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HENRY HARTENSTEIN Was a native of Saxony, Germany, grew to manhood in his native land, immigrated to Butler county about 1848, and settled on a farm in Jefferson township. It contained 100 acres, and was located near the center of the township. Ile resided upon this farm down to his death. He mar- ried Augusta Leithold, in Germany, and they were the parents of four children, its follows : Herman, a steel worker in Ohio ; Lewis, of Great Belt ; Caroline, wife of Fred Wetzel, of Jefferson township, and Henrietta, widow of Jacob Beck. The parents were members of the German Lutheran church, and both died in December. 1892.
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LEWIS HARTENSTEIN. merchant, was born upon the homestead farm, in Jefferson township, Butler county, in 1848, son of Henry and Augusta Harten- stein. He remained with his parents until 1873, when he embarked in merchan- dising at Great Belt, where he has continued to carry on business up to the pres- ent. For the past twelve years he has been postmaster at that point. Mr. Hartenstein was married in 1872, to Caroline E. Divener, of Millerstown, whose parents were among the early settlers of that locality. Two daughters are the fruits of this union, viz. : Clara, and Mollie. The family are members of the German Lutheran church of Hannahstown, and in politics. Mr. Hartenstein is a Republican.
HERMAN G. KOEGLER, undertaker, was born in Jefferson township. Butler county, Pennsylvania, near the village of Hannahstown, April 11, 1865, son of August and Sophia Koegler, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1815, and settled in Butler county. His father was an undertaker and cabinet maker, and carried on business in Jefferson township until his death, which occurred in 1887. Ilis mother is living at the age of seventy-two years. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living, viz. : Louise, wife of Henry Grimm, of Winfield township ; August F., a resident of the same town- ship; Mary, wife of Albert Slupe of Jefferson township, and Herman G. The subject of this sketch learned undertaking and cabinet making with his father, and since the death of the latter he has continued to carry on that business. He was married April 15. 1886. to Barbara Boltz, a daughter of John Boltz, deceased, and has three children, viz. : Clara, born July 9, 1887 ; Gilbert, January 29, 1889, and George, June 10, 1892. Mr. Koegler and wife are members of the German Lutheran church, to which denomination his parents also belonged. Politically. he is a Democrat, and is a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M.
JOHN E. MUDER, retired furniture dealer and cabinet maker, was born at Mielhausen, Prussia, February 12, 1820, son of Henry and Veronica (Gersting) Muder, natives of the same place. The family came to the United States in 1832. and arrived at Saxonburg, Butler county, Pennsylvania. August 24, of that year. They were among the first settlers of the town, which contained at that time only one house. Henry Muder wasa hotel keeper, but later engaged in farming. He died at Saxonburg in 1854, and his wife in 1864, aged sixty-one years, and sixty-eighty years, respectively. They were among the organizers of the Evan- gelical Protestant church of Saxonburg, and were the parents of three sons, as follows : Godfrey, who died in Pittsburg in early manhood : John E., and Henry, who died while serving as a soldier in the Rebellion, from disease con- tracted in the service, aged sixty-two years. The subject of this sketch learned the cabinet maker's trade in Pittsburg, and established himself in business at Saxonburg in 1840, where he continued to carry on the furniture trade down to a recent date. Mr. Muder married Amelia Stuebgen, to which union were born the following children, viz. : Theodore ; Josephine ; Charles, and William, all of whom are dead ; Matilda. wife of Van Buren Smith ; Robert, and Mary. both deceased ; Henry, who succeeded to his father's business, and John E., an under- taker of Saxonburg. Mrs. Muder died February 12, 1893. She was a life-long member of the Evangelical Protestant church, to which denomination her husband
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also belongs. Politically, he is a Republican, and has been a member of the bor- ough council, and filled the office of school director for many years, Mr. Muder is one of the most respected and representative citizens of Saxonburg, as well as the oldest living man of the original settlers of that town.
JOHN G. HELMBOLD was born in Langensalza, Prussia, about 1796, and in early life became a large land owner and sheep grower. Wishing to keep larger flocks than was possible in his native land, he visited the United States in the summer of 1834, and on reaching Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, he con- cluded to come to Saxonburg, Butler county, where were living many of his friends from the Fatherland. He soon made up his mind to remain in this county, and bought 1,000 acres of land near the village, which he at once began to improve. In 1835 he was joined by his wife, whose maiden name was Amelia F. Specht, and their children, named as follows: Ernest A. ; Emil ; Paulina, who married August Nagler ; Nathalia, who married George Schmidt ; Bertha, who married a Mr. Bettinger; Othelia, who became the wife of Gottlieb Starke; Mina, who married Frederick Starke ; Matilda, who married Charles Schrepperd; Emma, wife of Louis Biehl, and Theodore. In the course of a few years Mr. Helmbold became a very extensive farmer, and one of the wealthiest and most prosperous citizens in the county. He resided in Saxonburg until his death, which occurred March 6, 1887, at the ripe old age of ninety years. His wife died February 23, 1876, aged seventy-six years. They were among the organizers of the Evangelical Protestant church of Saxonburg, and always gave liberally of their means towards that society.
