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TREXLER is a station nearly a mile above Kempton, and contains a warehouse, store, tannery and public-house, owned by Amos and N. D. Trexler, whose name the station bears. The former is postmaster of the office removed here from Fetherolfsville in 1874, when the name was changed to Trexler, and the hamlet called Fetherolfsville abandoned as a business point. The post-office there and the one at "Union Iron-Works," also abandoned, were the oldest in the township. At the mill Abra- ham Long had an early store. Years ago a store was kept at Trexler by a Jew, in the old tavern building.
ALBANY STATION, below Kempton, though established by the railroad company in 1874, did not become a place of business until 1882, when William Heinly built a warehouse at that point. He has since transacted business in grain, lumber, coal and lime. The post-office is half a mile west, at what is called " Albany Centre," established December, 1845. Long before, at that place Jacob Fusselman opened a public-house in a long building; the middle part was occupied as a residence, and the other
as a store, kept by Godfried Zillich. In 1836 David Heinly became the owner of the prop- erty, and he was succeeded by his son David.
Lower down the Ontelaunee is another flag- station, called Greenewald, near which was an old-time inn kept by the Greenewald family, now kept by J. D. Fenstermacher. Stores were also at that point, at the Union Iron-Works and at other points, which were discontinued when trade was diverted by local circumstances. The slate quarries have afforded a trading point since their development. In 1876 the Moun- tain post-office was established at that point, and in 1882 Eckville post-office was created, far- ther west, with George W. Bolich postmaster.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
DAVID HEINLY is of German descent. His great-grandfather, David Heinly, was born in Germany, October 17, 1728, and on his emigra- tion settled in Greenwich township, the date of this event being July 21, 1774. He resided upon a farm purchased of Thomas and John Penn. His four sons were David, George, John and Henry. His son Henry settled in Ham- burg, John in Montour County, George occu- pied the homestead, and David, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, located in Windsor township, Berks County. The death of the elder David Heinly occurred October 30, 1784. His son David was born June 27, 1765, and be- came a successful agriculturist. He married Mary Magdalene Dimner, of the same county, to whom were born children,-George, Jacob, David, John, Samuel, Isaac, Henry, Sally (Mrs. Samuel Dietrichi) and Polly (Mrs. Nathan Hoch.)
David Heinly, the father of the subject of this biographical sketch, was born in Windsor township, November 20, 1799, and followed his trade of a tanner until 1836, when he abandon- ed this vocation for the more attractive life of a farmer, settling upon the farm now owned by his son, David, in Albany township. In con- junction with this, he conducted both a saw-mill and a grist-mill. He married Rufina, daughter of Jacob Fusselman, of the same township, and had children-James, married to Sarah Grim ; Charles, deceased ; Julia, deceased ; David,
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Helena, deceased ; Amelia (Mrs. G. W. Reagen), father, Fusselman, and for years kept by his father. He was, on the 28th of May, 1860 married to Amanda, danghter of Benjamin Levan, formerly county commissioner of Berk: County. Their children are Elmira Josephine born April 16, 1861, deceased ; Catherine Jane September 22, 1862, (Mrs. J. Neff); Jame Franklin, April 12, 1865; David Levan, De cember 20, 1871, deceased; Charles Benja- deceased ; Kate ( Mrs. C. P. Follweiler); Wil- liam, married to Mary Jane Levan ; Jacob, married to Mary Hagenbuch ; Henry, married to Amanda Faust; Mary Magdalene, deceased. Mr. Heinly's death occurred August 20, 1863, and that of his wife in July, 1868. Their son David was born on the 31st of March, 1836, on the farm which is his present residence. Here, with the exception of a brief interval, luis | min, June 20, 1874. Mr. Heinly is, in politics
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whole life has been passed. He received, in youth, instruction at private schools, and after- ward enjoyed additional advantages at Camden, N. J. His services were given, until 1861, to his father, on the farm, after which date he en- gaged in mercantile pursuits in Albany town- ship, and at the expiration of the second year re- turned to his father's home. In 1864 the farm became his by inheritance. He also opened a store, which, two years later, was sold to his brother, Mr. Heinly continning to be the popn- lar landlord of a hotel established by his grand- a stockholder in the Steinsville Creamery.
