History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 169

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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Mary A. Reinhard, born Dec. 8, 1850. Louise. R., born Aug. 10, 1852.

Charles B., born June 6, 1854.

Henry J., born May 23, 1856.

Alfred J., born June 12, 1858.

James M., born Sept. 24, 1859; died Oct. 14, 1860. Jeremiah, born Nov. 18, 1861. Sarah A., born May 8, 1863.

Anna M., born March 29, 1864; April 15, 1865. Sylvester O., born Nov. 12, 1865. Ellen, born July 8, 1867.

Laura A., born Dec. 27, 1869.

Amanda, born Oct. 4, 1871.

Edward F., born March 23, 1873, died Feb. 11, 1879.

PROF. HENRY JOSEPH REINHARD, eldest son of Edward Francis Reinhard, was born May 23, 1856, near Cherryville, Northumberland county, Pa. He was educated in the public schools; Keystone State Normal School, graduating in 1876. He then took a scientific course in 1878. He began teaching in Millport, Carbon county and taught there two terms. Afterward he com- pleted his course in the State Normal School and after graduating, taught at Cherryville six con- secutive terms ( 1876-1882). He taught at Par- ryville, Pa., from 1882 to 1889. In 1889 he located at Catasauqua, Pa., and has been teach-

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ing there ever since, being the principal of schools since 1899. He taught in the intermediate de- partment from 1889 to 1899.

He is a member of Bruce Commandery, No. 214, Knights of Malta. He was a local pastor of Methodist Episcopal Church at Parryville in 1886, and has served as supply to nearly all of the churches in Catasauqua; is Sunday school superintendent and member of the official board of his church.

Prof. Reinhard married Elizabeth M. Hum- mel, daughter of William and Matilda (Solt) Hummel, of Allen township, Northampton county. Issue: Carrie V., Beulah B., and Curtis H. Reinhard.

Carrie V. married William M. Lewis, who is general manager of the Rockville, Conn., Gas & Electric Co.

Beulah B. married J. Edwin Griggs, clothing manufacturer of Sommerville, N. J.

Curtis H. is an electrical engineer and is serv- ing in a managerial position for a large New England company.

All are graduates of Catasauqua High school. The daughters are both accomplished in music and art.

COOPER FAMILY.

Daniel Cooper, born at Dillenburg, in the Duchy of Nassau, March 31, 1752, arrived in this country about 1770. He located in Goshen- hoppen in the present limits of Montgomery county. On Nov. 3, 1778, he married Elizabeth Gery, daughter of Jacob Gery, of Goshenhoppen, and soon after removed to what is now Coopers- burg. After settling here he was followed to this country by his parents, Wilhelm Cooper, born Aug. 24, 1722, and Gertrude Cooper, born Sept. 12, 1724. Daniel had ten children, viz .: Jacob, John, Peter, William, Charles, Daniel, Cathar- ine, Elizabeth, and two others who died in in- fancy. Of these, Jacob removed to Philadelphia in his youth, engaged in mercantile enterprises which rendered frequent trips to New Orleans necessary; died of yellow fever on one of these trips and was buried in the ocean. He left an only son, Dr. Daniel Cooper, who located in Lebanon county. John died in 1847, leaving an only daughter, Layetta, late Mrs. Elias Nitrauer, of Upper Saucon, she left no issue. Peter, born Dec. 26, 1790, married Susanna Buchecker, daughter of Daniel Buchecker, died May 19, 1837, leaving four children, viz .: Milton, Charles W., Esq., Dr. Thomas B., and Anna Matilda. William removed to Schuylkill county in his youth and nothing is known of his descend- ants. Daniel married Sarah Ott, died in 1864, leaving several children, none of whom can be

traced. Charles died in youth and without issue ; Catharine married Jacob Seider and was the grandmother of the late Mrs. Edwin Kline, of Allentown; and Elizabeth married Abraham Slifer, removed to Flourtown, where she died in June, 1867.