ERNEST A. HELMBOLD, eldest in the family of John G. Helmbold, was born at Sunthausen, near Langensalza, Prussia, June IS, 1819, and was a college student preparing himself for the ministry at the time his father decided to immi- grate to the United States. This changed the course of his life, as he was com- pelled to abandon his studies and give up his intention of becoming a minister. After locating in Butler county he engaged in agricultural pursuits, and subse- quently in merchandising, which became his life vocation. He was married March 28, 1845, to Christine Nagler, a daughter of John F. and Christina D. (Meyer) Nagler, natives of Saxony, Germany, where she was born August 31, 1826. ller parents came to the United States in 1837, and settled in Jefferson township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, where her father died in 1856, and her mother in 1878, aged sixty-two and seventy-five years, respectively. They were members of the Evangelical Protestant church of Saxonburg, and died in that faith. Mrs. Helmbold is the mother of six sons and six daughters, only four of whom are living, viz. : Hedwig ; Mina, wife of Thielo Krause, a merchant of Saxon- burg ; Anna, wife of E. Il. Haeppel, and Othelia, wife of Christian J. Raabe, of Saxonburg. Mr. Hehnbold was a very successful farmer for several years, being the owner of six hundred acres of land. In 1847 he engaged in merchandising at Saxonburg, and was one of the successful merchants of the county for a long period. He was an ardent Democrat, and the Democratic candidate for member of the legislature at one time, and though he carried Butler county by a hand- some majority, was defeated by the heavy Republican vote of Lawrence county. He was a prominent member of the Evangelical Protestant church of Saxonburg,
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and a very generous contributor towards that organization. He died May 21, 1885, after a residence in Butler county of nearly half a century. His widow is a resident of Saxonburg, and the whole family are connected with the Evangeli- cal Protestant church.
THEODORE HELMBOLD was born in Saxonburg, Butler county, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1838, youngest child of John G. and Amelia F. Helmbold, early settlers of that village. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and subsequently took a course at a business college in Pittsburg, then entered the store of his brother, Ernest 1., as a clerk. At the age of twenty vears he embarked in merchandising at Saxonburg, which he continued for over thirty years. On July 17, 1860, Mr. Helmbold married Mary E. Graham. a daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Wilson) Graham, of Connoquenessing town- ship, where she was born August 1. 1843. Ten children were born to this union. as follows : John R .: Etta L .; Charles R .; Edward F., deceased; Louis A. : Aurelia L , and Marie 1 .. both deceased ; Elmer G. ; Clarence E., and James A. Mr. Helmbold was one of the successful merchants of the county until his death, which occurred November 21, 1891. Throughout his long business career he won and retained the respect and confidence of the people of the com- munity, and accumulated a large fortune by strict attention to his business and judicious investments. His widow and son, Louis A., have continued the busi- ness established by Mr. Helmbold, under the firm name of Mrs. Theodore Helm- bold & Son. Politically, he was a Republican, was burgess of Saxonburg, also a school director for many years, and a prominent and useful member of the Evangelical Protestant church, in which faith he lived and died.
LOUIS A. HELMBOLD was born in Saxonburg, Butler county, June 7, 1869, son of Theodore, and Mary E. Helmbold. After receiving a common school education, he entered his father's store as a clerk, and upon the death of the lat- ter he became a member of the firm, and for the past three years he has assisted in managing the business. Mr. Ilelmbold was married August 19. 1891, to Melinda Christie, a daughter of John and Mary (Lamb) Christie, and has one son, Theodore Raymond, born December 22, 1892. Politically, he is a Repub- lican, is a member of the I. O. O. F., the K. of P., the K. O. T. M. and the Jr. O. U. A. M.
EMIL MAURHOFF was a native of Hanover, Germany, and immigrated to Butler county, Pennsylvania, about 1832, settling in Saxonburg. He was an engineer and surveyor, and assisted in surveying a large amount of the lands in this county. lle married here, Johanna Pollard, a native of Germany, who came with her parents to this county about 1838. Mr. Maurhoff embarked in mer- chandising at Saxonburg, which he carried on down to his death. January 25. 1885. Ilis widow is still a resident of Saxonburg. She and her husband were among the first members of the Evangelical Protestant church. In politics, he was a Republican, was justice of the peace for many years, clerk of the courts of Butler county for one term, and was postmaster at Saxonburg for a long period.