an active Democrat. He was, in 1865, electe to the office of justice of the peace, which he he filled continuously since that date. He was delegate to the State Convention in 1876, ar from 1868 until 1881 held the commission postmaster of his locality. He was one of th projectors of the Berks and Lehigh Railroa and a member of its first board of director He was secretary of the Albany Mutnal Fi Insurance Company, which he aided in orga: izing. He was formerly president, and is no
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Mr. Heinly, in 1867, opened a slate-quarry in Albany township (the second in the vicinity), known as the "Centennial Slate-Quarry," which he successfully operated for five years.
In his religious views Mr. Heinly is a Luther- an and a member of the German Lutheran Church of Albany township.
GREENWICH TOWNSHIP.
BEFORE the erection of the county Greenwich township was a part of Albany township; but shortly after that time it was erected into a separate township. The name arose from Greenwich, a place in England, and it was doubtless suggested by the English settlers in this section of country. The boundaries could not be ascertained. The area is about fourteen thousand acres.
EARLY SETTLERS .- Henry Kohler was an early owner of a large tract of land in the southern part of the township, including the farm now owned by Adam Stein, where he built a stone house over a large spring. This building is still standing, being used as a ware- house for Stein's distillery. Yost Henry George was another pioneer who made substan- tial improvements near by, some of which still remain. To the north Henry Smith (father of Samuel, Jonas and Benjamin Smith) improved a large tract of land, having been assisted in this work by his sons; and to the east the Grimm family took an important part in im- proving the township. These families have hon- ored descendants still residing in the same vicinity.
In 1749 Peter Lenhart, of York County, received a patent for a tract of land which he conveyed to Jacob Lenhart in 1771. At what is now Lenhartsville, Henry Lenhart lived and also his sons John, Jacob, Samuel, Isaac, Henry, David and Frederick, most of whom had fami- lies of their own and resided in this locality. In the western part of the village one of their buildings remains, it having been put up in 1812. To the southeast, in the neighborhood of the church which bears their name, were the Dunkel family, whose descendants are found in
all parts of the country and have become lead- ing citizens ; and north of them the Klines reared families, whose members may still be found in Reading and other points in Berks County. In the eastern part of the township the Christ family made a settlement which per- manently fixed their name upon that locality.
TAXABLES OF 1759 .- The township had the following taxables in 1759. The tax then levied amounted to £35 15s., and Frederick Moser was the collector :
£
£
Lorentz Beaver.
6
George Kamp.
6
Melchoir Bell
7
Henry Kraul.
4
Peter Boss
4 George Kremer 8
Adanı Bose. 3
Matthias Keffer
4
George Beiner
6
John Long.
2
George Bowman
3
Matthias Ley
6
Henry Berck
4
George Ley
2
Leonard Bauman.
5
Jacob Leiby.
6
Rudolph Bosserd
5
George Leiby.
5
Charlee Balmer. 4
Frederick Leiby.
5
Ludwig Berck 3
Henry Bolander 3
Philip Lenhardt
2
Adam Bower.
6
Jacob Ledig.
5
Peter Dell
5
8
John Dunckle 18
Michael Mauser
2
Jacob Detrick 3
Philip Meyer.
2
Simon Dirck 5
Henry Meyer
2
Gabriel Eissenberger
8
Frederick Meyer
12
Henry Echbach
6
George Miller
8
Simon Eieenberger 2
Matthias Remer 2
2
Simon Friee.
3
George Riegle ..
12
Henry Faust,
8
'Widow Sbarer
3
Adam Fauet.
