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MILLER. Among the well known members of the Miller family is Samuel M. Miller of Albany township, Berks county.
Samuel Miller, grandfather of Samuel M .. was born May 20, 1798, in Windsor. township, Berks county. He located in Albany township at an early age, and died there Sept. 3, 1872. He was a farmer and owned nearly 300 acres of land about Round Top. His farms are now the property of Alfred K. Dietrich and David Weisner. He married Maria Fisher (1804-1883), and their children were: Isaac, who gained wealth in Oklahoma; Jacob, of Eagle Point, Pa .; Samuel; Ann, m. (first) to a Leiby, (second) to a Greenawalt; Dan- iel, an auctioneer of Lynnville, Pa .; William F., of Reading, Pa .; Mrs. Monroe Buck, of Reading; Moses, of Lechners, Schuylkill Co., Pa .; and Ephraim, who was buried at Wessnersville.
Samuel Miller, son of Samuel, was a farmer in Al- bany, owning two farms of eighty and seventy acres, respectively. The first is now owned by his son Samuel M. and the other by his daughter Missouri Dresh. He operated a sawmill which stood on the road near the Dresh buildings leading to Samuel M. Miller's home. He built the house now occupied by his son who bears his name, in 1872. He was a Dem- ocrat, and was supervisor of the township where he was well known. By his wife, Sarah Ann Dietrich, daughter of John Dietrich, he had children: Cath- arine m. Daniel Reeser; Jacob died at New Ringgold, Pa .; Louisa m. William Kerchner; Mary m. Samuel Stump; Lydia m. Edwin Kerchner; Polly m. Alvin Evert; Missouri m. Jonas Dresh; Samuel M .; and Sarah Ann and Charles C. both died young.
Samuel M. Miller, born in Albany township Sept. 21, 1862, is a farmer on the homestead, and is a suc- cessful grower of potatoes. In the spring of 1887 he began farming on his present place, which tract be- came his in 1892. He is a Democrat, and has been supervisor and constable of the townshin. In 1887 he married Mary Lizzie Bailey, daughter of Michael Bailey. She died in 1908, aged forty-two years. Their daughter, Ida V., m. Frederick D. Feinour.
HENRY H. REINERT. The Reinert family, of more than a century's residence in Berks county, Pa., is worthily represented in the present day by Henry H. Reinert, of Boyertown.
John Reinert was a resident of Amity township, Berks county. His will, made in 1839 and probated in 1847, is on record in Volume '9, page 218. His wife Mary was living at the making of the will, and the following children are named in that document: Isaac; John; Elizabeth; and Catherine (m. Elijah Focht).
Peter Reinert, brother of John and great-grandfather of Henry H., lived in District township, Berks county. His will, on record in Volume 10, page 600, was proved Nov. 19, 1859. His wife Maria was well provided for. and their sons, John and Samuel, were executors. Their children were: John, Samuel, Peter, Carl and Elizabeth.
Samuel Reinert, son of Peter and grandfather of Henry H., was born in 1790, and is buried in the old
m. Israel Weasner, and had no . children. although they reared Israel Reinert to whom was given their property; Johannes (John), born April 23, 1816. died Feb. 25, 1852, the father of Harry, and Hannah and Israel (twins who were only two weeks old when their father died); David; Samuel died at Moreysville, leaving Jefferson, Eton, Hannah, Harriet and Frank; Hannah m. Marks Sassaman, a relative of the late Judge Augustus Sassaman of Berks county, and they had children, Irvin, Eton, Curosy, Clayton, Alice and Annie (deceased).
David Reinert, son of Samuel and father of Henry H., was born in Douglass township, and died at En- glesville, April 6. 1907, aged eighty-three years, and was buried in Fairview cemetery, Boyertown. By trade he was a carpenter. and followed it for some years in Douglass township on theReinert homestead, which consisted of eighty-four acres of excellent farm- ing land, now the property of George Miller. David Reinert married Mary Hatfield, a sister of Samuel G. Hatfield, formerly county commissioner. and daughter of George and Mary (Geiger) Hatfield. of Douglass township. They had eight children as follows: . Sam- uel died unmarried; Sarah died at the age of seven- teen; Henry H .; Frank died of typhoid fever at the age of nineteen while teaching school; Mary Hannah married Solomon Wendling, of Pottstown; John is of West Reading; David, of Gabelsville, is engaged in farming; Amanda m. Frank Sands, of Englesville. David Reinert spent his last days with Mr. and Mrs. Sands in their pleasant home at Englesville. He was a man widely known and much respected, and his loss was severely felt not only by his family, but throughout the neighborhood.
