History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 164

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1158


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The present church council consists of the fol- lowing: Elders, Daniel Roth and John Eisen- hard; deacons, Harvey Mohr, Richard Kramlich, Andrew Walter, and Jacob Frye; trustee, Sher- wood Schaffer; treasurer, Edwin Miller. The superintendent of the Sunday school is Charles Henninger.


The following pastors served the congregation : Rev. Owen Leopold .* He was succeeded by his son, Elmer O. Leopold, who served from 1904- 1909; he was succeeded by Rev. J. F. Keller, in 1909, who serves as the pastor at present.


United Brethren Church .- A United Breth- ren church was built at Breinigsville in 1880, which belongs to the Lehigh mission. Before the founding of this church, Revs. B. K. Keck, and J. Lowry, had held services at the private houses of those who had leanings toward this denomina- tion. These ministers belonged to the Wine- brennarians, and later were received into the United Brethren Church. The cornerstone Was laid in 1880, while Rev. W. H. Uhler was the pastor of the congregation. The presiding elders, Revs. H. H. Gelbach and L. W. Craumer and Pastor Uhler took part in the services. The building is a brick structure and was dedicated in 1881, the foregoing elders and the pastor, Rev. W. H. Uhler, officiating.


The first trustees were Reuben Butterweck, Rev. F. J. Butterweck, and Jonathan Bear. The first and present class leader was Jonathan Bear, he having served in this capacity uninterruptedly since the organization of the congregation. Frank Shimer was later appointed a trustee. The pres- ent trustees are Jonathan Bear, William Bear, and Frank L. Bear. The membership at one time was between 35 and 40. The church was located in a Reformed and Lutheran community which accounts for the fact that it never became a


*Rev. Owen Leopold served the congregation from 1874 until his death in June, 1904.


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large congregation. The congregation was served regularly by pastors until 1912. Since that time regular preaching services have been discontinued. The congregation is occasionally supplied with preaching services by ministers of the East Penn- sylvania Conference. Although they have no regular preaching services Bible meetings are held on Sunday evenings and mid-week prayer-meeting are conducted by the class leader. There is a Sunday school connected with the church of which Jonathan Bear is the superintendent. The following pastors have served the congregation : Rev. W. H. Uhler, 1880-1881 ; Rev. H. B. Spayd, Rev. P. L. Haines, Rev. M. H. Miller, 1896 and 1899; Rev. W. Lamey, 1895-1896; Rev. L. B. Koons, 1897-1899 ; Rev. J. R. Bleck- er, 1900-1901 ; Rev. Lehr, 1901-1902; Rev. L. B. Koons, 1902-1907 ; Rev. Peiffer was associated with Rev. Koons from 1905-1907; Rev. Richter, 1908-1909; Rev. M. H. Miller, 1909-1911; Rev. R. S. Arndt, 1911-1912. In this denomina- tion the pastors are appointed every year by the presiding elder, occasioning very often a change of pastors each year. They were changed and appointed in the fall of year. The regular preaching services have been discontinued since 1912.


FAMILY GRAVEYARDS.


There were a number of these private grave- yards in the township. There are only two of them remaining; the Trexler burial-ground sit- uated at Breinigsville on the farm of John R. Gonser, and the Grim burial ground, situated near the Grim's independent district schoolhouse. There were several in the vicinity of Fogelsville. On the farm now owned by George Albright, a number of the Fogels had been buried. On the property now owned by the Lehigh Portland Ce- ment Company, viz, on the Moyer and the Mohr farms, these burial grounds were formerly locat- ed. These have been removed to the St. John's Union cemetery, of Fogelsville, having given way to the development of the cement industry. The following were buried in these plots: On the Moyer farm, Hans Jacob Moyer, the progenitor of the Meyer family, and the Grim burial ground, situated near the Grim's independent district school house, on the farm owned by Henry Grim, aged 80 years, a descendant of Egidius Grim. The farm has been in the family for five generations.


