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Francis Wolle, the son of John Frederick and Sabina (Henry) Wolle, was born in Jacobsburg, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1817. He married Elizabeth Caroline (Weiss) Seidel, a daughter of Jedidiah and Mary Weiss. The children of this marriage were seven in number. Robert H. (1) married Catherine L. Eckhart, a daughter of Charles and Amelia Eckhart, and they have one child, Georgine, born February 7, 1893. Laura R. (2) is the wife of Harry C. Jenkins and they have three children, Robert, Stanley and Annie; their first children, Frank Waldron and Roy died. Helen E. (3) is the wife of Charles L. Doolittle, and her children are Gilbert, Hilda, Harold and Charles M .; the first-born, Edith, died in infancy. Georgine (4), and Francis Elizabeth (5), both died in childhood. Hartley C. (6) married Belle Robinson, and their children are Francis, Richard and Philip. John Frederick is the seventh of the family.
Dr. Wolle was reared in Bethlehem, pursuing his education in the Moravian parochial school, and he entered upon his musical career as a teach- er in 1879. He was also organist in the Trinity Episcopal church of Bethlehem for three years, and in 1884 he went to Europe to study organ and
counterpoint under Professor Rheinberger, at Munich, Germany. The following year he re- turned to Bethlehem, and accepted the position of organist in the Moravian church, succeeding his cousin, Theodore F. Wolle, who had been his teacher. In 1882 Dr. J. Fred. Wolle organized the Bethlehem Choral Union, for the production of oratorios. In 1898 he organized the Bach Choir, for the purpose of studying and rendering the compositions of John Sebastian Bach. This cul- minated in the series of Bach festivals, the first of which was given March 27, 1900; the second took place in May, 1901, and was a three days' festival ; while the third, held in May, 1903, lasted six days. The musician, like the poet, is born, not made, and the cultivation of his inherent talent has won for Dr. Wolle a position of distinction in musical circles in the Lehigh valley, while his efforts have been a leading factor in the develop- ment of musical taste and culture in his section of the state. On June 8, 1904, the degree of Doc- tor of Music was conferred upon Mr. Wolle by the Moravian College and Theological Seminary.
Dr. Wolle was married, on July 21, 1886, to Jennie C. Stryker, a daughter of Henry Polman and Mary Elizabeth (Creveling) Stryker. They have one daughter, Gretchen, born August 23, 1893.
CHARLES H. EGGERT, of Bethlehem, was born May 2, 1831, and is of German lineage, trac- ing his ancestry back to Christian Eggert (I), who was born in the district of Ubermark, Bran- denberg, Germany, April 14, 1714, and died on April 15, 1780.
In 1742 Christian Eggert went to what was then Burbice, in Dutch Guiana, South America, as overseer of a plantation, and while there he came in contact with some Moravian missionaries. Un- der the influence of the distinguished Theophilus Solomon Schuman, "The Apostle of the Ara- wacks," he was converted, and in 1749 he came to the United States with the missionary John William Zaunder, settling in Bethlehem, Pennsyl- vania, where in 1750 he joined the Moravian church. He was employed first as head gardener of the Brethren's House Establishment, and later,
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for many years, as chief steward of the settle- ment. He was married August 25, 1755, to Maria Appollinia Grosch, who was from Svhornsheim, in the Palatinate, and was born in 1729, while her death occurred in 1810. Their children were Christian, Matthew and Mary.
Christian Eggert (2), son of Christian (I), was born at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1760, and died October 20, 1827. He was mar- ried September 8, 1791, to Anna Maria Suiss, who was born February 12, 1768, in Maryland, at what was called by the Moravians Monocacy, and is now Graceham. She was a daughter of John George and Anna Marie (Suss) Suiss, and her death occurred at Bethlehem, July 30, 1832. Christian (2) and Anna Maria (Suiss) Eggert had four children. Benjamin, father of Charles H. Eggert, was the eldest; and Christian (3), Anna Apollinia, and Elizabeth were the younger members of the family.
Christian Eggert (3) was born April 19, 1795, and died August 15, 1879. He was married March 12, 1818, to Anna Hershey, whose birth occurred at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1799, and her death at Buffalo, New York, Octo- ber 12, 1893. They had ten children, of whom six were living at the time of their golden wedding. Benjamin F., the eldest, born March 26, 1820, died August 31, 1853 ; he was married December 15, 1846, to Eliza Jane Ramey, born October 8, 1828, and they had three children, William W., born December 26, 1847, and died August 30, 1849; Edward A., born June 14, 1850, married August 17, 1882, to Augusta E. Fader, born September 17, 1858, and their children are Ada May, born July 13, 1883, and Charles E., who was born July 25, 1886, and died January 6, 1888, and Frances A., the third child of Benjamin F. Eggert, born Feb- ruary 26, 1852, and November 28, 1876, became the wife of A. Edson Cadwell, by whom she has five children : Lilian Adele, born September 26, 1878; Henry Austin, born October 6, 1880; Wil- lis Edson, born September 16, 1882; Genevieve, December 16, 1885 ; and Florence M., January 29, 1889.
