History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 104

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: 948

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JOHN WILLIAM HECKER, son of Joseph, was born in Whitehall township, Sept. 9, 1843. He attended the public schools and the Allentown Academy, after which he learned the trade of a tanner with Charles Ludwig, at Coopersburg, and later the currier's trade with Grim & Heck- er, of Allentown, with whom he remained until his father sold his interest in the business. He continued in this business until 1875, when he retired from the trade. He was an Allentown letter carrier, one of the first in the city, from 1884 to 1887. The other carriers were: Rich- ard Ettinger, George H. Good, Harry E. Ruhe, Henry Swartz and William Baker. He then carried on a butcher business for ten years and was also employed some years in a machine shop. He is now in charge of the Lincoln school build- ing. Mr. Hecker was judge of election, as a Republican, for many years and is a member of Zion Reformed church. He married, April 30, 1865, Anna Caroline Sheerer, daughter of Ed- ward and Anna (Snyder) Sheerer. Mrs. Heck- er died March 11, 1910. They had three chil- dren : Joseph Edward, who died aged three

years; Anna Isabella; and Harry William, who married Carrie Glick and has one child, Mary Elizabeth Hecker.

Jonas Hecker, son of John Aegidius, was born Nov. 12, 1771. He removed to Whitehall town- ship, where he married, July 2, 1793, Maria Magdalena, daughter of Martin and Catharine (Steckel) Mickley. She was born Feb. 19, 1772, and died Jan. 15, 1854. Jonas Hecker died June 29, 1842. They had eight children :

I. Daniel, born Nov. 29, 1793, died in 1887, leaving eight children. 2. William, born Nov. 29, 1795. 3. Joseph, born Nov. 25, 1797. 4. Jeremiah, born June 26, 1801, died in 1895, at Titusville. 5. Charles, born Nov. 10, 1803. 6. Juliana, born Nov. 7, 1806. 7. Peter, born Oct. 28, 1809. 8. Maria Magdalena, born July 22, 1815. All of the sons except Peter removed to Crawford county. Juliana died Aug. 17, 1886, and Maria Magdalena died July 28, 1903, both unmarried.

Peter Hecker went to Crawford county with his brothers and there learned the carpenter trade. He returned home on foot, walking the entire distance and was prevailed upon by his parents to remain at home. He lived in North Whitehall township for 60 years as a carpenter, undertaker and farmer, until 1891, when he re- moved to Allentown, where he died Oct. 4, 1899, aged 90 years, less 23 days. He was a member, deacon, and elder in Egypt Reformed church and held several township offices. He married Eliza, daughter of Jonas and Catharine (Saeger) Newhard. She was born Jan. 22, 1816, and died June 21, 1853. They had three children : Lewis P., William F., and Jane A., who married Alfred W. De Long.

Lewis P. Hecker was born Aug. 27, 1837. He was a school teacher in North Whitehall and Allentown for some years, served as revenue col- lector, and was in the fire insurance and real es- tate business for over forty years, in which he was recognized as an expert. He served in the Civil War as Captain of Company G, 176th Regt., P. V., from Nov. 7, 1862, to Aug. 18, 1863. He was a member of St. John's Reformed church, where he was many years an elder. Mr. Hecker was a man of the highest type of Chris- tian character, consistent, conscientious, straight- forward and sincere. He died at Allentown, March 8, 1914. He married, Jan. 14, 1864, Elemina, daughter of Elias Lentz, of Rockdale, and had one daughter, Mary M., married to Dr. Charles H. Schlesman.

WILLIAM F. HECKER, son of Peter, was born in North Whitehall township, Nov. 27, 1839, and was educated in the township schools. As a young man, he assisted his father in the car-

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pentering and undertaking business until he en- listed as Second Lieut. in Company G, 176th Regt., P. V., on Nov. 7, 1862, and served until mustered out on Aug. 18, 1863. After the war he kept a general store at Deibertsville for three years and in 1868 removed to Allentown, where he engaged in the sewing machine and millinery business at 621 Hamilton street. In 1892 he disposed of the millinery business, in which his wife was engaged with him, and has since con- ducted the sewing machine business at the same place. Mr. Hecker is a member of E. B. Young Post, No. 87, G. A. R., and the Lehigh County Agricultural Society, in which he has been long active, and served as superintendent of buildings since 1896. He married, in 1864, Elemina, daughter of Daniel and Anna (Krause) Dei- bert. They are members of St. John's Reformed church, where Mr. Hecker served nine years as a deacon. In 1908, they travelled through Hol- land, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland, in Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Hecker have three children: Isola, married James Y. Schelly ; Annie E., married Harvey O. Ritter ; and Julia H., married Ralph H. M. Rhoda. Mr. Hecker served for four years as a school director, but has devoted his time to business chiefly and resides at 108 North Eighth street.