John Jacob Moyer, born May 29, 1763; died March 8, 1852, aged 88 years, 9 months, and 9 days.


Daniel Moyer, born Dec. 30, 1768 ; died Nov. 28, 1843, aged 75 years, and 28 days.


Maria Moyer, nee Schubert, wife of Daniel


Moyer, born Jan. 17, 1778; died Nov. 2, 1845; age, 67 years, 9 months, and 16 days.


There are two other graves upon which the inscription on the stones is illegible.


The following were buried on the Mohr burial ground :


Herman Mohr, the progenitor of the Mohr family.


Heinrich Mohr, born Dec. 8, 1756; died Feb. 16, 1843, age, 86 years, 2 months, and 8 days.


Magdalena Mohr, wife of Heinrich Mohr, born Sept. 24, 1761 ; died Nov. 22, 1815; age, 54 years, 5 months, and 5 days.


Herman Mohr, born March 27, 1754; died Feb. 8, 1840; age, 85 years, 10 months, and 12 days.


Anna Margareth, wife of Herman Mohr, born April 26, 1761; died Nov. 5, 1845; age, 84 years, 6 months, and 9 days.


Herman Mohr, born July 2, 1786; died Sept. 12, 1832; age, 46 years, 2 months, and 10 days.


Anna Maria, nee Stettler, wife of Herman Mohr, born July 30, 1786; died July 8, 1847; age, 60 years, II months, and 8 days.


Peter Mohr, born March 9, 1782; died Sept. 19, 1830; age, 48 years, 6 months, and 10 days.


There were also a number of children buried on this burial ground the names of whom are not known.


Grim Burial Ground .- The following inscrip- tions appear on that burial ground :


Nathanael Grim, son of Jacob Grim and his wife Catharine, nee Hottenstein; born Feb. II, 1793; died Aug. 28, 1793 ; age, 6 mos. 17 dys.


Elizabeth Catharina Grim, wife of Heinrich Grim; born Dec. 13, 1774; died Dec. 24, 1852; age, 78 yrs. and II dys.


Rachel Grim, daughter of Heinrich and Cath- arina Grim; born May 12, 1797; died Sept. 9, 1864; age, 67 yrs., 3 mos. and 27 dys.


Heinrich Grim; died April 3, 1829; age, 73 yrs. and 18 dys.


Esther, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth Grim; born Dec. 21, 1830; died Jan. 9, 1832; age, I yr. and 19 dys.


Esther Walbert; 21 dys; 1831.


Esther Grim; died April 30, 1831; age, 15 yrs., 6 mos. and 15 dys.


Maria, daughter of Solomon Grim and his wife Maria; born March 7, 1835; died June I, 1835 ; age, 2 mos. and 24 dys.


Emilia, daughter of Solomon Grim and his wife Maria ; born April 28, 1836; died Jan. 10, 1839; 2 yrs., 8 mos. and 12 dys.


Persival Heirum, son of Solomon and Maria Grim : born Nov. 18, 1838; died May 18, 1842; age, 3 yrs. and 6 mos.


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Karl Jeremias, son of Solomon and Maria Grim; born No. 20, 1840; died May 21, 1842; age, I yr., 6 mos. and I day.


Several graves without an inscribed tombstone appear on the burial ground among which are the graves of Egidius and Jacob Grim, Egidius being the pioneer settler.


Trexler Burial Ground .- A cement wall sur- rounds the burial plot into which was inserted a marble slab with the following inscription: "Within this inclosure lie the remains of Peter Trexler ( Ist) and his wife Catharine, who came to this country prior to 1720. He purchased the farm upon which they are buried on No. 18, 1729."


Peter Trexler, came from Germany prior to 1720. Died 1758.


Catherine Trexler, wife of Peter Trexler, came from Germany prior to 1720.


Ruben Peter Trexler, born Feb. 1, 1721; died Aug. 25, 1798; age, 77 yrs., 7 mos. and 25 days.


