History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 193

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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BOYS' CLOTHING .- F. Schwartz began the manufacture of boys' clothing at No. 20 North Seventh street in 1888, and carried on the busi- ness there until 1892, when he removed his fac- tory to Hamilton, near Ninth, and continued there three years. His son, Edwin G., then be- came a partner and the firm located at Seventh and Turner streets until 1907, when they erected a fine substantial three-story brick building, 80 by 115 feet, at 1013-1019 Linden street, where they have since employed from 120 to 130 hands. Their trade extends through the Middle States.

BRUSHES .- Charles C. Clauss, a German im- migrant, located at Allentown in 1858, and be-

came the first brush maker in this inland town. He then opened a shop and embarked in the business and carried it on very successfully until 1875, employing 5 hands and extending his trade throughout Lehigh and surrounding counties. He taught a number of young men how to make all kinds of brushes and they too, came to embark in the business at Allentown. His place, for the greater part of the time until 1875, when he re- tired, was on Chew street, between Eighth and Ninth street. He is still living in retirement at an advanced age, beyond four-score years.

Benedict Oswald was one of Clauss's appren- tices. He was engaged in making brushes at No. 342 North Fifth street from 1870 to 1902, when he died. He employed from eight to ten hands and his production was shipped throughout Le- high and adjoining counties. He was succeeded by his son, Edward, who has continued the busi- ness until now. He employs four hands. He also sells many brushes made elsewhere.

George M. Bernhard has been engaged in this business at No. 421 Pine street, from 1879 to the present time. He employs four hands.

CHINA AND GLASSWARE .- The extensive busi- ness of this prosperous chinaware firm at Allen- town, No. 20 North Seventh street, was founded in 1875, by Lesher H. Yeager and J. M. Cul- berson, who traded together as Yeager & Cul- berson for five years, when Mr. Culberson re- tired and the business was conducted very suc- cessfully by Mr. Yeager under the name of L. H. Yeager & Company for thirty-two years, until Jan. 1, 1912, when he retired from the business and his son, Charles H. Yeager became his suc- cessor, who then organized and incorporated the L. H. Yeager Company for the purpose of con- ducting the same business, wholesale and retail, and this the company has done in an equally successful manner until the present time. The large stock in the three-story establishment comprises all varieties of china, glass and queens- ware, lamps and fixtures, silver-plated ware, statuary in bronze of attractive designs, and cut- lery of every description. This store is one of the largest, most attractive, and best equipped in eastern Pennsylvania, with a reputation for hon- est dealing and complete satisfaction not sur- passed by any other.

ALLENTOWN CROCKERY Co .- In 1893, W. M. Gift, A. K. Jacks, and C. W. Knouse asso- ciated together to carry on the business of dealing in china, glass, silver, queens and earthen-ware of all kinds, and located at 37-41 South Seventh street. They are importers and jobbers and con- duct a large wholesale and retail trade. They oc- cupy a three-story brick building, 60 by 230 feet. The firm was incorporated in 1904 as the Allen-

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town Crockery Company. ( Part of the building in the rear is taken up by the Allentown Knit- ting Company, which is composed of the same members.)

Barr and Bachman, electrical contractors of Allentown, were established in November, 1911, and were first located at 724 North Seventh street, but removed to 1033 Hamilton street on May 1, 1912. The firm employs ten people and makes a specialty of installing electric lighting systems for country homes. They carry a full line of electrical supplies, and installed the elec- trical apparatus in the Lyceum theatre, Allen- town; The Fretz Clothing Company, Piperville, Bucks county ; and an equally large contract for the same company at Bedminsterville, and the Durham Valley Rolling Mills at Durham, Pa.