Daniel Hecker, eldest brother of Peter, lived to the age of 94 years and had eight children: Joseph, Franklin, Stephen, Daniel, Charles, Levi, Malinda, and Maria. William, another brother, had sons: Robert W., and James. Jere- miah, a third brother, died at Titusville, Pa., in 1898, in his 95th year. He had two sons: Wash- ington, and Wayne.

Paul Hecker, son of Yost Wilhelm, had chil- dren: Anna and Owen. John, third son of Yost Wilhelm, had children: Edward Egidius, John F., Orville, and Philemon. Jacob, fifth son of Yost Wilhelm, had nine children: Caroline, Benjamin, Mary, Elemina, Sarah, Willoughby, Henry H., Albert ,and Edward.

HECKMAN FAMILY.

Abraham Heckman, who died in 1884, at Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, was engaged first as iron ore miner and as a teamster, and later was an iron ore contractor in the vicinity of Trexler- town, where he is now buried.

He was married to Anna Guth, a daughter of Daniel Guth, of Griesemersville, Lehigh county. She died on Jan. 16, 1914, aged 79 years, I month and 4 days. Unto them were born seven children, namely: Daniel F .; Howard, of South Bethlehem; Robert, of Slatington; George, of Kansas; William H .; Alice; and Abraham, who died in infancy.

WILLIAM H. HECKMAN, son of Abraham, was born Sept. 4, 1873, at Trexlertown. At the age of thirteen years he began working in the iron ore beds as a gravel picker, and he con- tinued to work as a miner until he was twenty- one years old. Afterward for one and one-half years he was employed by Hartzell and Schwartz, at Ballietsville, and worked in an ore bed 135 feet deep. In 1900, he accepted employment with the Allentown and Reading Traction Com- pany, first as laborer, then trackman, lineman, foreman, and he is now the engineer at the company's power-house at Griesemersville. .

Mr. Heckman holds membership in the church at Trexlertown, where he was confirmed by the Rev. Thomas Reber. Socially he is a member of the P. O. S. of A., at Trexlertown; and the Order American Steam Engineers, No. 15, of Lehigh county. He owns his father's homestead at Trexlertown where he now lives. After his father had died, Mr. Heckman cared for his aged mother and sister, Alice, who has her home with him at the old homestead.

SAMUEL M. HEFFNER.

Samuel Moyer Heffner, farmer of Weisen- berg township, was born Feb. 24, 1879, in Upper Macungie township, and when three months old his parents moved to Seipstown, in Weisenberg, where he attended school until he became six- teen years old. He then worked for farmers in the vicinity for two years, and learned the trade of blacksmith under Tilghman Koenig, in Ma- cungie. After remaining with him three years and working for different blacksmiths as a jour- neyman for two years, he engaged in the business for himself for nine years. He then purchased the Amos Walbert farm of 100 acres a short dis- tance from Seipstown and he has since then culti- vated this farm in a successful manner. He served as a deacon at the Zeigel Church for five years; also officiated on the local election board.

In 1902 Mr. Heffner was married to Edna Roth, a daughter of Daniel, farmer and machin- ist of Upper Macungie, and they have one child : Miriam A.

Solomon Heffner, father of Samuel, was a blacksmith of Weisenberg, and afterward carried on farming until 1911, when he retired from active life, and has since resided with his son, Samuel. He was married to Sarah Moyer, daughter of Daniel, of Upper Macungie, and they have three children: Daniel H. (m. Kate Brumbach ) ; Alfred S. (m. Blanche Kershner) ; and Samuel M. She died in 1910. And his grandfather was Samuel Heffner, a tanner and. farmer, who was married to Kate Folk, of Weis- enberg, and they had twelve children: Samuel

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(who went to Iowa) ; Daniel (to Minnesota) ; Manes (m. Isabella Walbert and went to Vir- ginia) ; Henry; George; Solomon; Mary; Lydia (m. Joseph Kuhns) ; Charles (m. Catharine Barto) ; David (m. Elmira Schaeffer) ; Peter (m. Fianna Woodring) ; and one died in in- fancy.