4
Nicholas Steine
4
Philip Faust
5
George Spoon
4
Nicholas Godehall. 5
John Sasseman
6
Jacob Gronobell 4
John Swedner,
4
Peter Hardinger
2
Godfried Stern
3
Frederick Hummel
2
Henry Smith
1
Melchior Haffen
2
Peter Steierwalt
5
Peter Hauck.
2
Adam Smith
4
George Haring.
5
George Saneling.
2
Jacob Hartman
1
Gerhard Shollenberger. 3
Philip Kallbach
6
Frederick Shollenberger 7
John Koller.
5
Martin Unangst.
1
Michael Krauss
7
Andrew Unangst ...
5
Godfried Kremer
8
Jacob Warey.
4
Frederick Kremer 10
Rudolph Zimer. 6
Durst Kiehl.
5
Adam Zollman .. 6
George Kosler
E
Jacob Zettlemeyer.
2
Single Men.
Peter Dunkle.
Henry Shollenberger.
Christian Manesmith.
Michael Smith.
Andrew Seydle.
Inmates.
Jacob Bower
1 Nicholas Kootz.
3
John Christbaum,
1 John Konehnitz. 1
Nicholas Dehoof.
1 George Krubach 2
Martin Hetinger.
1 Deobald Long 5
John Hill.
2 Adam Long.
1
David Hattenstein.
3 Daniel Menesmith
1
Nicholas Ironman
1 Jacob May
1
George Keplinger .. 5
John Christ. Rebomen ... 1
Jacob Kootz
2 George Spong ... 1
INDUSTRIES .- The township has always been well supplied with mills from the time of its
Urban Fribele
2
Christopher Rein
Peter Lenhardt 5
Michael Lesher
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early settlement. In March, 1755, a mill be- longing to Peter Conrad was burned down by the Indians, who at the same time burned the house of Barnabas Seidel and killed the wife of Balsar Neyfong. The exact location of these events is not clearly remembered by the present inhabitants of the township. On the Sacony, near its mouth, the Schneider family built or operated an early mill, and it was carried on later by Michael and Jacob Lesher. In 1862 Samuel Heinly rebuilt it, and later it became the property of Samuel Fegeley. On the same stream, above, was the mill of John Kremer, about 1800, later owned by David and Isaac Kemp, and which is now operated by William Heffner. Another mill was built farther up by Jacob Kurtz ; and on Mill Creek, where is now the mill of Daniel Deitrich, was long the well-known mill of Kistler. It is a stone house in good condition. Stein's mill was owned at an early day by men named Kremer and Laab, and the present is the third building on that site. It was built in 1857 by Adam Stein.
Down the stream was a carding-mill carried on for a time by Jacob and Daniel Christ, but idle since 1875. The last site on Mill Creek was also used by the Christ family and others in the manufacture of gun-barrels and sickles. Guns of fine quality were made there prior to 1835 by John Wagenhorst. Above Stein's Michael Croll owned and carried on a small mill for a time.
At Grimsville the Croll family operated a distillery many years ago. Fruit liquors were also manufactured on numerous farms in the township. Stein's distillery, on the Kutztown road, is the best known industry of this kind in the township. It was begun in 1832 by Jacob Stein, and since 1846 it has been operated by Adam Stein. It is devoted to making pure rye whiskey. Near by is Stein's tavern, built in 1850 by Jacob Stein, and still continued as an inn. Farther down the road was the inn of Anthony Lee, long since closed, as has also been the public-house, north of Grimsville, kept about 1810 by the Billios family, and where Noah Seib was the host. Near Klinesville is still a country inn, kept by Charles Bleicher. In 1816 Peter Leiby was licensed to distill liquor
in a still of seventy-three gallons' capacity, at eighteen cents per gallon.