Of Peter's children, Milton, late of Coopers- burg, had no children; but had adopted several daughters. Charles W., late of Allentown, was twice married to daughters of Hon. Jacob Erd- man, of Upper Saucon; his descendants live in Allentown. Thomas B. married C. Elamina Shantz, and died at Coopersburg in 1862, leav- ing seven children, viz .: Tilghman S., Dr. Thomas E., Amanda, Ellen, Alice, Llewellyn, and Oscar. The two latter of whom died in youth, Tilghman resides at Coopersburg. Thomas E. died at Coopersburg. Ellen, wife of Joseph Hope, lives in New York. Alice, wife of Josephus Lynn, lives at Freemansburg, and Amanda resides with one of her sisters. Wil- helm Cooper died Jan. 23, 1809, and Gertrude, his wife, April 21, 1812. They also had a daughter, Catharine. She became the wife of Jacob Berger. After the death of his first wife, Daniel Cooper (the elder) married Margaret Brunner, widow of John Brunner.

BLANK FAMILY.

John George Blank, the ancestor of the Blank family, was born in 1729 and died in 1799. He came to Saucon, (whence we know not), about 1750, married Elizabeth Steinmetz, daughter of Valentine Steinmetz, and after the death of his father-in-law succeeded to and settled upon his estate, taking up his residence on the farm now belonging to the John H. Laubach estate. How many children he had can not now be determined, but he had at least one son, also named John George, who had nine children, viz .: George, John, Jacob, Abraham, Charles, David, Mary, Lydia, and Sarah. Of these George and David died unmarried ; John married Esther Clemmer, and had six children-George and Charles H., late of Coopersburg; Edwin H., late of Allen- town; Benjamin F., now of Allentown; Eliza, late wife of William P. Weidner, of Saucon, and Elamina, late wife of Simon Troxell. Jacob married a Miss Hiltenbeitel; nothing is known of his descendants. Abraham married Mary Bahl, and was the father of the late Jacob and John G. Blank, of Upper Saucon; Abraham Blank of Allentown, Mrs. John H. Laubach, late of Upper Saucon, and Mrs. John Metzger, late of Allentown. Charles married Priscilla Fry, and resided in Bethlehem. Mary married Jacob Bahl and resided in the same town; Lydia married Nathan Eberhard, and died without is-

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sue, and Sarah married David Schneider, late of Emaus.

EGNER FAMILY.

John Mathias Eichener, Egner, Egner arrived in this country and took the oath of allegiance, Sept. 30, 1727. He settled near the present Le- high Church in Lower Macungie. He was born 1693, and died 1771. He had but one son of whom we have definite knowledge, and he seems to have been the progenitor of all the Egners now living in the county. His name, like his father's was John Mathias. He married Barbara Knappenberger, settled on the farm now owned by James Kidd, in Upper Saucon, and raised a family of ten children, viz .: Mathias, Henry, John, Daniel, Peter, Solomon, Christina, Eve, Catharine, and Elizabeth. Of these Mathias married a Miss Aughster, and had two children -Charles and Elizabeth. Henry married Cath- arine Schneider and had six children-Thomas, Sarah, Catharine, Esther, Elizabeth, and Judith. John married Catharine Boger, and had six chil- dren-Jesse, Samuel, Leah, Judith, Anna, and Mary. Daniel married Christina Steininger, and had two children-Isaac and Hannah. Peter married Susanna Stout, and had two children- David and Elizabeth. Solomon married Lydia Shuler, removed to the West and nothing is known of his descendants. Christina married Elias Weaver and was grandmother to Joseph Weaver, late of Emaus. Catharine married Cas- per Wieder, and was grandmother to Edwin E. Wieder, late of Emaus, and Mrs. Abraham M. Shaffer, late of Limeport, whose son, Morris A. resides in Allentown. Eve married John Weav- er and was grandmother to William H. Weaver, late of Coopersburg. Job Weaver, late of Centre Valley and Ephraim Weaver late of Up- per Saucon, and Elizabeth, married John Hottel, was the mother of Samuel Hottel, late of Lower Milford and grandmother of Wilson and Ben- neville Hottel, late of Limeport.

