Emma Car- affairs. oline Kelly, daughter of David H. and Mary ( Bak- er) Kelly, of Union county, Pa., and their union was blessed with four sons: (1) Joseph H., who lives at Montandon, married Emma M. Bellas and has children, William B. and Caroline E. (?) John Kelly, of Atlantic City, married Jennie Gif- fen, daughter of James Giffen, and their children are Watson K., Martha G. and Jackson B. (3) W. H. died in 1906. (4) David P., who resides in the old home, married Helen G. Lesher, daugh-

FREDERICK. The Fredericks have long been established in Pennsylvania, and Philip Freder- ick, the ancestor of those of the name with which this sketch is concerned, was born in Union coun- ty Feb. 18, 1788. in the early days of the settle- ment of that region. He was a well known man in the district in his time. His wife, Christian (Brown), born Ang. 6, 1786, died March 28, 1864, and he died Feb. 19. 1852. They are buried at the ter of Robert Lesher, and has one son, John L.

Dreisbach Church in Union county. In religion they were members of the Reformed denomination. After her husband's death Mrs. David P. Fred- erick continued to live in the old home with his Their children were born as follows: George. Aug. father, with whose kind and generous assistance she reared her family. In turn, she was permitted to soothe and comfort his last years, for he lived to the advanced age of seventy-eight, honored

10, 1809 ; Elizabeth, May 18, 1812 : Joseph, March 11, 1814: Isaac, Feb. 3, 1816: John, Jan. 20, 1819; Jacob, Jan. 19, 1822: Abram, March 3, 1824; Ellis, June 19, 1826 ; Philip, June 5, 1829. and beloved by all who knew him. The farm is

Joseph Frederick, son of Philip, remained at the now conducted by David P. Frederick, and the old home in Union county until after he had at- property is up-to-date in every respect, the house

tained his majority. His education was obtained in the pay schools in vogue in the neighborhood in his youth. Abont seventy-five years ago, with his intelligent and thrifty supervision.

and barn supplied with pure spring water and lighted by gas, and all the surroundings bespeaking 1

brothers Isaac and George, he came to what was then Chillisquaque (now East Chillisquaque) township and purchased over three hundred acres of land, which at that time was low and swampy and covered with timber. They improved this tract greatly. clearing away the forest and draining the low places thoroughly, putting in seven miles of underdrains, with the result that the land is now equal to. the best in the vicinity. The brothers burned brick, and each built a house and barn, two of the houses remaining to this day, monuments to their energy and skill. For some time they lived together in one house, as one family, and there were no quarrels or ill feeling to mar the pleasant re- lations for which these brothers were noted. for they were not only brothers in name but much more in the kindliness which marked their asso- ciation. No jealousy came up between them, though they were always intimately connected in business and home affairs. Each labored for the welfare of the other. and the happiness of their lives was proverbial among all who knew them. Matilda (Myers), born April 18, 1819, died Sept. 18, 1866. They had two sons and one daughter: Samuel : Clara A. E., who married Rev. Aaron Hottenstein and (second) Franklin E. Krumm. and died in January, 1909 : and David P.

Isaac Frederick, son of Philip, was born Feb. 3, 1816, in Union county, and during his boyhood at- tended the local pay schools, in the summer sea- sons assisting his father at home. Upon reaching his majority he came with his two older brothers to Northumberland county. purchasing over three hundred aeres of land, which they improved as previously related, converting a low, swampy and useless tract into valuable, fertile farm land by their energetic and well directed labors. When their work had progressed sufficiently to give them time for other things, they burned brick and built houses for each family and divided the land, Isaac, the youngest of the three, taking the middle por- tion. They were neighbors and remained upon the best of terms all their lives. Like his brothers, Isaac Frederick was a fine example of Christian ~ manhood. His home was always open to strang- ers as well as friends, he had a kind and cheering word for those who were struggling to make their way, and whenever possible assisted those in need.

Joseph Frederick died March 11, 1892. His wife, He and his good wife will long be remembered and missed in the community. Mr. Frederick died Sept. 27, 1892. He married Julian Wolfe, born Jan. 18, 1817, who died Jan. 3, 1909, and they were the parents of five children, namely: Chris- tian, born Sept. 29, 1839, married Hiram Dunkell (1837-1905), and died Dec. 9, 1906 : they reared a

DAVID' P. FREDERICK was born Oet. 3, 1843, in what is now East Chillisqnaque township, and there large family. "Catharine, born Aug. 5, 1841. mar- followed farming until his untimely death. Feb. 16, ried W. H. Mack and reared a large family. Sar- 1876, when he was but thirty-two years old, cut ah J., born July 11, 1847, married Joseph C. Rish- short what promised to be a busy and useful career. el, who is mentioned elsewhere. Ada L., born Sept.

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15, 1850, married Ephraim Datesman. John W. vania, Colonel Kelly being conspicuous among the is deceased.