Daniel Moyer, the grandfather of Samuel M. Heffner, was married to Lydia Fritzinger, and they had eight children: Maria, Sarah, Lizzie (m. Andrew Kemp), Annie, Malinda (m. Charles Kramer ), Ida (m. Nathaniel Schaeffer) ; Clara (m. William Reinhart) ; and Alvin.

Daniel Roth, the father of Mr. Heffner's wife, was married to Emeline Walbert (daughter of Jacob, who was a son of Frederick), of Weisen- berg, and they had seven children: Missouri, Ed- na, Edward, Laura, Clayton, and two (first born) died young.

HEIST FAMILY.

The German Palatinate is the ancestral home of this long settled Pennsylvania family. The following immigrants landed and qualified at Philadelphia :

Name.

Ship.

Date.

Nickol Heist,

Johan Philip Heist, Albany. Sept. 2, 1749

Johan Peter Heist,. .

Johan Philip Heist, Brothers, . Aug. 24, 1750

Bartholemai Heist, . Andrew, . Aug. 21, 175I

Johannes Heist. . Shirley, . Sept. 5, 175I

Johann Georg Heist, ... Neptune, Sept. 24, 1751

Johan Georg Heist, . . . Phoenix, . Oct. 1, 1754

The first Federal Census in 1790, shows the following persons by the name of Heist as heads of families : Nicholas, George, Senr., and George, Junr., of Berks county ; George, George, Henry, jur., Melchr., and Peter, of Montgom- ery county; two Fredericks, of Philadelphia county; and another Frederick, of Northampton county.

John Adam Heist was born He followed the tailor trade in Rockland township, Berks county, Pa., where he owned a small tract of land, and lived and died there. His wife was Susan DeLong. Both are buried at Meritt's church. Their children were: Solomon, Reuben, Nathan (farmer in Oley), Jacob (lived and died on the homestead), and Sarah (who was unmar- ried).

Solomon Heist, son of John Adam, was born, lived and died in Rockland township. He was a weaver by trade and his residence was near New Jerusalem, where he owned a farm, which after his death was sold for $5,000. He was married to Diana Welder, daughter of Michael and Magdalena (Keller) Welder. Their chil-

dren were: Levi, Sarah (m. Jonas Noll), Ben- jamin, Aaron, Catharine (m. William Brintzen- hoff), Esther (who died young), Israel, Lucy (m. Henry Gottshall), and Diana (who died young).

Levi Heist, son of Solomon, was born in Rock- land township July 6, 1826. He attended the bld pay schools when the school master received three cents per day from each pupil attending his school. Lewis Kumpman, a German, was the teacher at that time, and he also officiated as a justice of the peace. When he was twenty years old, he learned the milling trade and fol- lowed it in Amity, Bechtelsville, and Hereford, until 1876, when he bought the "Farmer's Mill," on the Manatawny, near Earlville, in Berks county, and there he has lived to this time. His mill property was erected about 1849, but on Oct. 8, 1897, it was totally destroyed by fire, and he suffered a heavy loss.

He and family are Lutherans, members of the Amityville church. In 1850 he married Es- ther Rohrbach, born in 1829, and died in 1908: Their children were: Nathaniel ( 1851-1854) ; Darius (died at Reading, in 1874, aged 21 years) ; Sarah (married Cyrus Kline, of Potts- town) ; Mary (married Adam Geissinger, of Reading) ; and Edgar E. R. (Dec. 31, 1872), married Carrie Rhoads in 1892, and they have five children: Arthur, Clyde, Merrit, M. Es- ther and Edna.