ROLLER-SMITH Co .- This is a New York corporation, who have a manufacturing plant lo- cated in Hanover township, near Bethlehem. They employ upwards of 125 people, and occupy a brick factory building, two stories high, 80 by 100 feet in dimensions, with an addition of 80 Dy 20 feet, a one-story building. The firm are manufacturers of electrical apparatus, which in- clude measuring instruments, volt meters, resist- ance measuring apparatus, circuit breakers, and switch board protective apparatus. The con- cern is a consolidation of the Switch Board Equipment Company, of Bethlehem, and the Whitney Electrical Instrument Company, of Penacook, N. H. Recently they also took over the business of the Columbia Meter Company, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The officers are: Pres- ident, F. W. Roller, of East Orange, N. J .; vice-president, D. R. Smith, of Stanley, N. Y., and treasurer P. V. R. Van Wyck, of Summit, N. J. H. D. Bean, is the factory manager.

FLORISTS .- E. N. Kroninger started in 1889 at Fogelsville, and in 1892 removed to Salisbury township, along the Emaus road, where he has since conducted a wholesale green-house business. He has ten hot houses, with 120,000 square feet of glass, and employs fourteen men, with from 10 to 15 extra hands in the busy season. His specialty is carnations, shipping many thousands to New York, Boston, and other large cities. He also produces large quantities of fine tomatoes for which he has a large trade.

John F. Horn engaged in the business of rais- ing all kinds of flowers at Rittersville in 1892. In 1900, his brother, Charles H., became asso- ciated with him and they have since traded as J. F. Horn & Bro., in a most successful manner. Their plant has been enlarged to embrace six- teen green-houses, and to cover 15 acres of ground requiring the employment of 10 to 20 . hands. Their trade is local. Their salesrooms at Allen-

town have been at No. 20 North Sixth street since 1900. Previously they were located on Hamilton street, opposite the Court House.

Andrew Yeager started in the business in 1893, at the southwest corner of Sixth and Green streets, on ground occupied previously by his fa- ther and grandfather for many years. The lot is 120 by 270 feet. He employs three hands.

Otto Swoyer engaged in the flower business at 424 North Eleventh street in 1905. His prem- ises are 118 by 180 feet, with three hot houses, devoted to the cultivation of carnations, chrys- anthemums, and bedding plants. He employs several hands and his trade is local. He succeed- ed Charles Fetzer, who had carried on the place for twelve years.

John H. Sykes started a new hot-house for flowers of all kinds at 920 South Tenth street in 1906, on four acres of ground. He now has nine hot-houses, thoroughly equipped and employs from five to ten hands. His trade is local. He had been in the employ of J. F. Horn & Bro. for seven years. He has in use 25,000 square feet of glass.

Ernest Ashley, from Gloucestershire, England, located at Allentown in 1900. He established a "hot-house" at Fourth and Tilghman streets, where he continued until 1910, when he removed to a larger plant in Hanover township, along the Bethlehem pike, now in the Fourteenth ward, to accommodate his increasing trade. He employs nine hands. His store has been located at No. 943 Hamilton street since 1912. It was previously at the northwest corner of Eighth and Hamilton streets.

GRIST MILLS .- David Deshler's grist-mill, built prior to the Revolution, on the Little Le- high, was operated after his death by John Wag- ner and John Wagner & Son, and later by A. A. and J. D. Wagner. In 1835, another mill was built opposite the first, and it was operated in 1853 by G. C. Von Tagen, when both mills were bought by the Allentown Water Company, to secure additional water-power for pumping water to the reservoirs.

Daniel and Jacob Saeger built, about 1814, a stone mill that stood south of the present C. R. R. of N. J. passenger station, from which they sent large quantities of flour by water to Phila- delphia. John Romig, Sr., and William Roth were succeeding owners, followed in 1845 by Christian Pretz and Henry Weinsheimer. In 1828, Jacob Saeger and George Keck built the Hanover Mill, between the canal and the Le- high. In 1836, it was purchased by Charles and William Saeger, and Sol. L. Keck. William Saeger became the sole owner and his sons con- verted it into a merchant roller mill in 1882.

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It is now known as the Saeger Milling Company, and conducted by John F. Saeger, son of Jacob H., and grandson of William Saeger.

Schreiber's Mill, on the Little Lehigh, was built about 1830 by Henry Fried. George Edel- man added a distillery, and the last operator was Edward Schreiber.