Aaron W. Eggert, second son of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born July 4, 1822, and was married April 16, 1843, to Mary Ann Fogelsonger, who died January 23, 1865. They had six children, and we have record of four : Charlotte E., born August 29, 1844, was married to Charles W. Schassel, May 3, 1874, and they have two children, Warren and Ora ; Leonard E., born. December 23, 1846, was married April 21, 1875, to Phobe A. Decker, born February 20, 1852, and they have two children-Iva L., born March 1, 1876, and died September 27, 1876; and Aaron J., born July 15, 1877 ; Anna M., born Oc- tober 3, 1848, married January 9, 1868, to Henry P. Nicholson, by whom she has two daughters, Charlotte and Irene; and William B., born No- vember 3, 1850, married, November 23, 1876, to Maggie Cole, born January 2, 1854, near Mans- field, Ohio. They have three children: Ray E., born November 27, 1876; Nina, born January 20, 1879 ; and Mary, born August 10, 1883.
Jacob M., third son of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born January 2, 1825, and died July 17, 1836.
Melvina L., fourth child of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born October 24, 1826, and died November 14, 1894. She was married June 3, 1850, to Eli Herr, and their children are : Benjamin F., John, Christian, Abraham, Henry C., Anna and Alta.
Oliver J. Eggert, the fifth member of the fam- ily of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born October 31, 1828, and was married November 15, 1849, to Susan Frick, whose birth occurred Janu- ary II, 1829. They have had three children. Charles A., born August 22, 1850, died May 29, 1854. Edwin B., born April 10, 1856, was mar- ried June 10, 1885, to Mary Scott, who was born October 1, 1857, and died September 5, 1894. Alice E., born February 20, 1861, was married January 3, 1884, to Eli H. Long, and their chil- dren are Edith May, born February 26, 1885; Austin O., born June 27, 1888 ; Raymond D., Feb- ruary 23, 1891 ; and Edwin E., September 12, 1897.
Christian M. Eggert (4) was born January
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13, 1831, and died August 9, 1861. He married Adeline Broughton, but none of their children are now living.
Anna M. Eggert, seventh child of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born January 13, 1831, and died September 7, 1834.
Esther E., the eighth child, was born May II, 1835, and was married March 22, 1860, to David Staley, who died January 21, 1885.
Andrew J. Eggert, the ninth of the family, was born January 4, 1838, and was married Octo- ber 15, 1863, to Emma J. Miller, who was born at Williamsville, New York, September 2, 1840. They have had two children : Nettie E., who was born September 10, 1865, and is the wife of Will- iam T. Fulton, by whom she has a son and daugh- ter living ; and Grace M., who was born July 14, 1871, and is the wife of William Zeller.
Anna S. Eggert, the tenth member of the fam- ily of Benjamin and Eliza Jane Eggert, was born December 17, 1840, and died September 4, 1892. She was married June 10, 1869, to Oziel H. Neff, and they have had three children, Warren, Nellie and Emma.
Benjamin Eggert, father of Charles H. Eg- gert, and son of Christian (2d) and Anna Maria (Suiss) Eggert, was born in Bethlehem, Penn- sylvania, August 2, 1792, and died July 29, 1860. He was married April 25, 1819, to Maria Eliza- beth Freytag, a daughter of Dr. Eberhard Frey- tag, who was born April 20, 1764, and died March 14, 1846. Her birth occurred September 3, 1796, and her death September 23, 1882. By her mar- riage she became the mother of six children. Olivia Cecelia, the eldest, born April 6, 1820, died October 19, 1820; Adeline Amanda, born June 23, 1821, died June 13, 1867 ; Frances Pamelia, born March 2, 1823, died March 29, 1892 : Joseph Oliver, born July 20, 1825, died July 3, 1827 ; Robert Cornelius, born April 25, 1828, died April 23, 1829 ; and Charles Henry, completes the fam- ily. The sister, Adeline Amanda, was married May 31, 1842, to Matthew Krause, who died November 20, 1865. They had two children-J. Samuel, born February 22, 1848; and Mary Eliz- abeth, born April 4, 1844.