Catharina Trexler, nee Winck, wife of John Peter Trexler, born Aug. 7, 1728; died Aug. 14, 1815; age, 87 yrs. and 7 days.


Johannes Trexler, born Oct. 12, 1750; died June 22, 1829; age, 78 yrs., 8 mos. and 10 dys. Jonathan Trexler, born May 1, 1762; died May II, 1846; age, 84 yrs. and 10 dys.


Elizabeth Trexler, nee Horlacher, wife of Jonathan Trexler ; born Jan. 9, 1772 ; died April 3, 1854; age 82 yrs., 2 mos. and 25 dys.


Johannes Petrus Trexler; born Jan. 2, 1772; died Mar. 9, 1828; age, 56 yrs, 2 mos. and 7 dys.


Rachel Trexler, nee Fogel, wife of Johann Peter Trexler ; born Sept. 11, 1784; died Jan. I, 1867; age, 82 yrs., 3 mos. and 21 dys.


Sophia Trexler, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Trexler ; born Mar. 4, 1793 ; died Oct. 9, 1864 ; age, 71 yrs., 7 mos. and 5 dys.


David Trexler, son of Jonadan Trexler and his wife Elizabeth; born Nov. 27, 1796; died Aug. 20, 1823; age 26 yrs., 8 mos. and 23 dys.


Solomon Trexler, son of Jonadan Trexler and his wife Elizabeth; born May 22, 1810; died Aug. 31, 1814 ; age, 4 yrs., 3 mos. and 10 dys.


Maria M. Trexler, nee Diefenderfer, wife of Jonas Trexler; born April 1, 1815; died Feb. 5, 1850; age, 34 yrs., 10 mos. and 4 dys.


Lydia Lichtenwalner, daughter of Sem. and Maria Lichtenwalner; born Aug. 11, 1834; died Dec. 28, 1834; age, 4 mos. and 17 dys.


SCHOOLS.


Early Schools .- One of the earliest schools in the township was taught in the building known as the Sand Hill schoolhouse, situated in the east- ern part of the township, near the line of South


Whitehall township, on the road leading from Fogelsville to Allentown. Jacob Bachman and his wife, Maria, gave one acre and sixty-three perches of land for school purposes, for the sum of five shillings, by deed dated Sept. 27, 1806, to Jacob Woodring, David Brown, and Christopher Mohr, of Whitehall, and John Meyers, of Ma- cungie township, "trustees for and in behalf of such contributions as may hereafter be contribut- ed toward building or erecting a schoolhouse on the hereafter granted lot or piece of land." This building was sold to Jonathan Litzenberger, who paid $500 for it. The building was still in the early days of the writer, but it has now suc- cumbed to the ravages of time and practically all traces of its location are now obliterated. Some of the teachers who taught here were Dawes Rudy, Nathan Snyder, John Lenhart, John Beck, Jacob Graul, William Woodring, John Wint, Solomon Brobst, and Charles Unbescheiden. This building was used for school purposes until 1845. For a long time this place was notorious for its supposed presence of spooks which per- sons claimed to have seen, and the result was that the superstition gained such a firm hold upon some people that they dreaded to pass the place by night. But no doubt at this writing the superstition has given way to greater enlighten- ment, and that the spook stories belong only to the innocent days of the past.


What was possibly the earliest schoolhouse in the vicinity of Fogelsville, was erected on the Jacob Moyer farm, and was about a half mile distant from Fogelsville to the northwest. Sam- uel Wagner taught here during the years 1828 and 1829. The building was a log schoolhouse.


Another log schoolhouse stood upon the land of Samuel Kuhns, about a mile east of Fogels- ville, on the road leading to Allentown. This was known as Keck's school. School was taught here until the public schools were commenced, when it was changed into a dwelling. It was torn down more than twenty years ago and all traces of it have been obliterated. Amos Morris taught school here in 1835.