ARTIFICIAL ICE .- Geo. D. Fister, grocer, in 1912, organized the Allentown Merchants' Ice Company, which established a plant, 100 by 127 feet, at Fifth street and Sumner avenue, and this has since been in successful operation. They produce daily 100 tons for local consumption and employ from 12 to 15 hands. The directors and officers are: George D. Fister, president; Fran- cis Gildner, secretary; H. M. Gangaware, treas- urer ; H. G. Kramlich, E. E. Fenstermacher, E. N. M. Minnich, and V. F. Frey.

The Allentown Ice Company, and Arbogast & Bastian are also engaged in the manufacture and sale of large quantities.

ICE CREAM .- Peters and Jacoby embarked in the business of manufacturing ice cream and fancy cakes in 1888, at No. 627 Hamilton street, and as they extended it, additional places were lo- cated at No. 122 North Seventh street, and at Catasauqua. In 1894, they became separated, L. P. Peters taking the Seventh street stand, and the other partners taking the other stands.

The latter continued the old name and were incorporated in 1906, with W. G. E. Jacoby, as president; H. S. Kramer, secretary; and A. L. Peters, treasurer. The Hamilton street stand was injured by fire in the fall of 1913 and immediate- ly repaired in a most attractive manner. They employ 45 hands and have developed a large trade, including catering.

Other large producers are Loux Creamery Company, Asa H. Neimeyer, Wm. Kohler, John W. Arnold, E. H. Beltz, and W. S. Rank.

STAR LAUNDRY was organized in August, 1909, by A. W. Schmeyer and son, Harry W., under the firm name of H. W. Schmeyer & Com- pany, and trading as the Star Laundry. The laundry is located at the corner of Hall and Court streets and employs fifteen people.

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, located at Fountain Hill, was established in 1895, by A. M. Hollen- bach, who is the owner and proprietor. It is located at the corner of Bishopthorpe and Cher- okee streets. The building is a two-story brick, 50 by 90 feet in dimension. It affords employ- ment to 25 people.

MEDICINE CAPSULES .- In 1896, J. K. Bowen and others organized the Grape Capsule Com- pany for the manufacture of gelatin capsules and bougies suppositories, and have carried on the business at 349-59 Union street, with 15 to 20

hands. Their trade extends throughout the United States.

MUSIC HOUSE .- In 1876, Gerhard C. Asch- bach embarked in the business of supplying musi- cal instruments and publications, and located at No. 810 Hamilton street. Soon afterward he removed to a store below Sixth street, and he continued in that locality until 1891, when he purchased the Reichard property at No. 539, and there the business has been carried on until now. He died in 1913 and was succeeded by his son, Gerhart C.

Horace S. Schultz started in the music business at Quakertown in 1878. In 1885 he removed to Allentown, where he has since dealt in musical instruments and sheet music. He also tunes pianos.

Fred Kramer has followed this line of business for thirty-four years. He located at 544 Ham- ilton street in 1892. His store was burned down in 1893; then he erected a commodious four-story brick building to meet the increasing demands of his trade. He started with a few hands and his employees were gradually increased until now he has seventeen, which evidences the growth and volume of his business.

ORGANS .- Pipe organs for churches were made here from 1850 to 1870 by Chas. F. H. Hantzel- man at Ninth and Walnut streets; and cabinet organs from 1870 to 1880 by Christian Scheffle, Peter Neff, and John Florey. Pianos were made by Simon Sweitzer from 1830 to 1870 at 928 Hamilton street.

PET STORE .- Pet Supply Company was incor- porated in 1914 by Harvey H. Heiney, Samuel J. Heiney, Wm. H. Smith, and John D. Payne, with a capital of $15,000, for dealing in all kinds of pet birds and animals. Their rooms are at No. 122 North Seventh street, Allentown.

POTATO CHIPS .- John Yoder removed from Freemansburg, N. J., to Allentown in 1892, and embarked in the manufacture of potato chips at No. 431 Green street, and traded as the Key- stone Potato Chip Company for a year. Then T. B. Clewell and his son, Aaron F., became the owners and they have since conducted a success- ful business with four and six hands. Their trade extends throughout Pennsylvania.