GEORGE W. MAURHOFF, merchant and postmaster, was born in Saxonburg, Butler county, January 16, 1854, son of Emil and Johanna Maurhoff. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and was subsequently employed
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as a clerk in his father's store. He soon after engaged in the hardware and tin trade, and in 188H embarked in general merchandising, which he has continued up to the present time. In 1891 he was appointed postmaster of Saxonburg. which office he still occupies. Mr. Maurhoff was married October 26, 1881, to Clara Logan, a daughter of Joseph Logan, of Jefferson township, and grand- daughter of David Logan, one of the pioneers of that subdivision. They have three children, as follows : Oliver ; Harry, and Ralph. He and wife are mem- bers of the Evangelical Lutheran church, and in politics, he is an ardent Republican.
HENRY F. ADERHOLD was a native of Saxony, Germany, born in 1805, was reared in his native land, and came to the United States in [831, in the same vessel with John A. Roebling. He settled in Saxonburg, Butler county. in 1833, where he erected a hotel opposite the present school building, and was the first hotel keeper in the village. It was known as the Saxonburg Exchange, and will be remembered by many of the early settlers. He married Johanna Naiba, and to them were born thirteen children, six of whom are living, viz .: llenry; Albert; 11. Harmon; Louisa, wife of Frederick Bauman; Amelia, wife of Emil Pfabe, and Cecelia, widow of Washington Warnick. The father died January 7, 1879, and the mother, March 3. 1863, aged fifty-seven years.
ALBERT ADERHOLD, second son of Henry F. and Johanna Aderhold, was born in Saxonburg, Butler county. June 19. 1842. His birth occurred in the first hotel erected in that village, and he was reared to the duties of hotel life. lle also worked upon his father's farm, and has continued to follow agriculture since attaining his majority, being now the owner of a farm containing 120 acres. He has also an interest in several oil wells upon his farm, and is quite a prosperous man. Mr. Aderhold was married, February 22, 1870. to Mary Severing. Her father, Ilenry Severing. was born February 4. 1802, at Hanover, Osnabrekan. served in the German army, and then immigrated to the United States, enlisted in the army and served under Capt. W. T. Sherman, in the Seminole war. Ile died April 7. 18SS. Mrs. Aderhold's mother's name was Mary Katel, also a native of Germany. Three children are the fruits of Mr. Aderhold's marriage, viz. : William ; Charles, and Anna. His wife died in April. 1885. Mr. Ader- hold is an adherent of the Democratic party, and has filled many of the local offices in his township. He is a member of the K. O. T. M.
FRANCIS LAUBE, SR .. was a native of Saxony, Germany, born February 14, [819, son of Nicholas and Fredericka ( Hoffman) Laube, natives of the same place. His father was a brewer, and Francis learned that trade before coming to the United States in 1835. He traveled for two years in this country with a theatrical troupe, settled at Saxonburg, Butler county, in 1837, established a brewery and carried on that business for nearly thirty years. From 1865 to 1869 he was engaged in the hotel business as proprietor of the Union Hotel, and in 1875 he purchased the Michel property, which he rebuilt and remodeled and opened as the Hotel Laube. He was proprietor of this house until 1885, when he sold it to his son Francis and retired from business. Mr. Laube was married in 1850, to Fredericka Hoffman, a native of Saxony. born April 1, 1821. Eight children were born to this union, three of whom are living, viz. : Malvena ; Ida,
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and Francis. Josephine died June 18, 1894. Mr. Laube died July 31. 1891, and Mrs. Laube, October 15, 1893.
FRANCIS LAUBE, only son of Francis and Fredericka Laube, was born in Saxonburg, Butler county, April 2, 1852, attended the public schools of the bor- ough, and learned the brewing business with his father. He continued with him in the hotel business down to 1885, when he purchased the Hotel Laube from his father, and carried it on until December, 1890, when he sold it to C. J. Raabe, since which time he has been engaged in contracting for stone paving and sidewalks. In 1892 he removed to Butler, where he now resides. In December, 1893, he became a partner in the Freeport planing mill. On October 8, 1873, he married Mary Dunmeyer, of Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, where she was born January 22. 1855. They are the parents of four children, as fol- lows: Richard ; Lydia ; Ella, and Josephine. Mr. Laube is a Democrat, in politics, and is a member of the I. O. O. F.