Henry H. Reinert, of Boyertown, son of David. was born in Douglass township, July 17, 1852. When nineteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade. and followed it for sixteen years in Boyertown and vicin- ity. In 1888 he engaged in the produce business, and now conducts a huckster route, buying butter, eggs and poultry, and these he takes to Philadelphia weekly. He has a large retail trade there. and he has made a big success of his business. His home is in his own substantial brick house, and he and his family are in very comfortable circumstances. In politics Mr. Reinert is a Democrat, and for one year served as constable. In 1890 he was elected school director, and he served in this office for eighteen con- secutive years, and still holds it. For many years he acted as treasurer of the board. Since its organiza- tion he has been one of the directors of the Topton Orphans Home. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church, of which he was deacon and trustee, and he was president of the church council for two years.
In 1876 Mr. Reinert married Ellen Hartman, daugh- ter of Daniel and Phoebe (Hafer) Hartman, of Doug- lass township, and they have children as follows: Daniel, a veterinary surgeon at Girard, Erie Co., Pa .: D. Edward, who works with his father in the produce business; Annie R., m. to Daniel Leidy, of Boyer- town; George W., of Boyertown; Ida. a graduate of the Keystone State Normal School of Kutztown, class of 1906, who taught her first term of school at Gresh- ville, and the following one in New Jersey, but is now stationed in Boyertown.
JAMES R. TROUT. a prominent citizen of Cumru township, who is engaged in the stone, lime and sand business at Shillington, Pa., was born Aug. 15, 1842, in Boyertown, Berks county, son of Joseph Z. and Mary Ann (Ruth) Trout.
William Trout, grandfather of James R., was born in Scotland, and in 1811, because of the oppression
. graveyard at Boyertown. He was a farmer and had an eighty-four acre farm in Douglass township, Berks coun- ty. He built thereon a house and barn to take the place of the people in that country, he came to the United
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States and settled in Berks county, Pa. He enlisted in owns a large frame residence on Lancaster avenue, the war of 1812 as a substitute for Uthree Snyder, which he built in 1888. who was at that time working the Oley furnaces, and On Dec. 12. 1868, Mr. Trout was married to Sarah Zellers, daughter of Jonas and Catherine (Sallada) Zellers, and granddaughter of William Zellers. Mr. and Mrs. Trout have only one daughter, Maggie T., m. to John F. Weiss, by whom she has two daughters, Helen and Marguerite. after the war accompanied the Snyders to what is now Snyder county, Pa., and assisted in the settlement of that county. While at that place he followed the oc- cupation of butcher, although his regular trade, at which he worked the major portion of his life, was that of tan- ner. His wife was Catherine Schwoyer, of Goshenhop- pen, Montgomery Co., Pa., a Roman Catholic in relig- BENNEVILLE M. GAUL, who is now living re- tired in his fine residence on Lancaster avenue, Shil- lington, Pa., was for a number of years a well known agriculturist and contractor of Berks county, and is now prominent in public affairs. Mr. Gaul was born Jan. 7, 1849, on the Gaul homestead in Cumru township, Berks county, son of Adam and Sarah (Matz) Gaul. ious faith. Their children were: (1) Joseph Z. (2) John lived in Reading, and for many years was a fine mechan- ic and boiler maker for the Philadelphia & Reading Company, (3) George, who lived in Reading, was a tail- or by trade, and in later years removed to Pottstown and conducted, in connection with his business, the "Daubs Hotel." He was a prominent candidate for sheriff of Montgomery county, but suffered defeat on ac- count of being a new man in the community, (4) Mary m. William Yerkey, a lamp-black manufacturer of Sny- der county, (5) Kate m. the Rev. Mr. Wilker, of Gos- henhoppen, Pa., (6) Polly m. John Kase, a well-known blacksmith of Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Z. Trout was born near Boyertown, Pa., April 21, 1817, and came to Cumru township in 1850, settling near the "Five Mile House." In his youth he learned the trade of tanner with his father, which he followed at Boyertown, and at the "Five Mile House" from 1850 until his death, July 15. 1864. He owned a valuable property at this place, and was an excellent workman. Having acquired a good education in the public schools, and being an excellent penman, he was often employed to write deeds and agreements, and became a conveyancer of note. On Feb. 6, 1840, Mr. Trout married Mary Ann Ruth, daughter of Charles Ruth, and to them were born children as follows: Hen- ry, born Ang. 5, 1841, a soldier in the Civil war in Com- pany E, 165th Pa. V. I. m. Catherine Hornberger; James R .; Catherine, born April 2, 1853; George, born Oct. 12, 1862. Catherine died aged twelve years and George aged two years, both at the same time, of typhoid (spotted) fever. Mrs. Trout, who was born March 25, 1821, died March 10, 1894.