POTTERY .- Charles W. Bach, a German, was engaged in carrying on a small pottery at Allen- town, on North Penn street, No. 416, from 1883 to 1908, when he died.

PRINTERS .- Haas Printing House was estab- lished in 1903, at No. 312 North Jefferson steret, by H. Ray Haas, when not yet 17 years of age, starting with a small foot-press in a little room. In 1904, his father, Milton Haas, became as- sociated with him, and in 1910 they erected a

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three-story building and equipped it with modern machines and types for book and job printing.

Charles M. Rehrig started in the printing busi- ness at Catasauqua in 1890, and in 1892 removed to Allentown, where he continued until his de- cease in 1913. His son, Richard D., became his

Oliver A. Iobst began the printing business in the Morning Call building on South Sixth street, and continued there until 1910, when he removed to 123 North Seventh street, and has since traded as the Francis Printing Company, employing five hands.

In 1911, H. W. Roberts organized the Allen

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successor and has since traded under the name of Rehrig & Company. The shop has been at Sixth and Walnut since 1905. He does all kinds of commercial printing and manufactures rubber stamps. He employs five hands.

Harvey H. Knerr has been trading since 1899 under the name of the Knerr Printing Company, at 20 South Eighth street. He does general printing and employs fifteen hands.

Printing Company, at 713 Linden street, for general printing and making rubber stamps and stencils. In October, 1913, the office was re- moved to IOII Hamilton, where he employs eight hands.

B. F. Fenstermaker started a printing shop in May, 1897, at 524 Hamilton street, but two months afterward he was succeeded by O. K. Mohr, who carried on the business at 727 Turner

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street, until May, 1914, when O. T. Weaber became the proprietor and he has since traded as the O. K. Printing Company. He does all kinds of commercial printing, with town and city directories as a specialty. He employs ten to fifteen hands.

Berkemeyer, Bechtel & Company started a general printing business at Allentown in 1895. R. N. Keck purchased the interest of Mr. Bech- tel, and Francis M. Berkemeyer, that of C. F. Berkemeyer, and the business has since been car- ried on as Berkemeyer, Keck & Company, at Ninth and Hamilton streets.

Searle, Dressler & Company, David H. Jacks, Levi J. Andres, Fred W. Bohlen, Horace Heist, Daniel Holben, Elmer E. Knittle, Harry W. Osmun, Wm. F. Schlechter, Edwin C. Snyder, B. G. Stauffer, Chronicle and News Publishing Co., and Welt-Bote Publishing Co., are also engaged in this business.

HOME SUPPLY COMPANY .- In December, 1912, Henry S. Haltzell, of Allentown, and capi- talists of Scranton, organized the Standard Home Supply Company, for the purpose of carrying on a general order business, and of publishing cata- logues and magazines, and of handling all kinds of mailing lists. They secured the large three- story brick building on the northeast corner of Green and Penn streets, formerly occupied by the Alvarez Cigar Company, and equipped it with all the necessary printing, stereotyping and adding machines, at an expense of $35,000. The magazine, Spare Moments, is published here ; which has an issue of 250,000 copies. They em- ploy now 30 hands; but the plant is being im- proved for its special purposes and many more hands will be employed. The company is capi- talized at $750,000. Mr. Haltzell has been the general manager.

SADDLERIES .- F. G. Sieger and Henry Stettler embarked in the business of manufacturing of harness at Hamilton and Hall streets in 1869, then in Odd Fellows building, and continued there until 1875, when they removed to No. 712 Hamilton street. They employed from eight to ten hands. In 1876, Stettler died. Sieger con- tinued the business until he died in 1909, when his son, A. H. Sieger, became successor, who has carried on the stand until now. He employs six hands. He deals extensively in trunks, satchels, etc.

L. A. T. Wartman was in the business from 1870 to 1899 at Eighth and Hamilton, with his son as a partner. His son-in-law was also con- nected with the firm for a time. Then George J. Guth and his brother, Harry S., became the purchasers and conducted the business under the name of L. A. T. Wartman Company until 1911,

when the name was changed to George J. Guth & Bro. In 1910, the store was removed to No. 832, where it has been carried on until now. They employ eight hands.