Charles Henry Eggert was married March I,
1855, to Wilhelmina Eisenbraun, who was born June 14, 1829, and died September 16, 1901. They had two children: Henry Benjamin, born December 20, 1855, and Frances Elizabeth, born April 3, 1861. The former married Caroline Fredericks Knauss, November II, 1885, and they have a daughter Louisa Caroline, born October 4, 1889.
AMADEUS B. FICHTER stands to-day as one of the leading and influential residents of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, his extensive and im- portant business interests making him a leading representative of commercial and manufacturing interests in the Lehigh Valley. He entered upon the active duties of life unaided by influential friends or adventitious circumstances. He has been the sole architect of his own fortune, mold- ing his own character and shaping his own des- tiny. His native talent had led him out of humble circumstances to large worldly successes through the opportunity that is the pride of our American life. His success, however, is not to be measured by material standards alone, for he has developed that type of character which makes for high ethi- cal ideals in business and in society.
Mr. Fichter is a native of Basle, Switzerland, where his ancestors had resided through many generations, and his grandfather, John Jacob Fichter, married a Miss Scneider, and their son, Jacob Benedict Fichter, who was born in Switzer- land, August 5, 1825, wedded Maria E. Seiler, and became the father of Amadeus B. Fichter. The boyhood days of him whose name introduces this record were spent in his native country, and his education was acquired in polytechnic schools. The business opportunities and advantages of the new world attracted him, and in 1881 he came to America, settling in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1884.
In the year prior to his arrival in Bethlehem, Mr. Fichter was married to Miss Elizabeth C. Martin, a lady of rare culture, innate refinement and superior education. She is a daughter of Dr. Charles L. Martin, who was a distinguished physician of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The pro- genitor of the Martin family in America was Dr.
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Christian Frederick Martin, who was born in Prussia, December 22, 1727, and was the son of a Lutheran clergyman. He received a collegiate and medical education in Berlin, and soon after his graduation in the University of Medicine came to the United States with Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg and others, settling at Trappe, Mont- gomery county, Pennsylvania. He married a Miss Schwartz, the daughter of a clergyman, and entered upon the practice of his profession in Montgomery county. To him and his first wife were born six children: Frederick, who died in Otsego county, New York ; John; Samuel; Mrs. Elizabeth Egner ; Mrs. Ellen Hartzell, and Mrs. Mary Dickenshield. By his second wife, .Mary Miller, Dr. Christian Frederick Martin also had six children : Andrew, Jacob, George, Charles H., Peter, and Anna, the wife of Peter Bright. Four of the sons became practicing physicians.
Jacob Martin, of this family, studied medi- cine with his father, and commenced practice in Allentown about 1790. He was postmaster of that place from 1805 to 1814, and died in Allen- town in 1834. His wife, Mrs. Jane Martin, was a daughter of George Savitz, and by their mar- riage ten children were born: Edward F., Charles H., Tilghman H., Walter, Franklin B., William, Thomas, Mrs. Thomas B. Wilson, Mrs. John W. Hornbeck and Mrs. E. B. Newhard. Of these Edward became a physician, and set- tled at Weaversville, Pennsylvania, where he died, leaving a son Walter, who also became a physi- cian. Charles H. Martin, son of Jacob Martin, was a student in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, was graduated March 6, 1830, and began practicing in Allentown, where he remained until his death in September, 1860. He left three sons who became physicians : De- wees G., who was a thirty-third degree Mason ; Edwin G., born October 3, 1836; and Henry F. Tilghman Martin, third son of Dr. Jacob Martin, was a graduate of the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania of the class of 1831, and succeeded to his father's practice in Allentown. He was an active member of the Le- high County Medical Society, and also of the State Medical Society. He was married, in 1836,
to Miss Mary, daughter of Daniel Kramer, and their children were Alfred J., Eliza, and Mary, the wife of H. K. Hartzel. All the sons were physicians.
George Martin, son of Christian Frederick Martin, studied medicine, and about the year 1800 settled in Whipton township, Montgomery county, where he remained until 1814, when he removed to Whitemarsh. He practiced there until 1850, when he removed to Philadelphia, where his death occurred December 8, 1862. He left three sons, all of whom became physicians. Frederick, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania of 1830, practiced his profession at Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, until 1843. In 1850 he retired from active practice and removed to Bethlehem, where he remained until 1867, in which year he became a resident of Philadelphia. Charles, who was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1833, afterward became a min- ister of the gospel and had charge of St. James Episcopal church in New York. John, who com- pleted a course of medicine in the University of Pennsylvania, with the class of 1836, practiced at Whitemarsh, this state, for a time, and then re- moved to California. Later he returned to the east, studied law, and became an atttorney of Nor- ristown, Pennsylvania. Subsequently he resumed the practice of medicine and died March 13, 1872, at Magnolia, Pennsylvania. Peter Martin, son of Dr. Christian Frederick Martin, became a member of the medical fraternity and died about 1846.