Of Mathias' children, Charles died without is- sue, and Elizabeth became the wife of Jacob Ritter and after his death, of Solomon Wieder. Of Peter's children, David died in Emaus, and his only surviving son, William, resides in Bucks county, and Elizabeth married John H. Bernd and was the mother of the late Mrs. Max Mil- ler of Emaus. Of Henry's children, Thomas married Hannah Wieder, and was the father of the late J. Adam Egner, of near Limeport, Daniel Egner, of Coopersburg, Willoughby Eg- ner, who died of disease contracted during the Civil War. Charles B., of Emaus, Ambrose of Philadelphia, Mary, wife of the late Solomon Weber, of Allentown, Sarah, widow of Charles

H. Blank, late of Coopersburg; Amanda, late the wife of Charles B. Schneider, of Upper Saucon; and Henry and David, both of whom died in youth. Sarah married Durse Rudy, and was the mother of Professor Charles Rudy, of Paris, France, and of the late Mrs. Peter Gross, of Slatington. Catharine married John Horlacher, was the mother of the late Mrs. Jacob Cooper, and grandmother of Rev. Dr. Cooper, of Allen- town. Esther died unmarried. Elizabeth mar- ried Solomon Gangaware and after his death, Nathan Rau. She was the mother of Mrs. Sam- uel Schaffer, late of Vera Cruz, and Quintus Rau, of near Locust Valley. Judith married Jacob Michael, late of Allentown, where some of her descendants are now living.

Of John's children, Jesse married Esther Koehler, and left no issue. Samuel first married Theresa Stahler and had a daughter, Angelina, late Mrs. Francis Schwartz, of near Emaus. After the death of his first wife, he married Sarah Lynn, and again had a daughter. Hen- rietta, late Mrs. William Rahn, of Bucks county. Leah married David Engleman, and was the mother of Uriah Engleman, late of Ohio, Wil- liam Engleman, late of Emaus, and Mrs. W. T. Cramer, late of Philadelphia. Judith married Jonathan Smith and her only child was Henri- etta, wife of the late Charles Michael, of Allen- town, Anna, married David Erdman, and was the mother of the late Ammon Erdman, of Up- per Saucon, the late Mrs. Francis Brunner, of Bucks county, and Mrs. Alfred Ritter, of Upper Saucon, and Mary married Abraham Heller and was the mother of Frank B. Heller, of Upper Saucon. Mrs. E. H. Neimeyer, of Emaus, and Mrs. Alfred A. Sell, of Upper Saucon. Of Daniel's children, Isaac married - Bachman, and was the father of the late G. F. Egner, of Allentown, and Mrs. Newton Kemmerer, of Emaus. And Hannah married Charles Kidd and left no issue.

BERKENSTOCK FAMILY.

Rev. John Justus Jacob Berkenstock, the an- cestor of the Berkenstock family in this county, came to Upper Saucon about 1742. He settled on the tract designated on the map as No. 37, now so well known as the old Greenawalt farm. He is known to have had one son, John George, and two daughters-Salome, and another whose name is not known. Salome married Peter Fuchs and had no issue; the other daughter married Peter Laubach, and is known to have had one daughter, Mary, who married John Greenawald, and was the mother of the late Solomon Greena- walt, who died in the old homestead, and the grandmother of Jacob L. Greenawalt, now re-

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siding at Centre Valley. John George had two sons, John and Abraham. The latter John had four sons, two of whom died in infancy, the other two named, John and Henry ; of these John died without issue, and Henry had three sons and two daughters. John late of Lower Mil- ford; Samuel, late of Bethlehem; Charles, who died in youth; Elizabeth, late the wife of Daniel Stoneback; and Mary, who died in youth. Ab- raham married Elizabeth Ochs, and was the father of Mrs. Jacob Bowman, late of Upper Saucon, and Thomas Berkenstock, late of Emaus, and the grandfather of the late Owen Bowman and Mrs. John Ackerman, of Allentown, and of James R. Berkenstock, of Upper Saucon. Rev. Berkenstock in his old age becoming possessed of a desire to re-visit his Fatherland, undertook the journey thither, intending to return soon again, but had scarcely reached the old hearthstone, when he died and was buried with his fathers. His widow died here in 1756, and was buried in the cemetery on their own farm,

GEISSINGER FAMILY.