Another school was that which was known as Miller's school. The land upon which this schoolhouse was built was donated by Andrew Miller, consisting of nearly four acres. The first schoolhouse was a log building. This was later changed into a dwelling house. The house was rented and the income thereof was expended for school, other than that provided by the school board. This dwelling is now owned by William George. After the log schoolhouse was no longer adequate for the housing of the pupils a schoolhouse of brick was erected on the western end of the school property. This brick building


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is still standing and used for school purposes, de- spite the fact that there have been years when the building was filled to its utmost capacity. Among the teachers who here were A. C. Hittle, P. P. Mohr, Wallace Zimmerman, John Eisenhard, and Samuel Gehringer, the latter teaching here at present.


In Fogelsville, a double schoolhouse of stone was built on the land granted for school pur- poses by Solomon Fogel, the grant consisting of one acre. This building was the first school- house in these parts which was supplied with a steeple and bell. It was built in 1838 by the St. John's Lutheran and Reformed church, which was then a Union church. When the public school system, accepted in 1842, at a meeting held by the members of St. John's church, "it was unani- mously decided that the schoolhouse should be used for a free school, and given up to the direc- tors of the free schools of Upper Macungie without rent." At a meeting of the congregation held on the 30th of July 1843, it was unani- mously decided "that the treasurer of the St. John's church and schoolhouse is requested to give a deed of conveyance of the half of the schoolhouse to the president of the school direc- tors of the Upper Macungie township school dis- trict." It was used for school purposes until 1867, when it conveyed to J. H. Straub, who changed it into a dwelling. It is now owned by the St. John's Reformed church. Among the teachers who here were John N. Lichtenwalner, William C. Lichtenwalner, Mrs. Emma Fogel Innes, G. H. B. Reiff, Samuel P. Reber, and Dr. E. O. M. Haberacker.


A double schoolhouse of stone was erected at the same time that the church was erected. It was owned by the church. In one room school was taught, and in the other part of the building the teacher lived. George Desch was one of the teachers, and resided in the building. In 1882 it was torn down, and a new building erected on the old site for the use of the sexton of the church.


For the year 1833 the township paid for the education of the poor, under the act of March 29, 1824: $8.37; 1834, $23.80; 1835, $76.18; 1836, $57,25 ; 1837, $83.92; 1838, $73.17; 1839, $130.80.


Public Schools .- The common school law, which was passed in 1834, did not meet with the favor of the people at large. Very many were opposed to pay a tax for school purposes. The system was not at once accepted, but through the efforts of Solomon Fogel, David Schall, Solomon Kuder, and others, the people voted in favor of accepting it, with the understanding that in a year or so if they felt so disposed, they could


have the old system re-established. The school board levied a tax but did not at once venture to collect it. With the money which was received from the state a number of schoolhouses were erected. After the schools were in operation for a few years under the new system, they grew in favor with the people from year to year, until there are now not any to be found who openly op- pose them. The public school system was finally accepted by the township in 1842. The follow- ing were the officers of the first school board : David Schall, president ; John Lichtenwalner, sec- retary; Solomon Fogel, treasurer. Before the office of the county superintendent had been cre- ated, Dr. H. J. Haberacker conducted the ex- amination of teachers for the township.