Israel W. Heist, son of Solomon, was born June 10, 1841, in Rockland township, and there he now lives at New Jerusalem on a 15-acre tract. He owned and farmed a 70-acre farm until in 1906, when he sold it to A. A. DeLong. He and family are Lutheran members of the Christ (Mertz) church, at Dryville. His wife, Sally Ann Kramer, is a daughter of David and Mary (Egolf) Kramer. She was born Dec. 26, 1840, and died Jan. 17, 1910, aged 70 years. Their children were: Charles A., Pierson D., Mary A. (died aged 12 years), Alfred K (school teacher at New Jerusalem), Katie A. Clara (m. Charles Frederick), Harvey K., and Cora (who died in childhood).

CHARLES A. HEIST, of Shoenersville, eldest son of Israel, was born in Rockland town- ship April 19, 1867. He was educated in the common schools of that township, and at the Kutztown Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1889. In 1884 he commenced teaching school in Rockland, and there he taught four terms; also kept a summer school there for several seasons. After his graduation he was elected to teach the Shoenersville Grammar School and this he has taught successfully for twenty-four consecutive terms.

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Mr. Heist is the janitor of the Shoenersville church since 1903; also the active manager and caretaker of the Shoenersville Cemetery, which is recognized as the best kept burial place in Le- high county. He is a member of Catasauqua Lodge, No. 269, I. O. O. F., and the Modern Woodmen of America, No. 5324. He is the honored superintendent of Christ Union Church Sunday-school at Shoenersville since 1891. He and family are members of the Lutheran con- gregation of that church.

On Christmas Day in 1888 he married Alice R. Schlegel, daughter of William and Sarah ( Roth) Schlegel, of Berks county. They have five children: Beulah C. (married Wilson S. Bilheimer, of Shoenersville) ; Florence M. (died in her fourth year) ; Harvey L., Allen W., and Hilda E.

HEIL FAMILY.

Among the first settlers of Lynn township was John Heil, Sr., who was the owner of a tract of land on the south side of the Schochary in the lower end of Kistler valley. He sold his land to his son, John, Jr., who had two sons, David and John. The last-named John was never married. David finally became the owner of the homestead and some time in his later life, sold it to the long deceased David J. Kistler. The Heil family all the way down were very religious people. The first John belonged to the Moravian settlement which had located in Lynn township, about 1746. They had a church and school house in the Kistler valley on the farm now the property of Samuel J. Kistler. The Moravian graveyard on the Kistler farm covers about one acre of ground, and it is one of the oldest burial places in the entire valley.

David Heil, born Sept. 12, 1798, lived at Wessnersville, in Berks county, Pa., and was a weaver by trade, weaving bed spreads, linsey- woollsey, and carpets. He died April 11, 1869, aged seventy years, six months, and twenty-nine days, and is buried at the Heidelberg church, this county, of which he was a member of the Lutheran congregation. He was twice mar- ried, having all his children by the first wife, a born Glase. Their children were: Mary (m. Owen Smith) ; Helena (m. Charles Koch) ; John; David; Jonas; Benjamin (1832-1881) ; Samuel, who lived at Mahonoy City.

John Heil, son of David, was a blacksmith at Germansville, in Heidelberg township. He had lived in that district from the time that he was a young man until he died. For a time he car- ried on his trade at Saegersville, before finally settling at Germansville. He was a Lutheran and served the Heidelberg church as deacon,

elder and trustee. He was married to Catha- rine Hunsicker, and their children were: Aman -* da; William; Tilghman A .; John (deceased) ; Lewis; Emma.

Tilghman A. Heil, a carpet weaver at Ger- mansville, Pa., was born in that village, Dec. 9, 1861. His cousin, Frank Heil, lived at Ger- mansville and from him he learned the trade, and after the removal of his cousin to Slating- ton, he bought his loom and fixtures. He lives at Germansville since 1884. He weaves about 6,000 yards of carpet annually. In 1884 he married Jennie S. L. Riedy and they have eleven children, namely: Clifton, Malcolm, Roy, Ros- coe, Luke, Cleo, Carson, Laird, Naomi, Wil- bur, and Dean.

George Heil, a weaver and laborer lived in Milford township, this county, and he and his wife, Polly Sensenbach, are buried at the Trex- lertown church and there they were members of the Lutheran congregation. Their children were: John, who died on the field of battle in the Civil War; Adaline; Elizabeth; Charles, of Trexlertown; Cecelia; William H .; Preston; Alvin ; Oliver, of Reading, Pa., Sarah, and Jose- phine.