Dr. Charles H. Martin, son of Dr. Christian Frederick Martin, studied medicinc with his fa- ther, began practice in Allentown about 1812, and there followed his profession until his death, May 31, 1844. He married Christianna Huber, and she died November 26, 1863. Their only son, Dr. Charles Ludwig Martin, father of Mrs. A. B. Fichter, also followed the calling to which so many representatives of the family have di- rected their attention, winning success and dis- tinctive honors in the medical profession. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in the spring of 1841, winning some of the honors
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of the class, and succeeded to his father's prac- tice in 1844. He was married February 20, 1845, to Miss Matilda Detwiller, who was born in Lower Saucon, July 15, 1823, a daughter of Dr. Henry Detwiller, who was born at Longenbruck, Switzerland, December 18, 1795. The ancestry of the family can be traced back in direct line to Isaac C. Detwiller, who was born at Longebruck, Basle, Switzerland, November 28, 1626. The descendants in direct line through successive gen- erations to Dr. Detwiller were Claus C. Detwiller, born February 6, 1631; Hans Detwiller, born March 3, 1657: Gilg Detwiller, born May 15, 1687 ; Henry, born September 4, 1718 ; and Henry Detwiller, born May 12, 1760. The last named died on the Ioth of May, 1814. He married Mary Vorena Tenney, who was born February 19, 1772, and died June 30, 1854. They were the parents of six children : Anna, Henry, Vorena Maria, Bar- bara, John Jacob and John. Of this number four came to America.
Dr. Henry Detwiller, the eldest son, became the founder of the family in America. He came to this country in company with Count Von Dorne, who was the general of the French army. They embarked at Rotterdam on the ship "John," of Baltimore, and arrived at Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, in the latter part of July, 1817. In the spring of 1814, Dr. Detwiller had entered the medical school of the University of Freiburg, Baden, where he spent three years as a student. He made the trip to America for the purpose of gathering geological and mineral specimens, sail- ing for the new world when twenty-one years of age. He had professional charge as a physician . of the four hundred passengers on the ship. Fol- lowing his arrival he spent six months in Phil- adelphia, making preparations for further invest- igations along the line of research which brought him to the United States. At the end of that time, owing to the entreaty of the Count and a number of his fellow passengers, he abandoned the purpose which brought him to America, and entered upon the active practice of his profession in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Later he removed to Hellertown, where he continued as an active representative of the profession, being the pio-
neer of the Hahnemann school in this country. After the death of his wife he returned to Switz- erland, but again came to the United States and settled in Easton, where his death occurred. He was probably the oldest practitioner in the world at that time, for he continued his active connection with his profession up to the time of his demise, which occurred when he was ninety-two years of age, he having been in practice at that time for seventy-two years. He married Elizabeth Appell, who was born on the. 20th of June, 1798. Her death occurred November 19, 1835, and Dr. Det- willer, long surviving her, passed away in Easton, April 21, 1887. Their children were: Henrietta, Charles, Matilda, William, Cecilia, Lucinda, and John.
It was Matilda, the second daughter of Dr. Henry and Elizabeth ( Appell) Detwiller, who be- came the wife of Dr. Charles Ludwig Martin. This marriage was blessed with eight children : I. Constantine H., a physician of Allentown, who was graduated at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, in 1866, and the New York Homeopathic Medical College, in 1868; 2. Charles D., a medical practitioner, who was grad- uated at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, in 1867, and died in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where his widow is now living ; 3. Lucy, the wife of Isaac Ash ; 4. Matilda, the widow of John Sat- terfield, who was a banker and promoter in Buf- falo, New York, and a member of the Standard Oil Company. Their children were: John Mar- tin, who graduated from Yale College, class of 1898, biological course, with honors, and is now a banker, broker and promoter in Boston, Massa- chusetts ; he married Rachel Phillipps, and one child has been born to them, Elaine, born March 21, 1902; and Marie Gretchen, wife of Count Von Larisch, and they are the parents of one child-Hans Henrich. Count Von Larisch, who pursued medical studies in Leipsic, Germany, and Austria,'is the eldest son of Count George Von Larisch, grandson of the Grand Duke Lud- wig, of Bavaria, and great-nephew of Franz Jo- sef, Emperor of Austria. . 5. Elizabeth A., the wife of A. B. Fichter ; 6. Truman J., a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, in 1878, and
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now a physician of Buffalo, New York ; 7. John Norton, a graduate of Lafayette College, of Eas- ton, with the class of 1880, and was admitted to the bar of Lehigh county in 1883; he is now practicing in Allentown ; he married Blanche G. Stiles, and has one child, Frederic Stiles Martin ; 8. William E., a ribbon manufacturer, who re- sides in Bethlehem.