In 1856 the district had eleven schools and 590 pupils enrolled. The teachers received a salary of twenty-five dollars per month, which was regarded as a princely salary. Superintend- ent H. H. Schwartz, in his report of 1860, says: Upper Macungie has efficient directors, and their schools have filled with able teachers, who in accordance with the wish of the board, organized last fall a teachers' association, and met regularly every two weeks. The salary of the teachers in 1860, was $28 per month, which was the high- est paid by any district in the county, outside of Allentown and Catasauqua. The report of 1868 contains the following: "The building erected in the thriving village of Fogelsville, was built ac- cording to a plan suggested by the Hon. J. P. Wickersham, at the teachers' institute held at Catasauqua in November, 1866. It is but just to observe that the citizens contributed about $1,300 toward the erection of the building, and it is the only one in the county furnished with Uhlinger's patent school desks, also furnished by the citizens." All the schoolhouses are substan- tial brick buildings. Three of the buildings have been erected in the last few years. The schools are supplied with full sets of outline maps, and a wall map of the state. The present school board is composed of the following: Clayton Trexler, Amos Stauffer, Irvin Poh, George F. Haas, and R. J. Schmoyer. The schools of the township are the following: Breinigsville (up- per), taught by Miss Edith Walbert; Breinigs- ville (lower), taught by John Shoemaker; Mil- lers, taught by Samuel F. Gehringer; Stettler's, taught by James Barner; Kuhnsville, taught by Irwin Stettler; Clover Dell, taught by Fred Wendling ; Leibensperger's, taught by Miss Car- rie Kuhns; Schaeffer's, taught by Wilson Saul ; Trexlertown (advanced), taught by Harvey Walbert; Trexlertown (primary), taught by Miss Eva Grammes; Schlough's, taught by Charles Smith; Newtown, taught by Levi Trex-


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ler; Fogelsville (advanced), taught by P. P. Mohr; Fogelsville (primary), taught by Miss Catherine Seibert. In 1867-68 the teachers re- ceived a salary of forty dollars per month; in 1883-84 the average salary was thirty-three and a half dollars. In 1912-13 the teachers received from forty to fifty dollars; the first year teach- ers receive forty dollars, the second year teach- ers receive forty-five dollars, and after that they receive fifty dollars. The average salary received was forty-eight dollars. The report of the school year of 1912-13, shows 390 pupils and fifteen teachers. The total receipts for school purposes, $10,704.60, and the valuation of the school prop- erty, $17,000. The school term is seven months.


Independent School .- An independent school district was formed in the township by an act of the legislature in about 1860. It is known as Grim's Independent District. It has one school with seventeen pupils enrolled. The salary of the teacher is fifty dollars per month. The teacher is Miss Frances Werley. The school term is eight months. The school directors are as follows: Wilfred Herman, Willoughby Dan- nehower, Emanuel Dietrich, and George Mengel.


OFFICIALS.


Early Officials.


Constables .- The first constable of whom there is any record was John Brandenburg, ap- pointed in 1737. Joseph Olbert was appointed constable by the court of quarter sessions, held at Easton, in October, 1752. Adam Braus was ap- pointed Sept. 16, 1755.


JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.


1840-David Schall, Willoughby Fogel. 1845-David Schall, Willoughby Fogel. 1850-David Schall, Willoughby Fogel. 1855-David Schall, Willoughby Fogel. 1857-William C. Lichtenwallner.


1860-John Albright.


1861-Solomon Fogel. 1865-Henry Stine.


* Prior to 1840 the justices having jurisdiction over this territory were elected in districts, and their names will be found in the civil list of the general history.


1866-Solomon Fogel.


1868-John Albright.


1869-Thomas C. Breinig.


1874-Robert H. Fogel, Herman Rupp.


1877-William F. Roth.


1878-A. D. Fegely.


1879-Robert H. Fogel.


1880-William F. Roth.


1881-Robert B. Spinner.


1884-Peter R. Bear.


PRESENT OFFICIALS.


School Directors.


Clayton Trexler. Amos Stauffer.


Irvin Poh.


George F. Haas.


R. J. Schmoyer.


Supervisors.


Wilson Leiby. William Moatz.


Dr. E. H. Kuhns.


Assessor, Hiram Fegley.


Tax Collector, Lloyd Huff.


Constable, Elmer Krause.


Auditors.


Elias Bear. Harry Eisenhard. Hiram Fegley.


UPPER DISTRICT.


Justice of the Peace, Peter R. Bear.


Registration Assessor, Alvin J. Desch. Judge of Election, Rev. John F. Keller. Inspectors, Fred Bittner and Charles F. Mil- ler.


LOWER DISTRICT.


Justice of the Peace, Silas Croll. Registration Assessor, A. J. Grammes. Judge of Election, Elenius Reinhard. Inspectors, Irving I. Stettler and William S. Bortz.