Previous saddlers for many years were Peter Huber and Levi Woodring.

SHIRTS .- In 1899, Harvey J. Weiss began the manufacture of shirts under the name of the Al- lentown Shirt Company. He was at Sixth and Hamilton until 1909, and Eighth and Hamilton until 1914. Since then he has been located at 237 Madison street, filling orders by cutting the shirts and having them sewed by nine em- ployees at their homes.

SOAP WORKS .- Samuel M. Miller and his son, J. Robert, started in 1905, the manufacture of plain soap in a building on South Third street, along the Little Lehigh creek, and the business was carried on by them until they died ; since, the son's widow, Mrs. Anna M. Miller has conducted the works.

Victor De Journo has been in this business at Twentieth and Walnut street for several years; and Painter & Spahn since April, 1914.

TANNERIES .- A tannery was established in Al- lentown on the east side of Lehigh street, near the Little Lehigh, by David Deshler, about 1770. It was located on the lower end of the Nonne- macher property. Thomas Mowharter became the owner about 1786 and he operated it for twenty years. Subsequent parties there were: David Mertz and William Mosser until 1850; and Jacob Mosser from 1850 to 1855. Then Wm. F. Mosser, James K. Mosser, and Peter K. Grim, organized a partnership which traded there as Wm. F. Mosser and Company, but only for a year, when James K. Mosser withdrew. The plant was discontinued and other partners estab- lished a tannery on the rear of the opposite lot and there carried on the business as Mosser & Grim until 1881, when Mosser died and his estate continued the tannery for several years. They employed 15 hands and prepared upwards of 300 hides a week, which were shipped to New York and Boston. In the Boston fire of 1873 they suffered a loss of $10,000.

When Jas. K. Mosser withdrew from Wm. F. Mosser & Company in 1856, he associated with Thomas Keck in establishing a large tannery on the east side of the Lehigh river (now East Allentown), below the Bethlehem pike, along the L. V. canal, and a very extensive business was carried on for about forty years. The main building was 42 by 366 feet with two wings, and the hands employed number from 50 to 75. The annual product was about 30,000 hides. They had large warehouses at New York and Boston.

In 1852, William Grim engaged in the busi-

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ness of furnishing hides at Allentown. He car- ried on the business at 808 Hamilton street for six years. Then Walter J. Grim became the purchaser and he carried it on very successfully until 1891 at the northwest corner of Ninth and Hamilton street.

A number of tanneries were conducted in dif- ferent parts of Lehigh county until about 1890, when they were compelled to suspend operations. Most of them had dealings with Walter J. Grim.

GEORGE L. WEISEL MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, located at the corner of Pike and Church streets, Rittersville, was established in 1900, by Mr. Weisel, the present proprietor, who learned the trade of stone-cutting in 1870. His establish- ment is equipped with all modern machinery and his work is of a superior quality.

eries, II bricklaying contractors, II brokers, 27 building contractors, 52 butchers, 18 carpentering contractors, 10 carpet cleaners, 2 cattle powder dealers, 18 cementers, 2 chemists, 3 chinaware dealers, 3 chiropodists, 65 cigarmakers, 8 civil engineers, 19 clothing stores, 34 coal and wood dealers, 34 retail and 5 wholesale confectioners, 12 creamery products dealers, 3 crushed stone dealers, 3 cut stone dealers, 3 cutlers, 3 depart- ment stores, 29 dentists, 106 dressmakers, 24 drug stores, 32 dry goods stores, 3 dry cleaners, 9 dyers, 9 electrical contractors, 2 express companies, 2 fer- tilizer dealers, 8 fish dealers, 16 flour and feed dealers, 4 fruit dealers, 13 furniture stores, 2 fur- riers, 5 garages, 100 grocers, 12 hair dressers, 6 hardware dealers, 6 hat dealers, 3 hide dealers, 2 horse dealers, 8 horeshoers, 83 hotels and saloons,

GEORGE L. WEISEL RESIDENCE AND MARBLE WORKS, RITTERSVILLE.