William H. Heil was born in Upper Milford township, Sept. 23, 1845, and is a blacksmith by trade, following it at Pleasant Corner, this county, and at Freeland, Pa., but since 1887 he is employed by Peters' Brothers, the foundry people at Newside, this county. Mr. Heil and family are Lutheran members of the Heidel- berg church. His wife, Jane Fink, is a daugh- ter of Jacob and Lucy (Fink) Fink. They have four children, namely: Francis; Ida, who died in infancy; Charles and Richard H.

RICHARD H. HEIL, the youngest son of Wil- liam H., was born at Pleasant Corner, May 22, 1876. At the age of seventeen years he was licensed to teach school but he never cared to enter the profession. Mr. Heil began carrying the mail between Saegersville and Macungie in 1889 and he continued it for four years then in 1893 he contracted with the U. S. Government to carry it between Allentown and Saegersville and continued until 1901, a periol of eight years. In the latter year he moved to Allentown and engaged in the stove and tin ware business under the name of Neff and Heil but the following year he withdrew from the firm and in 1903 he engaged in the grocery business at 21 North Sixth street, there he has continued that business to the present time. Politically he is a Repub- lican, and he has been actively identified with the party since he is of voting age. He was elected county auditor two terms, first in 1898 and again in 1908. He married in 1901, Phoebe

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N. Ritter, a daughter of Samuel J. and Hannah (Koch) Ritter, and they have these children: Is- abel M. and Wilbur S.

ALBERT S. HEIL.

Albert S. Heil was born Jan. 23, 1866, in Up- per Milford township, Lehigh county. He was educated in the public schools and the following five years worked in the ore mines at Shimers- ville. For eight years he was employed by the Arbogast & Bastian Company as teamster. He then moved to Western Salisbury church for one year, where he dealt in tomb-stones. In 1899, he purchased his present home of 40 acres from Milton Kemmerer, where he engages in general farming and stock raising. For eleven years he conducted a dairy.

In 1899 he was married to Amelia Kratzer, daughter of Reuben, and they have the follow- ing children: Helen; Mamie, married Bryan Laros, of Allentown; George; Ida, deceased ; Marcus; Elsie, deceased ; Florence and Mildred.

Mr. Heil and family are members of Salisbury Lutheran church. In politics he is a Republican.

Walter Heil, father of Albert S. Heil, died at the age of 72 years. He followed farming, and for 20 years conducted a country butchering es- tablishment. He also operated a birch distillery in the Blue mountains.

He married Mary Schuler. Both Mr. and Mrs. Heil are buried at Powder Valley ceme- tery. They had eight children: Maria, Oba- diah and Lovinia, deceased ; Charles, a carpenter, of Rittersville; Llewellyn, a carpenter, of Old Zionsville; Albert S .; Mary, deceased; Eliza, married Warrie Keller, of Allentown.

ADAM F. HEIBERGER.

Adam F. Heiberger was born June 1, 1853, in South Whitehall township, Lehigh county. He was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools. When 18 years old he worked in the ore mines at Guth's station, and later in the quarries of Lehigh and Northampton counties. When 21 years old he was employed as foreman with the Bethlehem Iron Company, being sta- tioned at different mines, the Lehigh Gap and Water Mine. He was in their employ for a period of 20 years.

In 1892, in company with C. H. Ziegenfuss, he purchased and operated three quarries, known as Kemmerer's quarry, Keck's quarry, at East Allentown, and Reddington quarry, Williams township, Northampton county, Pa., handling building stone, etc. The business was incorpo- rated in 1912 under the name of C. H. Ziegen- fuss & Company, with offices in the Paxson building. The officers are :

C. H. Ziegenfuss, President.

Jos. R. Wieand, Secretary.

Charles Heiberger, Asst. Treasurer and Secretary. Harry Ziegenfuss, Vice-President.

Adam F. Heiberger, Treasurer.

Mr. Heiberger was a director of the West Bethlehem Building and Loan Association for more than ten years. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Patriotic Order Sons of America, and Trinity Lutheran church, West Bethlehem. In politics he is a Republican. He resides in West Bethlehem.