ANDREW DRESHER was a native of Saxony, Germany, born in IslB, there married Fredericka Sengle, a native of the same place, and came to Saxonburg, Butler county, in 1836. They had a family of three children when they came to this county, and three were born after their coming. Their names are as fol- lows: Christina, who married Henry Muder; Hannah. who married Henry Edgar ; Henry : William ; Pauline. wife of Joseph Kohnfelder, and Harmon, deceased. Mr. Dresher was a carpenter, and followed that business until his death, in 1862. Ilis wife survived him until 1886. They were among the organizers of the German Lutheran church at Saxonburg.
WILLIAM DRESHER, second son of Andrew and Fredericka Dresher, was born at Saxonburg, Butler county, June 15, 1838, learned the carpenter's trade with his father, and also served an apprenticeship to the wagonmaker's trade. He has carried on the latter business at Saxonburg for many years, and has the only wagon shop in the borough at the present time. Mr. Dresher was married in 1862. to Dora Bohn. a native of Germany, born September 8. 1842. Her father, Christopher Bohn, came to this country in 1848, and is a farmer and a musician. Six children have been born to this union : Ella, deceased ; Edmund ; Lydia, wife of Henry Lang: Charles; Wanda. and Emma. The family are members of the German Lutheran church. and in politics, Mr. Dresher is a Dein- ocrat. He served in the army during the Rebellion, as a member of Company E, Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, for ten months. He has been a member of the borough council of Saxonburg, and is connected with the K. of P.
DR. E. B. MERSHON, of Saxonburg, was born at Youngstown, Westmore- land county, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1849, son of Daniel II. and Mary ( Fiscus) Mershon, the former of French, and the latter of German ancestry. To them were born two sons and one daughter, all living and prosperous, viz. : Emma H., wife of Thomas McKelvy, a resident of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania : Dr. H. L. Mer-hon, now located at New Kensington, Westmoreland county, and Dr. E. B. His father was a leading merchant of Youngstown for many years, was prominently identified with the militia of the county and district and took an active part in public affairs. The subject of this sketch received an academi- cal education and engaged in teaching, devoting his spare moments to the study
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of medicine. In 1868 he abandoned teaching and devoted his whole time to the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. John Dickson, Sr., a leading practitioner of Pittsburg. In 1872-73 he attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and in 1876-77 at the medical department of the University of Buffalo, New York, graduating from the latter institution in the spring of 1877. He also spent considerable time at several of the city hospitals, and there received much practical knowledge not obtainable from other sources. Dr. Mershon began his professional career at Youngstown. He also practiced in Buffalo, New York. but his health failing him he was compelled to abandon city life, and about 1877 located at Saxonburg, where for the past seventeen years he has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice, and is recognized as one of the lead- ing physicians of Butler county. He was married September 14, 1887, to Laura II. Graham, a daughter of Robert and Mary ( AAsh) Graham, natives of Forward township, where the Grahams were among the first settlers. Two children have been born to them, one of whom, a son, Edward B. Jr., is living. Dr. Mershon is a member of the Butler County Medical Society, and has been very successful in his practice. Hle is a man of liberal ideas and ranks among the prominent and substantial citizens of the county.
JOHN SACHS, humber dealer, was born in Allegheny county. Pennsylvania. November 9, 1855, son of Frederick and Johanna (Greenert) Sachs, natives of Saxony, Germany. His father was a carpenter, learned his trade in Berlin, and immigrated to Saxonburg, Butler county, in 1852, where he married Johanna Greenert, who came to this country with her parents in 1837. In 1857 Frederick Sachs located at Jefferson Centre. in Jefferson township, where he followed farming and carpentering. In April, 1891, he removed to the borough of Sax- onburg, where both he and wife reside. The subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade with his father, and worked with him until 1876, when he became a partner. In 1878 he formed a partnership with Charles Wetzel, as builders and lumber dealers, which still exists. Mr. Sachs was married July 24. 1877. to Caroline Steinhauser, a daughter of Gottlieb Steinhauser, of Jefferson township. Her mother was Johanna Raabe, a sister of Christian Raabe. and her parents came from Saxony, Germany, to the United States, in 1849. Her father died July 16, 1890, aged seventy-eight years. Her mother still survives at a ripe old age. Mr. Sachs has a family of four children, as follows : Clara, born May 30, 1878; Amelia, October 1, 1881 : Ida, deceased, and Lenetta, born May 24. 1892. The family are members of the German Reformed church. Politically, Mr. Sachs is a Democrat, has served in the borough council and also as chief burgess of Saxonburg, and for several years has filled the office of school director. He is a member of the 1. O. O. F., the K. of P. and the K. O. T. M.