James R. Trout was but eight years old when his father removed to the "Five Mile House," Cumrn town- ship, and there the boy attended school for sixteen months, this being all the schooling that he ever re- ceived, but nevertheless he managed to obtain a good education by studying in his spare moments. When still a mere lad he began to help his father in the tan- ning business, in which he continued until the elder Trout's death. In 1876 James R. Trout engaged in the stone, lime and sand business, in which he has suc- cessfully continued to the present time near Shillington, having nine men in his employ and several teams on the road. He does a large business, burning and selling annually about 60,000 bushels of lime, and he is also engaged extensively in the sale of wall stone and sand. His trade is principally with contractors, but he also does business in other places in Cumru township.
Mr. Trout is a well-read man. and converses intel- ligently on important subjects of the day. He is of commanding appearance, tall, erect and well-built. In the fall of 1850, after the great flood of the Schuyl- kill, he and Thomas Fix were the first from the county to cross the river on the ferry to get into Reading, which city was cut off from the rest of the country west of the river, all of the bridges having been swept away. He was a training officer during the Civil war, was well versed in military tactics. and taught many officers all that they knew, rendering valuable service to his country in its time of need. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and at one time was quite active in public matters. In 1882 he refused the office of internal revenue collector in his district. He is a man of enter- prise and public spirit, and when the movement to in- corporate Shillington into a borough was brought forward, he was one of its stanchest supporters. He
Johannes Gaul, the great-grandfather of Benneville M., was born in Germany, in the Pfaltz of Hebelbeim, Germany, Dec. 18, 1739, and emigrated to America in 1764 or 1770, being rated a large property owner in Cumrn in 1785. He was married Sept. 4, 1767, to Barbara Arbogastin, who was from a town on the Rhine in Germany, and was born Nov. 13, 1742, and died Sept. 22, 1818. Johannes Ganl died on his farm Feb. 21, 1816, and from the inscription on his grave- stone in the Sinking Spring cemetery we learn that he had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, among whom were the following: (1) Peter, born April 7, 1775, m. Elizabeth Kissinger, and they had three sons and five daughters. They were married twenty-five years. He died Sept. 28, 1826, aged fifty- one years, five months and twenty-one days. (2) Abraham. (3) William, born June 17, 1780, died March 30, 1857, m. Rosina Miller, by whom he had eight children, Solomon, David, Joel, Levi, John W. and Enoch (twins), Elenora (m. Ben Krick) and Lydia (m. Daniel Huyett). (4) Christian, born Nov. 17, 1781, who died June 9, 1851, m. Mary Ann Kis- singer, born in 1795, who died in 1877, and they had six children, Abraham (born in 1815, and died in 1891, m. Mary Texter), Christian (born in 1817, died in 1871), Jacob (born in 1819, died in 1859, m. Mary Ann Huyett), Mary, (m. Elijah Ruth), Reuben and Hannah (m. Adam Hain). (5) Jacob is mentioned below. (6) Johannes, Jr. (7) Georg, born Oct. 15, 1796, died April 22, 1861, m. March 11. 1826, Catherine Potteiger (born in 1805 and died in 1860), by whom he had issue three sons and two daughters.