Philip Geissinger, a Mennonite from the Pal- atinate, seems to have arrived in this country and settled at some point in Bucks county about 1725. He was naturalized by Act of Assembly in 1731. About 1737 he settled near the site of the present Blue Church in Upper Saucon. His wife's name was Anna Mary; they had eleven children, viz .: Philip, Jacob, Henry, Dan- iel, John, Samuel, David, Abraham, Anna, Eliz- abeth, and Barbara. Of these David died in in- fancy. Philip is not known to have had offspring. Jacob with his wife, Magdalena, had five chil- dren-Henry, wife Barbara, twelve; John, twice married, first wife, Anna, ten, second wife, Anna, one; Samuel, wife, Anna, four; Daniel, wife, Elizabeth, eight; Anna, husband, Chris- tian Baer, ten children ; Elizabeth, husband, Ru- dolph Kauffman, seven children; Barbara, hus- band, Isaac Bauer, seven children. All these seem to have removed from the township at an early day and it seems impossible to follow them further. Abraham remained in the old home- stead, and his descendants are still within sight. His wife's name was Barbara. They had four sons, viz .: Henry, Philip, Jacob and Abraham; Of these, Henry had three children-Ephraim, who remained in the old homestead, and died, married, but with no issue; Mary, the late wife of David Stover ; and Elizabeth, late the wife of Israel Walter. Philip had two children-Abra- ham, late of New Zionsville; and Mary, who is not known to have any descendants. Jacob had three sons: Rev. John, Jacob, and Abraham; Abraham, of Bucks county is a son of Rev. John.

Among Abraham's children were: Samuel, Da- vid, Abraham, and Jacob, all late of Centre Val- ley.

SAMUELS FAMILY.

Joseph Samuels, the ancestor of the Samuels family arrived in this country from Wales about 1735 to 1740. He settled on the farm now be- longing to the estate of Isaac B. Meyers, in 1743. His wife's name was Sarah, and they had one son, Isaac, who with his wife, Eleanor, had two children, William and Jane. The latter mar- ried Jesse Silcott, and is not known to have had issue. William, born Dec. 2, 1764, married Mary Foulke, and had four children : Jesse, Wil- liam, Jane, and Maria. Of these Jesse, born March 17, 1795, married Mary Engleman, and had two children: Francis E. and Eliza. Wil- liam, married Lydia Becher, and had five chil- dren : Jesse, Mary Ann, Mathilda, Amanda, and Jennie. He removed to Indiana in 1837. Jane died unmarried and Maria married James Rein- hard and was the mother of the late Edwin W. and Obediah Reinhard, of Upper Saucon. Of Dr. Jesse Samuels' children, Francis E. had three children-Alfred, deceased; Henry, now or late of Allentown; Mary, wife of Francis Balliet, of Allentown; and Eliza, who married Nathan Mertz, had three children, and removed to Sun- bury, Northumberland county.

BRINKER FAMILY.

George Brinker, of Odenwald, Germany, came to this country about 1760-70. He settled on the farm now belonging to the estate of Wendel Simon, deceased, and is known to have had a son named Conrad. Conrad married Catharine Mil- ler and had twelve children, viz .: George, Jacob, Solomon, Conrad, Barbara, Elizabeth, Marga- ret, Magdalena, Maria Anna, Maria, Susanna, and Eve. Of these, George married Eve Bit- ting and had ten children, viz .: John, George, Henry, Adam, Andrew, Theresa, Catharine, Elizabeth, Sallie, and Eve. Jacob married Eliz- abeth Schleider, and was the father of the late Abraham Brinker, of Salisbury, and Samuel Brinker, of Allentown. Solomon married Cath- arine Bitting and was the father of the late Francis Brinker, of Saucon and Ehrhard Brink- er of Salisbury. Conrad married Catharine Schaffer, and was the father of the late Jacob Brinker, of Upper Saucon, and Aaron Brinker, of Bethlehem; Barbara married Andrew Walter and was the mother of George, Andrew, and Solomon Walter, all late of Upper Saucon. Eliz- abeth married George Walter, and was the moth- er of the late George Walter, of Vera Cruz. Margaret married George Reinbold, and was

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the mother of the late Andrew Reinbold, of Upper Milford. Eve married Henry Weaver and was the mother of Job Weaver, late of Centre Valley. Susanna married Joseph Kuhn, and was the mother of Jacob Kuhn, late of Up- per Saucon; Magdalena married George Wag- ner, Maria Anna, Henry Lunger, and Maria, Jacob Daubert. Nothing is known of the de- scendants of the latter three. Of the latter George's children: John married Mary Jacoby, and was the father of the late George W. Brink- er, of Upper Saucon. George married Ellen Schaffer and had no children. Henry was the father of Owen Brinker, of Easton. Adam was

the father of the late Franklin Brinker, of Sal- isbury and of Mrs. Isaac Solliday and Mrs. George Young, of Coopersburg. Andrew was the father of Mrs. James C. Gerhard, of Centre Valley, Theresa married Solomon Reinhard, and was the mother of Solomon B. Reinhard, late of Centre Valley. Catharine married John Kiehl and was the mother of the late Mrs. George Stehr, of Bethlehem. Elizabeth married Wyandt Cope, and was the mother of John Cope of Allentown, and of Mrs. William Doney, of married Francis Hess, the latter two lived at or near Bethlehem, nothing is known of their de- scendants.