FREDERICK OWENS was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, born in 1826, there grew to maturity, and. in ISH, married Mary Harper, also a native of Ire- land, born in 1828. In 1848 they immigrated to New York, thence proceeded to New Orleans, and located in Allegheny City in 1850, where Mr. Owens went into the commission business on the site of the West Penn depot. He was one of the first commission merchants in Allegheny, and transacted a large and lucra- tive business. During the Rebellion he was under a contract to furnish salt and
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dried apples to the Union army, and amassed a large fortune. He was the first man in Pittsburg to invest his means in government bonds, thus setting an example of confidence in the government during the dark days of civil strife. Ile owned a fine farm at Saxonburg, Butler county, and much other valuable real estate in various places. Mr. Owens was a stanch Republican, and although an active member of the party, he had no inclination to hold office. He was a charitable man and contributed freely towards the support of the poor. For twenty-five years preceding his death, he was a member of the North Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. By his marriage to Mary Harper, he became the father of twelve children, five of whom are living, viz. : Mary Jane, wife of John Galley ; Lizzie, wife of Samuel Morrison ; Sarah, wife of Ephron Black ; Bella, wife of E. H. Becker. and Julia. Mr. Owens retired from business in 1873, and died at his residence in Allegheny, April 18. 1892. During the war he was instrumental in raising several regiments for the Union army, and was imbued with very commendable patriotism. Mr. Owens was a gentleman widely known and esteemed, and gave liberally of his means towards every worthy object. His summer residence was at Saxonburg, and he thus became interested in Butler county.
JOSEPH W. McKEE, dentist, was born in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1843, son of Thomas A. and Jane (Green- land ) McKee. His grandfather was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to this country early in the present century, settling in Armstrong county. His father was born in the latter county, where he is still residing, being now almost eighty years of age. The subject of this sketch was reared upon his father's farm, obtained a common school education, and at the age of nineteen enlisted in Company E, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, for three months' service. Upon the expiration of his term, he re-enlisted in Company M, Fifth Pennsyl- vania Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the war, participating in the many engagements in which his regiment took part. He commenced the study of dentistry in 1869, graduated in 1870. and in 1871 began practice at Elder- ton. Armstrong county. In 1872 he located at Saxonburg, Butler county, where he has since continued in the successful practice of his profession, being the only dentist in the borough. Dr. WcKee was married March 1. 1866, to Pauline Woodward, a daughter of James G. and Lavina Woodward, and granddaughter of Judge Woodward. of Armstrong county. They are the parents of three chil- dren. viz. : Alice G. : Albert T .. and Mary P. In politics, Dr. McKee is an independent voter, while in religion, he adheres to no particular denomination. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. All through life he has been an ardent admirer of secret societies, and at the present time is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., Jr. O. U.A. M., K. O. T. M., and the G. A. R .. and hold- responsible positions in most of these lodges.
WESTON W. LASHER. physician and surgeon, was born upon his father's farm in Armstrong county. Pennsylvania, July 12, 1870, and is a son of Johns- ton and Nancy C. (Hall) Lasher, and a grandson of Abraham Lasher, a native of Armstrong county, born about 1809. AAbraham was a farmer, married Mar- garet Gould, and became the father of twelve children. He died in 1855, and
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his wife in 1858. They were members of the Church of God, in which society he filled the office of elder. Johnston Lasher was the fifth son in the family of Abraham Lasher ; was born upon his father's homestead, in 1849; grew to man- hood in Armstrong county, and in 1869 married Nancy C. Hall, a daughter of Weston Hall, of the same county. They became the parents of seven children. four of whom survive, viz. : Weston W .; Annie C. : Clara R., and Lawrence L. In 1883 the family removed to Phillipsburg, Beaver county, where they remained for four years, then located in Allegheny, where Mr. Lasher is engaged in the business of sewer building. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and completed his studies at Tarentum Academy ; he afterwards com- menced the study of medicine, attended lectures at the Baltimore Medical Col- lege and subsequently at West Penn Medical College, graduating from the latter institution in March, 1893. He took charge of the practice of his uncle, Dr. W. T. Hall. of Tarentum, during the latter's absence in Europe, and located at Saxonburg, Butler county, in August, 1893. Dr. Lasher was married December 15, 1890, to Eva Fyock, of Pittsburg, and has one son, Ralph C. He is a Republican in politics, and takes an active interest in public affairs. Since com- ing to Saxonburg, Dr. Lasher has succeeded in building up a good practice, and stands well among his professional brethren.
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