Jacob Gaul, grandfather of Benneville M., was born in Cumru township, July 25, 1783, and there he died Dec. 25, 1832, well advanced in years. Originally he owned 137 acres of the family homestead, but some of this he sold, and at the time of his death he held but eighty-six acres, his estate being valued at $16,- 000. Jacob Gaul m. Catherine Gehret, who was born March 4, 1784, and died May 27, 1852. She bore him a number of children, all of whom died young but Adam, the father of Benneville M., and Eva, m. to Garson Huyett (born March 5, 1823).
Adam Gaul was born April 5, 1819. in Cumru town- ship, and died Jan. 30, 1858. He followed agricul- tural pursuits in his native township, owning the tract now in the possession of William P. High, was pros- perous, and at the time of his death left a large estate. Adam Gaul m. Sarah Matz, daughter of John Matz (whose wife was a Shoup), and to them were born children as follows: Eliza. m. to Isaac Miller; Ben- neville M .; John, a bachelor of Montello, Pa .; and Sarah, who died in infancy.
Benneville M. Gaul attended the township schools until seventeen years of age, obtaining a good, prac- tical education. From youth he lived upon the farm until 1898, when he purchased the old Hemmig stand at Hemmig's Corner. Here he continued to reside for several years, and then, in 1892, bought the old Matz farm of sixty-six acres, near Mohnton. After six years upon this farm, Mr. Gaul sold out to Irvin Phillips in 1898, and in 1901 built his present resi- dence on Lancaster avenue, Shillington, a large, sub-
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stantial, two-story frame structure. Mr. Gaul also owns seven other good houses in Shillington, and a number of building lots, and since his retirement from agricultural pursuits he has erected fourteen houses in the borough, also assisting in other ways to build up and improve the community.
In political matters Mr. Gaul is a stanch Democrat, and has been very active in the work of his party in this part of the county. He has been elected assessor, registry assessor and school director of his town- ship, being placed in the latter office by the largest majority ever given any candidate for any office in the township. He being a member of the minority party in the district, his election and subsequent re- elections testify to his popularity as a man and effi- ciency as an official. Mr. Gaul is now a leading can- didate for the office of county commissioner, and it is very probable that he will be elected to this important position by a handsome majority, his past spotless record being considered. Mr. Gaul and his family are regular members of Emanuel Reformed Church of Shillington, he having been a deacon thereof for many years, and a member of the building committee in 1873, when the church was erected.
On March 3, 1877, Mr. Gaul married Sarah Kegerise, daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Binkley) Kegerise, and granddaughter of William and Sarah (Yorkey) Kegerise. To this union there were born fourteen children, as follows: Lillie A. m. Andrew Burkhart; Frank P. m. Ida Ruth; John A .; George H. m. Mary Koller; Sarah E. died in infancy; Ida L .; William B. died in infancy; Laura A .; Mamie M .; Charles H .; Katie A .; Bessie M .; Jacob A., and Eliza R.
ANDREW S. BOYER, a retired box manufacturer of Reading, Pa., and an honored veteran of the great Civil war, was born in Upper Bern township, Berks county, April 3, 1833, son of Andrew Boyer.
Andrew Boyer, the father, was a farmer in Upper Bern township, owning two farms, of two hundred and thirty acres, respectively, situated about one mile above Bern station. He was also a carpenter by trade, and followed that occupation in conjunction with his agricultural pursuits. He died at the age of seventy- five years, and his wife, who had been Catherine Schlappich, at the age of seventy-eight. Mr. Boyer was a Lutheran in his religious belief, and a Democrat in political matters. His children were: Rebecca, m. to George A. Wagner; Susan, m. to Josiah Linde- muth; Lovinia, m. to Reuben Reiss; and Andrew S.