WHIPS .- In 1911, Jacob D. Shade removed from Philadelphia to Allentown to continue mak- ing flexible leather team and cart whips. His place is on Linden, below Sixth. He was en- gaged at Philadelphia for thirty years. He also made leather fly-nets during the summer season. But both of these productions have been much reduced since the more general use of automo- biles. His trade is at Allentown and Philadelphia.

In 1914, the classification of the business men of the city as dealers and in various occupations was as follows:

Four accountants, I agricultural implement dealer, 4 architects, I art dealer, I artesian well digger, 5 artists, 4 auctioneers, 14 auto deal- ers, I auto livery, 5 auto supply dealers, 4 awn- ing makers, 23 bread bakers, 8 pretzel bakers, 2 biscuit bakers, 4 banks and 4 trust companies, 75 barbers, 5 belting dealers, 3 bicycle and motor- cycle dealers, 9 blacksmiths, 5 book-binders, 7 book and stationery dealers, 7 bottlers, 5 brew-

18 ice cream dealers, 63 insurance men, 17 jewel- ers, I junk dealer, 6 ladies' tailors, 10 laundries, 70 lawyers, 12 lime dealers, 7 liquor dealers, 9 liveries, 4 loan companies, 10 local express com- panies, 3 lumber dealers, 12 machinists, 3 mantle and tile dealers, 8 masseurs, 35 milliners, 10 musi- cal instrument dealers, 54 music teachers, 4 meat dealers, 3 news agencies, 10 newspapers, 28 nurses, 5 oil dealers, 10 opticians, 4 osteopaths, 8 paint dealers, 31 painters and paperhangers, 10 plaster- ing contractors, 10 photographers, 83 physicians, 13 piano tuners, 26 plumbers, 8 poultry dealers, 4 powder dealers, 21 printers, 80 real estate deal- ers, 3 rubber stamp dealers, 5 saddlers, 3 sewing machine agents, 17 shoe dealers, 10 shoe factories, 6 sign painters, 2 screen makers, 2 slaters, I stor- age room, 22 stove dealers, 2 public stenographers, 35 tailors, I taxidermist, 4 tea and coffee stores, 4 typewriter dealers, 7 undertakers, 4 upholster- ers, 4 veterinary surgeons, 3 vulcanizers, and 6 wall paper dealers.

CHAPTER XLIX.

DIRECTORY OF FAMILY REUNIONS.

For the history of these families see volume II.

BITTNER-WERLEY.

The first reunion was held at Pleasant Corner, Sept. 8, 1900. The officers for 1912 were: President, F. D. Bittner, Allentown; vice- president, P. W. Bittner, Pleasant Corner, Pa .; secretary, A. E. Bittner, Allentown; his- torian, A. J. Bittner, M. D., Allentown, Pa .; treasurer, Peter Bittner, Pleasant Corner, Pa.

BORTZ.

The ninth annual reunion of the Bortz family was held at Dorney Park, Friday, Aug. 17, 1912. Officers: President, Edwin H. Bortz, Allen- town; vice-president, Marcus Bortz, Allentown ; secretary, Clinton Bortz, of near Schantz's Spring; treasurer, Willian Bortz, Wescoesville.

BUCHMAN.

The Buchman family held their sixth annual reunion at Sand Spring Park, Aug. 14, 1912. Officers: President, A. J. Buchman, Allentown; vice-president, George A. Buchman, Stewarts- ville; secretary, George E. Newhard, Allentown; treasurer, Ulysses H. Buchman, Orefield; his- torian, George A. Buchman, Allentown.

BUTZ.

The second annual reunion was held at Dorney Park, August, 1913. Officers: President, Rev. C. A. Butz, Bethlehem, Pa .; vice-presidents, Oscar W. Butz, Allentown; Frank Butz, Allen- town; Howard E. Butz, Huntingdon, Pa .; James Leiby Butz, Esq., Newport, Pa .; secre- tary, Erwin F. Keck, Allentown; treasurer, El- mer W. Butz, Breinigsville; historian, Elmer E. Butz.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. I, Part 193

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