CHAPTER XLV.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

COMPILED BY DR. RALPH T. SNOWDEN.

Washington township lies in the northeastern part of the county. It is bounded on the north by Carbon county, on the east by the Lehigh river and Northampton county, on the south by North Whitehall and Heidelberg townships, and on the west by Heidelberg township. It has an area of twenty-four and a third square miles, or 15,590 acres. The population in 1910 was 3,477.

Trout creek is the principal stream. It rises in Heidelberg township, flows in a southeasterly direction, and empties into the Lehigh river at Slatington. Numerous springs are found along the mountains, the waters of which flow into the above-mentioned stream.

The surface formation is mountainous and hilly. In the valleys many fine farms are found which are very productive.

The greater portion of the township is de- voted to agriculture. Slate is found in the north- ern part along the Blue Mountains, and is the leading industry.

ORGANIZATION.

The territory now included in Washington was a part of the large township of Heidelberg, settled in 1752, and it was not organized as it now exists until 1847. At the November term of court in that year the following report was made :

"August 31, 1847, Jesse Samuels, Benjamin Fogel and Charles B. Shimer, Commissioners appointed by the Court to enquire into the expediency of di- viding the township of Heidelberg into two separate townships, report, that, having first given the notice required by law of the time and place of their meet- ing, they met at the house of Charles and David Peter, in said township of Heidelberg, on the six- teenth day of August, instant, and having first been sworn according to law and the order of said court, did inquire into the propriety of granting the prayer of the petitioners, and having deemed the division of the said township of Heidelberg to be necessary, they did proceed to divide the same by making the proposed division line therein, which they have des- ignated by sufficient land marks as follows: Be- ginning at the point at which the division line be- tween the townships of North Whitehall and Low- hill intersect the line of said Heidelberg, said point being east distant eleven perches from the dwelling house of Jacob Hensinger, and running thence by

magnetic-bearing north twenty-four and a quarter degrees west by a line of marked trees and other monuments through lands of Jacob Hensinger, John Hausman, George Hoats, Frederick Krause, Philip Handwerk, Andrew Peter, Jonas Peter, Godfrey Peter, Henry Blose, George Metzgar, John Roeder, Daniel and Elias Roeder, - Muth, George Rex, William Rex, Jacob Bachman, Jacob Rex, Elias Snyder, Christian Snyder, Jonas Blose, John Blose, Stephen Balliet and others, twenty-four hundred and twenty perches to a point on the summit of the Blue Mountain on the line of the township of East Penn, Carbon Co., said point bearing south thirty- eight degrees, east distant one hundred and twenty- five perches from a stone set for a corner on the east side of the public road leading from the Le- high Furnace, in said Heidelberg Township, to Dinkey's Tavern, in said township of East Penn. And the undersigned would also beg leave to re- port it as their opinion that it is proper and expedi- ent that the said township of Heidelberg should be divided into two townships, agreeably to the above- described line of partition and the draft hereunto annexed."

The report was read in open court, Sept. 1, 1847, and held under advisement, and on the 6th of December, 1847, it was confirmed, and it was ordered that the township of Heidelberg be divided into two separate townships, agree- ably to the division line aforesaid, and that the western division retain the original name of Heidelberg, and that the eastern division or por- tion of said township be called "Dallas town- ship."

The first election in Dallas township was held March 17, 1848, the officers elected being as fol- lows:

Moses Lentz and Nathan Miller, constables.

Joseph Paten, judge.

John Balliet and Tilghman Kuntz, inspectors.

Thomas Kuntz, assessor.

George Rex, auditor.

Stephen Schlosser, justice of the peace.

Benjamin S. Levan, Jacob F. Hailer, John Rex and John Reber, school directors.

These were the last as well as the first of- ficers elected for Dallas township, for, by act of the assembly the name was changed to Wash- ington on April 21, 1848.