At the centres made by these mills and taverns there were usually small tanneries and other industries. Of these, Jacob and Peter Grim had atannery on the Henry Greenewald place, which had an unusually good reputation for producing fine leather. The pottery at Lenhartsville was carried on about thirty years, but not since 1870. Common ware only was made. Above this village, where are the most important interests, on a stream flowing into the Ontelaunee, John Lenhart had a pioneer mill, which was after- ward operated by Benjamin Lenhart. The new mill built in 1876 is the property of Daniel Grim. On the Ontelaunee, a short distance below Lenhartsville, George Merkel built a stone mill, which was burned down in 1875. It was rebuilt by the Merkel estate, and re- modeled in 1885 by the present owner, Jacob K. Spang. The mill has been supplied with a set of rollers and other modern machinery, en- abling the production of twenty-five barrels of superior flour per day.
Near this mill Nicholas Iaeger (Hunter) had a small forge at a very early day, and which was operated by Samuel V. R. Hunter until 1833, when George Merkel became the owner. He carried on the works until his death, in 1875. It was he who, in 1854, built the char -- coal furnace known among iron men as " Maiden-creek Charcoal Furnace," and about the same time discontinued working the forge. In 1878 Jacob K. Spang, Samuel Erb and Joshua Hunsicker assumed charge of the works, under the firm-name of Spang, Erb & Co., and carried them on until January, 1882, when Jacob K. Spang became the sole owner. For the past year it has been out of blast. The capacity of the furnace is about forty tons per week, and the ore used is from the Moselem Mines, distant seven miles. The furnace is well located, withi convenient sidings from the Berks County Railroad, and includes two hundred and seventy-five acres of land, a mansion and store, mill, barns and eleven tenement-houses.
CHURCHES.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, (REFORMED
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AND LUTHERAN) .- As early as 1744 a Re- formed congregation (known as the High Dutch) was organized in the south western part of the township, to which Conrad Koch presented two acres of land upon which to erect a house of worship. A log house was built and used for church purposes until 1790, when forty acres more were secured and a new build- ing, also of logs, built by the joint efforts of the Lutherans and the German Reformed people. This union of interests was effected August 29, 1790, and since that time the property, locally known as the "Dunkel Church," has been mutually controlled hy the two congregations.1 The church was repaired and again dedicated October 6, 1824, and in that condition was used for over thirty years. On the 12th of June, 1859, the corner-stone of the present edifice was laid, and the church was dedicated November 13, 1859. It is a neat brick building, with a capacity for eight hundred persons.
Each congregation has about two hundred members. The first Reformed minister was the Rev. Jacob Weimer. He left this part of the county in 1770, and was succeeded by Conrad Steiner, Jr. (who served as the school- teacher until that time). He preached until 1775, after which the congregation had no regular minister until 1790.
1 Members in 1808.
Lutheran.
Reformed.
Geo. Michael Reinhard.
Fredrick Leiby.
Peter Staiger.
John Dunckel.
Geo. Heinly.
Peter Dunckel.
Geo. Dietrich.
Jacob Grünewald.
Jacob Sonntag.
Philip Reinhard.
Geo. Schollenberger. John Batz.
Jacob Will.
Jacob Leiby.
David Lichty.
Philip Linn.
Michael Schaber.
Peter Klein.
Adam Dietrich.
Daniel Dorwart.
Jacob Arnold.
Jacob Georg.
Jonathan Dunkelberger.
Jacob Dunckel.
David Heinly.
Peter Leiby.
Michael Aldendaerffer.
John Berk.
Henry Sonntag.
Peter Berk.
Geo. Wehrä.
Conrad Fry.
Geo. Sonntag.
David Dorwart.
Peter Merkel.
Jacob Merkel.
Samuel Schäfer.
These then agreed upon rules for mutual regulation of church affairs.
From 1790 the Reformed pastors have been Revs. Henry Hertzel, Henry Dieffenbach, Carl G. Herman, Augustus Herman, J. Sassaman Herman and others. Since 1872, Rev. Benja- min Wise has been the minister.
The Lutheran congregation had as its first pastor the Rev. Daniel Lehman, and his succes- sors were the Revs. John Knoske, Fred. Engel, Gottlieb G. J. Laeger, and since 1874 the Rev. B. S. Small.