Adam F. Heiberger married, Nov. 29, 1873, Anna Merkel, daughter of Jacob and Levina (Kistler) Merkel. She died in October, 1913. They have three children: Catharine, married Rev. W. E. Wenner, a Lutheran minister at Centerville, Pa .; Minnie, married Augustus Stroh ; and Charles T.

Enoch Heiberger, father of Adam, died in 1903. He was a cabinet-maker and wood-turner, and later owned and tilled a farm in Upper Ma- cungie. He was also engaged in various lines of business. His wife was Mary Knerr, of Low- hill township. They had ten children: Adam F .; Jane, deceased, married L. Schoch; Eliza, married Jacob Diefenderfer ; Amanda, deceased, married Thomas Heiser; Mantana, married George Mohr; George and Edwin, of Port Ar- thur, Oregon; Samuel, of Cleveland, Ohio; Catherine.

Adam Heiberger, grandfather of Adam, died in 1853, aged 62 years. He lived near Snyders- ville, was a hat maker and manufactured felt hats on his farm. He married Judith Diehl. Both are buried at Jordan Reformed church.

HEILMAN FAMILY.

This family has its origin in Jacob Heilman who emigrated to America on the ship Anderson, arriving at Philadelphia, Aug. 21, 1750. Tra- dition states that he was followed to this country by Christian Heilman, a brother. The Pennsyl- vania Archives record a Christian Heilman as having emigrated to America on the ship Halifax which arrived at Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1753. The tax-list of Lowhill township, Lehigh county, in 1762, contains the names of Jacob and Chris- tian Heilman, paying tax of four and five pounds respectively, also the name of Jacob Heilman, a single freeman. The same tax-list in 1781 con- tains the names of Jacob, Peter and Christian Heilman, the latter a single freeman. About the time of the Revolutionary War, the name of Christian Heilman disappears from the township before mentioned, he having taken an active part in the Revolutionary War, from Northampton county, so did Jacob, George, and Peter Heil-

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man. The Federal Census Report of 1790 con- tains the names of Jacob Heilman as the head of a family in Lowhill, having one son over sixteen, three sons under sixteen years of age, a wife and two daughters. The same report records the name of one Christian Heilman as the head of a family in Maxatawny township, Berks county, having one son, under sixteen years, a wife and two daughters. Among the taxables in Lowhill in 1812 were George, Tobias and Jacob Heil- man. John Heilman a grandson of Jacob, the pioneer, was a farmer in Lowhill. township. His homestead for many years after him was in pos- session of B. Diehl, his son-in-law. He was mar- ried to Catharine Diehl, and their children were: Samuel, John, and Mrs. Benjamin Diehl. He died young and his widow was married a second time and removed with her husband to Lehigh- ton, Pa., where she is buried. He is buried at the Jordan Lutheran church.

Samuel Heilman was born in Lowhill in 1810. He was a shoemaker and afterward a farmer in Upper Macungie, where he settled about 1830. He died in 1864, and with his wife, Anna Guth, they are buried at the Jordan Lutheran church. Their children are: Edwin, Clarissa (m. Samuel Heiberger), Malinda (m. Owen Haaf), Sarah died single, Israel (m. Minnie Mohr), and Ma- tilda (m. Amanda Kuhns).

John Heilman was born March 29, 1811, and was a posthumous son of John Heilman, Sr. He lived with his mother until he was seven years old when he was put out among strangers. At the age of nineteen he learned the tinker trade with Emanuel Kern. He also learned something about grinding. At twenty he hired himself with George Kuhns at seven dollars per month and while there he became acquainted with Maria Guth whom he married on December 25, 1831. In April, 1832, they went to live at George Kuhn's; and both were hired there until in 1834, when in April of that year they, with others, moved to Mercer county, Pa. They trav- elled in wagons and were on the way out two weeks and remained there two weeks and were on the way back two weeks again. Coming home they moved into Henry Kuhns' tenant house where they remained about three years working upon his farm. He then bought a tract of 31 acres for $1,700, to which he added in 1864 and again in 1870, until he had a total of 120 acres. The or- iginal homestead was owned successively by Sol- omon Rabenold, David Kemmerer, John Heil- man, and he was succeeded by his son, Horace.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 104

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: 948

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: 948