By the marriage of Amadeus B. Fichter and Elizabeth C. Martin there was born one son, Leonard M., whose birth occurred on the 6th of November, 1884, and his death on the 7th of July, 1885. It was the year following their marriage that Mr. and Mrs. Fichter came to Bethlehem, where they have since made their home. Imme- diately afterward Mr. Fichter entered upon the manufacture of silk in connection with his broth- er-in-law, William E. Martin, and has developed a business of extensive proportions, theirs being one of the largest silk factories in Pennsylvania. He began operations with only a few looms, which he imported from Switzerland, but has increased its capacity to meet the growing demands of his trade, and now has a plant that not only covers much area, but is equipped with the latest im- proved machinery known to silk manufacture. He possesses natural mechanical ability, and has thus been able to superintend the practical work- ings of the factory, and at the same time he has kept thoroughly informed concerning the latest processes used in his line of business. To-day the plant embraces a four story factory, two hun- dred and fifty feet long, and employment is furn- ished to about two hundred operatives. This ex- tensive enterprise has been built up under the per- sonal supervision and direction of Mr. Fichter, and the product of the house finds a ready sale upon the market. Possessing little capital at the outset of his career, he has gradually developed an enterprise which in extent and importance is now classed among the foremost productive in- dustries of the Lehigh Valley. He has been watchful of all details of his business and of all indications pointing toward advancement, and from the beginning has had abiding faith in the ultimate success of his enterprise. Justice has ever been maintained in his relations to patrons
and employes, and many of those who began with him during the early existence of his enterprise are still in his service. In business affairs he is notably prompt, reliable and energetic. He forms his plans readily, is determined in their execution, and to him there has come the attainment of a leading position in connection with the great ma- terial industries of the valley. He has found in each transitional stage of his business carcer an incentive for further development and the ac- quirement of broader knowledge, and each for- ward step he has made has led to still greater progress and advancement. He has gained wealth, yet it is not alone the goal for which he has striven, for he belongs to that class of repre- sentative American citizens who promote the gen- eral prosperity while advancing individual inter- ests.
Mr. Fichter is a man of strong intellectual qualities and his attention has been by no means confined exclusively to his business, although in manufacturing circles he has achieved a success that many would regard as an excellent life work. He has ever been a close observer of men and affairs, and his reading has covered a wide range leading to the acquirement of scholarly attain- ments. He is a patient listener, ever ready to accord to any the courtesy of an interview, and while firm in his convictions he is at the same time ready to receive the opinions of others that he might gain higher knowledge and look upon life from a still broader view. His home rela- tions are largely ideal, for there is between Mr. and Mrs, Fichter a marked congenialty of taste and temperament. Mrs. Fichter is a lady of su- perior social grace and charming manner, and presides over her home with the most cordial and pleasing hospitality. The Fichter residence is a most attractive one, because of the beauty and artistic adornments of the home and of the good cheer which there reigns supreme. Mr. Fichter entertains many original and attractive ideas con- cerning architecture and design which are ex- emplified in his home. With a deep appreciation of the beauty of color and harmony of form, he has carried out his original ideas in the adorn- ment of a number of the rooms. The walls of
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one room are covered with fine China paintings which contain scenes of some historical event. This fine collection was brought from Switzerland, where it was selected with great care by Mr. Fichter, who has it most artistically arranged. The walls of another room are covered with orig- inal designs with perfectly harmonious coloring, and the beautiful soft mellow glow that floods these rooms coming from lights which in them- selves are invisible (being set behind a cornice at the top of the room), is an evidence of the artistic appreciation of Mr. and Mrs. Fichter for the effect produced by light and shadow. Much of the furniture of the house is hand carved, and most of it was brought from a castle in Switz- erland. Some pieces are most antique, the date being carved with the unmistakable characters of 1603. It is amid such attractive surroundings that the hospitality of Mr. Fichter and his accom- plished wife is extended to friends and strangers alike, and an evening spent in their home is one that leaves to the visitor many pleasant memories.
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