BETHEL CHURCH is located at Grimsville and has for the past sixty-odd years been the joint property of Lutheran and German Re- formed congregations. The organization of the former was made as early as 1761, when mem- bers of the Croll, Slenker, Grim, Gruber, Koh- ler, Deitrich, Gerringer and Bennehoff families united for that purpose and established worship in a small log church. This was torn down in 1803 and a new stone church then erected. This was improved in 1822. At that time the German Reformed congregation secured a half- interest in the church property and assisted in erecting the new building. In 1881 the build- ing was thoroughly remodeled and supplied with a spire, making it not only more substan- tial, but a very inviting place of worship. .
The Lutheran congregation has about four hundred members and the Reformed about half that number. The latter are under the pastoral care of the Rev. J. Sassaman Herman, who had as a predecessor his father, the Rev. Ang- ustus Herman. The Rev. Schaeffer was the first pastor. ·
The Rev. Schumacher was the first Lutheran pastor. He was succeeded hy Rev. John Knoske. From 1821 until his death, in 1874, the venerable Rev. G. F. J. Iaeger was the pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. B. S. Small, the present minister, a native of Montgomery County.
FRIEDENS CHURCH (Lutheran and Re- formed) is situated at Lenhartsville. It is a brick structure, plainly built, with a capacity for about four hundred persons. Connected with the church is a grave-yard. The building was erected in 1856 by a number of members of both congregations, who withdrew from the " Dunkel Church" for that purpose. The
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Lutherans have had as pastors Revs. Iaeger, F. K. Hunsicker, B. S. Smoll and since 1881 D. D. Trexler (there are about one hundred and eighty members); and the Reformed, Revs. J. S. Herman, R. S. Appel, B. Wise and the present pastor, Rev. Mr. Keiser. Its members number one hundred.
VILLAGES.
LENHARTSVILLE .- This is the chief village of the township. It is situated on both sides of the Ontelaunee, on the Allentown State road, five miles east of Hamburg. It comprises about fifty buildings and the usual interests connected with a country place. Its name is derived from the Lenhart family, original owners of the land and the first to engage in business there. Its growth was slow and uneventful until after the erection of the Maiden-creek Furnace, on the east side of the creek ; then other improvements were made. The Berks County Railroad stim- ulated the growth of the place when it made Lenhartsville a station.
One of the first houses was put up by a man named Eisenhour in the western portion of the village. In it John and Samuel Lenhart kept an inn. It stood on the site of the present Washington House and was opened in 1842 by Benneville Lesher, the first postmaster. The Farmers and Drovers' House was built in 1856 by William Rees.
James Fenstermacher had the first store on the west side in a building, which was last occupied for trading purposes, in 1883, by James W. Kerschner. In another building Francis B. Levan has had a store since 1881.
At the forge and furnace the several owners had stores, among them being Jacob, George and Horatio Merkel, Samuel Kaufman and the present, S. R. Smith. The building is now owned by Jacob K. Spang. At the same place the Lenhartsville post-office has been kept since 1881 by John G. Bast.
Before 1850 Dr. Saylor was located at Len- hartsville. Then came Drs. Appel and Potteiger. Since 1870 Dr. Jonathan K. Seaman has been the physician.
KLINESVILLE is the next hamlet east, on the State road, at its junction with the Kutztown road, two miles from Lenhartsville. It owes
its existence to Peter Kline, land-owner, who put up a large log building in the last century, and kept an inn and a store. The store was largely patronized, and as the property of his son and grandson of the same name, it always maintained a good reputation. Peter Krause became the owner in 1876.
The large stone house, almost opposite, was built by Peter Kline (second), who carried on a store there. Charles H. Deitrich now occu- pies it, and he is postmaster of the Klinesville office. The place contains also the usual me- chanics' shops. Near by, Peter Fister carried on a small distillery, which has long since been abandoned.