PIONEER FAMILIES.

The earlier settlers of this township came originally from Switzerland and Germany.

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Their names may be seen in the list of land war- rants granted to them.

For a fuller description of them and their de- scendants, see index in another part of the work.

LAND WARRANTS.

Following is a list of warrants for land, with names of parties and date of warrants for that portion of Heidelberg township now Washing- ton :

Acres.

Adam German, Nov. 16, 1786, 14

Adam German,

Nav. 16, 1786, IOI

Adam German,

April 17, 1792, I5

Adam German,

April 17, 1792, 36

Henry Geiger, Oct. 25, 1765, 46

Henry Houser, April 25, 1744, 167

Henry Hoffman, Jan.

26, 1749, 1108

John Handwerk, Nov.

9, 1758, 57

Elizabeth Hoffman, Nov.

30, 1765,

Nicholas Handwerk, Aug.

12, 1766, IIO

George Hofe,

Jan.

2, 1769, 29

Frederick Kern,

May

4, 1748,

149

John Kuntz,

Nov.

17, 1790, 7

Johannes Kunkle,

Oct.

29, 1769,. 91

Michael Kunkle, Oct.

29, 1769, 4I

John Kern,

Mar. 27, 1769, 370

Jacob Moyer, Mar. 24, 1749,

100

Jacob Moyer,

Dec.

6, 1749, 100

Jacob Mowrer,

Dec.

15, 1743, 33

Jacob Mowrer,

Dec. May

15, 1743,

182

Jacob Mowrer,

15, 1745,

Peter Missemer, Feb.

7, 1752,.

Peter

Missemer,

. Dec.

14, 1753, 174

Peter Missemer,

Aug.

12, 1776, 32

30, 1750, II2

Jacob Peters,

Mar.

12, 1752,

Rudolph Peters,

Jan.

28, 1754,.

Adam Reeder,

Aug.

5, 1752,.

John Rockel,

Feb.

10, 1755,

II2

William Rex,

Oct.

31, 1753,

Michael Remaley,

Aug.

5, 1767,

John Rockel,

.Aug.

IO, 1765,

Peter Ruch, Oct.

24, 1765,.

Simon Wehr,

Oct.

3, 1753,

16I

Simon Wehr,

April

6, 1787,

Leonard Wasson,

Aug.

7, 1766,.

Simon Wehr,

Aug.

15, 1767,. 25

MILLS.

The first grist mill within the present limits of Washington township is thought to have been located on Trout creek, near Custers, and to have been built before the first of the Kern mills, which stood where the remains of the old saw mill are, above Trout creek bridge.

A large grist mill was built by Frantz, on a branch of Trout creek, about 1814. It became the property of Jacob Kuntz, and by him was sold to his son, Tilghman Kuntz, who sold it to Samuel Oswald about 1873. It was de- stroyed by fire in 1912, and is being rebuilt by Charles P. Oswald, who purchased the property from his father.

In 1866, William Krause built an extensive grist mill at Slatedale, near the site of the old mill which had been built by one Hammel. In 1882 it was destroyed by fire, and in 1883 was rebuilt with all the latest improvements for mak- ing flour. It was operated until the death of Mr. Krause in 1906. Since then it has become the property of H. W. Bloss. It is not operated at present.

Another grist mill was carried on near the saw mill on the creek by Jonas Bloss, and later by his son Peter. Upon the death of Peter it passed into the possession of Benjamin Remaley, who retained it until his death in 1905, when his son John operated it until 1912, when it was pur- chased by Nevin Rauch. It is at present out of commission.

The first saw mill was on Trout creek, above the present Trout creek bridge, and was built before 1756, and subsequently removed to where the Mantel factory now is. This was where Franklin got his timber sawed for Fort Allen. In 1844, George Kern, son of John, repaired the old mill, and when ready to run he wanted something to keep his accounts on. He went to the store of David and Charles Peter, who then kept a variety store, three miles from Slatington, to buy a slate. They had them to sell, but George thought forty-five cents "sicsaen zu hoch" (too high) and went home without buying one, took an axe, and went out to the ledge back of the mill and split off a piece of the out-crop of rock, smoothed it off a little, squared it, and hung it up as his account slate, and used it three years before he knew he had slate on his land.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 169

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

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