number for his ability. Of the brave deeds per-

JOHN W. FREDERICK, son of Isaac, was born formed history has a scant but signifieant record, Sept. 29, 1853; in Chillisquaque (now East Chil-, and to the ordinary dangers of war there was added lisquaque) township, and died Jan. 29, 1904, in the the prospect of an ignominious death as a rebel, prime of a useful and well spent life. He was dil- belligerent rights not being acknowledged. We igent in looking after his business affairs, and ac- quote from an address made on the occasion of the tive in the administration of local public matters, unveiling of a monament to Colonel Kelly on April having served on the school board and in other 8, 1835: "For three days at a time there was no township offices. In politics he was a Democrat, regular service of provisions, and for more than and in religion a Presbyterian, belonging to the thirty-six hours, at another time, they were con- church at Pottsgrove. Possessed of a kind and stantly on the march, or in action, without a mo- jovial disposition, he was loved and respected by all ment's sleep or giving up their arms. In the who knew him. No one in need ever left his door course of one of their retreats, the commander-in- unaided, and he was never happier than when en- chief, through Colonel Potter, sent an order to Ma- gaged in kind service. On Nov. 20, 1873, he mar- jor Kelly to have a certain bridge eut down to pre- ried Jane E. Kelly, daughter of David H. Kelly, vent the advance of the British, who were then in of Union county, Pa., and they had one daughter, sight. The Major sent for an axe, but represented Mary E., now the wife of Jonas E. Koch. Mrs. that the enterprise would be very hazardous. Still Frederick lives with her daughter in the old home the British advance must be stopped and the or- which her husband purchased from the estate upon der was not withdrawn. He said he could not or- the death of his father. She is a member of the der another to do what some might say he was Pottsgrove Presbyterian Church. With the same afraid to do himself; he would cut down the kindly and charitable inclinations which made Mr. bridge. Before all the logs on which the bridge Frederick so widely beloved, she is an esteemed lay were cut off, he was completely within the member of the community, commanding the re- range of the British fire, and several balls struck spect of all who know her.

the log on which he stood. The last log broke down

Col. John Kelly, grandfather of Mrs. David P. sooner than he expected, and he fell with it into Frederick and Mrs. John W. Frederick, was a the swollen stream. Our soldiers moved on, not. noted. character of Revolutionary days. Born in believing it possible for him to escape. He, how- >February, 1744, in Lancaster county, Pa., this ever, by great exertions, reached the shore through honored pioncer was in the full vigor of manhood the high water and the floating timber, and fol- . at the time the oppressed Colonies decided to throw lowed the troops. Encumbered, as he must have off the English yoke, and his quick intelligence and been, with his wet and frozen clothes, he, on his dauntless eourage brought him into prominence road, made a prisoner of a British scout, an armed from the first. He had already established a home soldier, and took him into camp. What did Cur- in the wilderness in Buffalo Valley, then a part of tius do more than this? If such an instance of de- Northumberland county, having settled there im- voted heroism had happened in Greece or Rome, mediately after the purchase from the Indians in the day would have been distinguished from all 1768, and before the opening of the land office in other days. A medal would have been struck, and 1769. He was about six feet, two inches in height, every means used to secure the everlasting remem- with a vigorous, museular frame, which easily brance of such a deed. In, England such a man endured the labors and hardships of pioneer life. would have been made a knight or a lord, with the He took an active part in the discussion of the thanks of Parliament. In our poor devoted land wrongs of the Colonists, which led to the attempt such instances were too common to receive especial at separation from the mother country, and in notice. History mentions that our army was pre- 1776 was a member of the first Constitutional Con- served by the destruction of that bridge; but the vention of the new State of Pennsylvania. He had manner in which it was done, or the name of the had considerable experience as a member of the person who did it, is not mentioned. It was but militia, and. at twenty-seven had been appointed one of a series of heroic aets, which happened every major in that service, and he was thus well pre- day, and our soldiers then were more familiar with . pared to assist in the tremendous tasks that con- the sword than with the pen.

fronted the Patriot forces. The fall of 1776 was a

"Major Kelly was present at Trenton, when the

dark period. The loss of Forts Washington and Hessians surrendered, and assisted in that most Lee with their stores, and the defeat on Long Is- masterly movement on Princeton, by which the land, had brought the hopes of the Colonists low, chain of communications of the enemy was broken,

. but it was at this critical juncture that the rally all their plans deranged and their army compelled was made to drive the British from New Jersey, to return to New York. After his discharge he re- the wrongs of that Colony being felt by the others turned to his farm and family, and during the as their own. A large force went from Pennsyl- three succeeding years the ludians were trouble-

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some neighbors to this then frontier settlement. husband and a kind and judicious father, as well He became colonel of the regiment, and it was his as a friendly and hospitable neighbor. He was a duty to keep watch and ward against the incur- sincere and an exemplary Christian, and adorned sions of hostile Indians through our mountain all his other virtues by exhibiting a pattern of hu- passes. At one time our people were too weak to inility well worthy of imitation. Having no anxi- resist, and our whole beautiful country was aban- eties who should be greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, he had no striving who should be greatest in the Church on earth : his profession of religion was well sustained by his practice. He had that true characteristic of bravery, an indisposition to fight his battles over again, and that feeling of humility, that where a man has only done his duty. boasting has no place. It is in some measure ow- ing to this reserve that our notice of his life must be so brief and so imperfect. He seemed not to know that other men would have done differently from him; but to believe that whatever dis- tinguished him from others arose mainly from the circumstances under which he acted. We are of another generation, and his contemporaries have either gone down to the grave, or through lapse of time and failing faculties are unable to give par- ticular details. From himself, but a few glean- ings from a life long and full of incidents, have been obtained. doned. Colonel Kelly was among the first to re- turn-for at least two harvests reapers took their rifles to the fields, and some of the company watched while others wrought. Colonel Kelly had the principal command of the scouting parties in this valley, and very often he was out in person. Many and many nights has he lain among the limbs of a fallen tree to keep himself out of the mud, without a fire, because a fire would indicate his position to the enemy. He had become well skilled in their mode of warfare. One circum- stance deserves particular notice. The Indians seem to have resolved on his death, without choos- ing to attack him openly. One night he had rea- son to apprehend they were near. He rose in the morning, and, by looking through the crevices of his log house, he ascertained that two, at least, if not more, were lying with their arms, so as to shoot him when he should open his door. He fixed his own rifle and took his position so that by a

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 74

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co. Number of Pages: 1090

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090