KRUMVILLE is the next hamlet, eastward on the State road leading to Allentown. Until recently it was known as Smithville, after Reuben Smith, who built the tavern and around which other buildings followed. The store was first kept by Henry and Michael Croll. In 1885 Mrs. Wilson P. Krum became the owner of most of the Smith property. Then a post- office was established there, named "Krum- ville," and the place has since been so called.
GRIMSVILLE, near the eastern line of the township, has a store, post-office, inn, steam tannery, church and several shops and resi- dences. The first improvements were made by Michael Croll, consisting of a public-house. Owing to its location on the State road, about ten miles from Hamburg, the place has been well patronized, especially before the days of railroads, when droves of cattle were almost daily driven over that prominent highway. Daniel Grim put up the present brick inn more than fifty years ago and carried on the store and tannery. The hamlet took its name after him. The tannery is well appointed and oper- ated by Daniel P. Grim, of Kutztown.
DREIBELBIS is a flag-station on the Berks County Railroad, a few miles below Lenharts- ville. Mills have been carried on by water- power at that point (grist, saw, and oil mills). The first mill was erected by the Sunday family in the Revolutionary period. The mills (grist and saw) are owned and operated by Venus Deitrich. Manassas Dreibelbis and Gottlieb Kerschner owned them for many years.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
ADAM STEIN .- During the year 1742 Jacob Stein and his wife emigrated from Germany to America. Their son Heinrich was born while on the passage. Upon landing in this country they proceeded to Berks County, took up a large tract of land in Richmond township and began to cultivate it. Other children born to them were Michael, Peter, Jacob and John. John was married to Maria Berk and their children were named Jacob,
land, which he divided into five farms and built substantial farm buildings, and he also built a school-house for the township near his home. He died in May, 1872, aged eighty-one years. His wife died in February, 1846.
Adam Stein, born December 18, 1819, at- tended the schools of the neighborhood and at the same time worked for his father on the farm and in the distillery. At the time of his marriage, in 1846, his father sold him a farm. The distillery lay idle from this time until 1872,
Adam Stein
Elizabeth, Peter, Daniel, Hannah, Benjamin, Solomon and Hetty. John Stein died about 1835, at an advanced age. Jacob was born in 1791, and married Sarah Sunday. Their children were Solomon, Adam, Nathan, Annie (married William Schaeffer), Lavinia (married Daniel Deisher), Lucinda (married Henry K. Siegfried), Jacob and Henry, all born in Green- wich township. Jacob Stein was engaged in farming and distilling, and did an extensive business. He owned over five hundred acres of
when Adam began the distilling of a fine grade of rye and apple whiskies. These goods have attained a wide and excellent reputation, and his double copper distilled hand-made produc- tions are extensively used.
Mr. Stein has taken great interest in the cause of education. When the Keystone State Normal School was originated, in 1866, he gave liberal encouragement and support. He was elected one of the first trustees of the institution and continued to fill the position until 1877.
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Since 1464 Mr. Stein': brown a member. f the F. and A. M. The faithful wife and lovin ; manger died in November, 1882. MÆ hl Mrs. Stein joined the Returned Church ; Grimsville at an early s and he is still consistent niember.
COLONEL DANIEL B. (BIG, is the son . Jonathan ( trim, where father emigrated from
unter of the School Board of s auch he live tog tedve ; ears, winx three vers and treasurer to 1664 he way ermed county oral during - bis term of three * Patrumentid tu ererring ,ten county , . the extension of the Berk. County . a Reading. He was married March 22, in Morinda Bieber Their Indren are Vare, Germany. The former married Cath- . A, now being at Kutztown, married erine Il. Bertolett and resulted in Maxat + Ist
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" Hemma Fisher, by war. he has had threei. Isaac B., marr d to Delilah "while: ). . It has two children (they live in ... nestead) ; maily Anu, married Will. .**! : and died i 1870, leaving Lewis Adlan, married to Sally Ar ry have two children and are now : kutztown; Malora also carried Wi: Festrich, and have four children -1: . ,1. . , 1881) ; and Inom Ams: . wied September, 3880, aged twenty-twee. ..
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