Andrew S. Boyer attended the district schools of Bern township and an academy at Morgantown, Pa., and in 1851 began business as a clerk at Centreport, Berks county, remaining there for a period of three years. He then held a like position at Shartlesville, and after a period of seven years here enlisted in Company I, 179th Pa. V. I., his term of enlistment ex- piring Aug. 1, 1863. Returning to Centreport he was engaged for two and one-half years as a clerk, and he then went to Bernville, where he engaged in business with Frank Rick, under the firm name of Boyer & Rick for two years, at the end of which time Mr. Boyer purchased his partner's interest and continued the business eight years. In 1876 Mr. Boyer came to Read- ing, and began making cigar boxes by hand, in this way building up a good local trade. For about two years he had his place of business at his home, and he then purchased a three horse-power engine. He took into partnership Mr. George W. Heilig, and in 1886 they built a factory at Cedar and Walnut streets, at first employing only eight men. The business grew rapidly and at the time of his retirement in April, 1906, the firm was employing from twenty-five to thirty hands. The factory was 70x20 feet. three stories and cellar. In his line of work Mr. Boyer was very well known throughout the city. Since his retirement he has resided.at his home No. 819 Elm street.
Mr. Boyer married Matilda Ludwig, daughter of John and Sarah (Blatt) Ludwig, and to this union were born ten children, of whom these survive: Frank J., in the publishing business in Reading, m. Priscilla Heilig, and had children-Ella, Howard, James, Irwin, Lawrence, Harry, William, Edward and Charles (who died in infancy); Sallie A. m. Howard J. Ritler, a draughtsman at the Philadelphia & Reading shops, and had three children-Tillie E., Lillian (deceased) and Helen B .; Katie A. m. Henry Rauenzahn, a foreman painter at the Philadelphia & Reading shops, and has two children-Ella A. and Jennie E .; and Thomas W., junior member of the firm of Speer & Boyer, dealers in general merchandise at Bangor, Northampton coun- ty, m. Jennie Speer.
Mr. Boyer is a Republican in politics, and while in Bernville served on the school board and as inspector. He belongs to St. Paul's United Evangelical Church, serving on the building committee, as a member of the board of trustees since the erection of the church, as class leader for four years, and as assistant class leader for two years. Among Mr. Boyer's most highly- prized possessions is a cane, made and decorated by himself while in camp during the war. The carving on this cane, which is very elaborate, was done by Mr. Boyer principally with a pen-knife and a piece of glass.
SNYDER. The Snyder family in Albany township, Berks county, is descended from Philip Snyder, who moved to that district from Bloomsburg, Pa. He was a wood worker and farmer. His wife's maiden name was Stahler. They had four children-Daniel, m. to. Rebecca Zehner; Mrs. John Haring; Rachel; and Bevvy, who never married.
Daniel Snyder, only son of Philip was a wheel- wright by trade, and cultivated a farm in Albany now owned by Mrs. Lewis Bailey. He was a Luth- eran member of New Bethel (Corner) Church where he and his family are all buried. His wife Rebecca was a daughter of Philip Zehner. They had the fol- lowing children-William; Jesse died young; Daniel; Mary died unmarried; and Moses.
Moses Snyder, son of Daniel. was born in 1836, and lives at the Blue Mountains where he owns a small well-watered farm, on which he built a house in 1909. He m. (first) Harriet Wen, by whom he had a son, William, and daughters. Jane, Mary, Annie and Kate. By his second wife Emma Lutz, widow of Joseph Fry, he has a son Robert.
William Snyder, son of Daniel, was born in 1823, and died in 1906, aged eighty-three years, and is buried at Snyder's Evangelical Association. He was a wheelwright and carpenter by trade, and was an excellent wood-worker and mechanic. He made his home in Albany. His wife Phoebe Evans, was a daughter of Thomas Evans, of Chester county, Pa. They had children: James E .; Daniel; William; Thomas; Margaret m. Jesse Kamb, of Eckville, in Albany; Lydia m. James Nester, of Albany; and Jane m. William Greenawalt.