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UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP.1


The territory comprising the township of Up- per Saucon2 was first entered upon by Euro- peans, for the purpose of settling therein, betwee 1 the years 1730 and 1735. Its original white settlers consisted of a mixed population of Eng- lish, German,3 and Welsh descent, and belong- ing to the Quaker, Mennonite, German Re- formed, and Lutheran denominations. The neighborhood of Coopersburg was settled almost exclusively by Mennonites, that portion of the township lying between Limeport and Lanark almost as exclusively by Quakers, while in the balance of the township the population was mixed, the Germans and Lutherans probably predominating.


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HISTORY OF ORIGINAL TITLES.


(The order in which the tracts are referred to is according to the dates of the warrants, the numbers refer to the map.)


Nos. 26 and 42. On the "three and twenti- eth" day of August, 1682. "William Penn, Chief Proprietor and Governor of "ye Province of Pennsylvania," by Indentures of Lease and Re- lease, conveyed to Matthew Marks, of Folkstone, county of Kent, carpenter, the quantity of five thousand acres of land, to be allotted and set out in said Province in accordance with the terms of said indentures. On March 13, 1682 Marks conveyed his title to these lands to Richard Haynes, Jr., of London, merchant."4 These in- dentures were made in England, the land to be located and surveyed thereafter. On Dec. 12, 1700, a warrant was issued to the heirs of Haynes, "who had died in the mean time," in


pursuance of which there was surveyed and pat- ented, to them in 1730, in the right aforesaid, the aforesaid quantity of land, three tracts, of one hundred and fifty acres each, of which were lo- cated on or near "Saucong" Creek.


On June 23, 1743 the heirs of Haynes for the consideration of £220,: 17 shillings, conveyed these three tracts to Joseph Samuels of Saucong Creek, joiner. He setttled on the tract desig- nated in his deed as No. 2. "Northern half of No. 42," established his residence on the site of the mansion house on the farm now belonging to the Isaac B. Meyers estate. On Nov. 23, 1747 he conveyed the tract to Henry Brunner, of Oley, by whose descendants a large part of it has been held ever since. Mrs. Isaac B. Meyers being a great-great-granddaughter of his. The tract is now owned by the Isaac B. Meyers estate, the John G. Blank estate, Newberry Ulmer, Edward Ulmer, and William Trumbore.


No. 26. On July 4, 1743, Samuels conveyed the tract designated on his deed as No. I, to David Owen of Philadelphia, who established his residence on the farm now of Frank B. Heller. A large part of this tract too, might be said to have remained in the family ever since. Paul Heller, grandfather of Frank B., having purchased it from his step-daughter, Elizabeth Owen, a great- granddaughter of David Owen. The tract is now owned by Frank B. Heller, William Mast, H. T. Erdman, O. G. Erdman, Augustus S. Ohl, J. M. Erdman, Alfred A. Sell, Henry Shiffert, and W. N. Simon.


No. 42. (Southern half.) On July 4, 1743 Samuels conveyed his remaining tract to his son, Isaac, who established his residence on the farm now of Alfred A. Sell. The tract is now owned by Alfred A. Sell, Charles E. Weaver, William Moyer, William Cressman, Edward Ulmer, and the John G. Blank estate.


Nos. 38 and 118. A short time before his death, in 1718, William Penn made his last will and testament, in which, among many other be- quests, he bequeathed to his grandsons, Springet Penn and William Penn, each the quantity of ten thousand acres of land, to be allotted and set out in some proper and beneficial places in the province of Pennsylvania. On April 16, 1729, Springet Penn conveyed his title to these lands


I Compiled by Frank B. Heller.


2 "Saucon," Indian origin, derived from Sakunk, a name apparently first applied to an Indian village at the mouth of Saucon Creek, and afterwards to a large tract of country lying on both sides of the creek from its source to its mouth. Sakunk was derived from Sa-ku-wit, the mouth of a creek. 3 Mostly Palatinates.


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