James E. Snyder is a well known farmer in Albany township where he was born July 7, 1845, son of William. When twenty years old he was licensed to teach in the public schools by Prof., John S. Er- mentrout, and taught three terms in Albany. In 1874 he began farming on his father-in-law's farm, where he has since lived. This farm of 130 acres he pur- chased. He is a Democrat, has served as school director thirteen years, and was secretary of the board ten years. He is a leading member of Snyder's Evan- gelical Church, and was class-leader and exhorter, and superintendent of the Sunday-school which has a membership of fifty people. He married Catharine Miller, daughter of Christian Miller, and they have had five children, namely: Jefferson, of Albany, has children-Ida, Viola, Lottie, Carl, and Roy; Jacob lives near Drehersville, Pa .; Monroe, of Albany town- ship, has children-Minnie, William, Bertha, Verna,
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Pearl, Paul and Roy; William died small; and Ida township, and after his graduation, he taught the Lyons m. Harvey J. Kunkel, a farmer near Virginville, Pa., grammar school for four terms, the Eagle Point school and they have Velma and Freelie.
STUMP. The Stump family, now represented in Maxatawny township, Berks county, by Calvin S. Stump, a successful teacher in the public schools, and Jacob H. Stump, his brother, a leading undertaker, is one of the oldest in this part of the State.
(I) Henry George Stump emigrated from his home in Germany when he was twenty-eight years of age, crossing the Atlantic on the ship "Edinburgh" and landing at Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 1753. A land warrant dated Sept. 4, 1754, shows that George Stump pur- chased from Philip Maurer a tract of 200 acres (by es- timation) of land, located in Albany township, Berks county, for 575 pounds "of lawful money to him in hand given." This warrant which appears in Deed Book 7, Page 12, was not recorded until Nov. 6, 1778. In 1759 when the first tax of Albany township was lev- ied, William Stump paid five pounds; and Daniel Stump is given on the same list as being under twenty-one years old. These two, William and Daniel, may have been sons of the emigrant, Henry George; but of two of his sons, John and Henry, there is definite record.
(II) John Stump, son of Henry George, had four sons, Jonas, Samuel, Daniel and Amos, and these all settled down to pioneer life in Albany township.
(III) Jonas Stump, son of John, became the father of three sons, Benjamin, Samuel and Henry.
(IV) Henry Stump, son of Jonas, was born in Al- bany township, Jan. 6, 1825, and died in Lynn town- ship, Lehigh county, Oct. 23, 1890. where for some time he had been engaged in farming. He married Rachel Klingeman, daughter of Michael Klingeman, and they had children as follows: Emanuel; John K .; Elias P. m. Alice Ebert; Emma m. Moses Handwork, and died at Kutztown, Oct. 3, 1907; James died aged twenty-eight years; Daniel m. Jane Heintzleman; and Mary died aged thirty years.
(V) John K. Stump, son of Henry, was born in Albany township, Berks county, Nov. 25, 1853. He is one of the best known residents of Maxatawny town- ship, where he resides in a pleasant home built by himself on Park avenue. Kutztown, adjoining the home of his son, Calvin S. In building this home Mr. Stump made use of the lumber of the historic old "Watch Haus" which was erected prior to 1760 on his grandfather's property in Albany township as a protection for the pioneer settlers against the Indians. By trade John K. Stump is a carpenter, and at this he has worked all his life with the exception of about fifteen years which he devoted to farming. At the present time he is interested in the manufacture of cement building blocks. In 1875 he married Catherine Leibensperger, daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Fether- olf) Liebensperger, granddaughter of Jonathan Liebens- perger, and great-granddaughter of Mathias Liebens- perger. To John K. Stump and wife were born children as follows: Calvin S .; Ellen Jane, who is running a successful millinery business at the Park avenue home; Jacob H .; Curtin D., a graduate of the Ruourard Train- ing School for Embalmers, New York City, and the holder of a New York State License as embalmer, and now engaged as an undertaker and embalmer at Fleet- wood (he m. Alice Kiefer); Alfred M., a graduate of the Keystone State Normal School, class of 1903, and .of Muhlenberg College, class of 1908, and now a student at Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, Phila- delphia; Clara, who is engaged in dressmaking at home; and James W., now (1909) a junior at the Keystone State Normal School.
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