History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 105

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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He owned his farm from 1837 to 1872, then he moved to Crackersport, where he died on Dec. 20, 1879. His wife was born in 1808. In 1844 they built a barn upon their farm and repaired


the house in 1849. In 1842 he had typhoid fever and in 1847 the whooping cough was in the fam -- ily, and from it their son, Jonas, died. The mother also had the whooping cough otherwise she was never sick, except one summer she was troubled with rheumatism. Their children were:


Mannetta, married James Hammel.


Catharine, married Wil- liam Helfrich.


Johannes I. (1837-1847).


Eliza M., married Clin- ton Troxel.


Catharine S., married


Levi Wenner.


Elmira (1845-1846). Horace, married Elmina Litzenberger.


Clara (1848-1848).


Uriah P., married, Ist


Vesta Deemer, 2d Ves-


ta Moyer.


Edwin Heilman of Allentown, was born in Upper Macungie township, April 18, 1833. He learned the shoe-making trade from his father for whom he worked for some years. In 1851 he began teaching school and he taught for thirty terms, as follows: One term in Lower Macungie, four terms in Upper Macungie, and twenty-five terms in South Whitehall. He taught thirteen successive terms at Crackersport. Afterward he engaged in farming and continued until 1889, then moved to Allentown. He is a direc- tor of the South Whitehall Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, since 1873, and has served this company as secretary for thirty-seven years. He also was a director of the Lehigh County Mutual Fire Insurance Company for three years, serving it as treasurer for two years. He served the Jordan Lutheran church as a dea- con, treasurer and elder for many years.


On Oct. 9, 1856 he was married to Brigitta Henninger, a daughter of John and Susanna (Guth) Henninger. Their children are:


Oscar J. (1857-1898) taught school 20 years. Clara A. (m. Jacob D. Kuhns).


Elmer (1861-1902) was


a hardware merchant at Reading.


Samuel E. Susan, died aged 18 yrs. Mary M., died aged 7 yrs. Lillie B.


Rev. Edgar J., stationed at Elizabethville, Dauphin County. Prof. William F.


Dr. Jacob D., who is the professor of psycholo- gy in the Colorado State Teachers' Col- lege. Morris, died in infancy. Laura B. Eva M.


SAMUEL E. HEILMAN, a prosperous agricul- turist at the Jordan Bridge, in South Whitehall, was born in Upper Macungie township, on April 7, 1864. He was educated in the public schools and at the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown. At the age of seventeen years he be- gan teaching school at Claussville in Lowhill township, and he taught thirteen more terms, as follows: Eight terms in South Whitehall; 3 terms in Upper Macungie, and again two terms in South Whitehall. Mr. Heilman's last provis-


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ional certificate counted 1112. It has been the most creditable in Lehigh county for that year. The minimum could have been only "II," as a teacher was examined in that many branches. The maximum certificate was "24." Mr. Heilman taught school in a very successful manner.


In 1896 he and his late father-in-law, Uriah Litzenberger, purchased the John Ritter farm of 86 acres, at the Jordan Bridge and this tract Mr. Heilman has cultivated with increasing success to this time. He devotes special attention to dairy farming and is considered one of the most cap- able dairy farmers in the county. He manufac- tures a superior quality of butter, which com- mands a high price in the market. His father-in- law died in 1910, and since then Mr. Heilman has become the sole owner of this improved farm.


He and family are members of the Jordan Lutheran church and he has served it as a deacon.


On November 29, 1890, he was married to Eda C. Litzenberger and they have these chil- dren : Minnie (m. R. B. Kuhns), Oscar J., Er- ma L., and Anna E.


WILLIAM FRANKLIN HEILMAN, a prominent school teacher of Lehigh county, Pa., is the fifth son of Edwin Heilman and his wife, Brigitta M. B., (nee Henninger). He was born May 13, 1874, near Walbert's Station, and educated in the public schools of his native county. Later he was a student at the Keystone State Normal School, then attended Muhlenberg College at Al- lentown, Pa., after which he entered the Ameri- can Commercial School of the same city, grad- uating from the latter institution in 1910. In 1892 he began teaching and taught six years in South Whitehall township. Afterward he taught Newhard's school, in Whitehall township, for five years and sixteen days, after which he be- came a teacher of the High School at Cementon, where he successfully labored for ten consecu- tive years. His department in the High School was "Natural, Applied and Commercial Science and Civics." In connection with this work he served as supervising principal of Whitehall school district, (a township of the first class) from June 3rd, 1912, to the time of this writing.


In politics Prof. Heilman allied himself with the Republicans. He is a Lutheran, attending Jordan Lutheran church, of South Whitehall Township.


At the Lehigh County Teachers' Institutes he served as secretary for many years.


Jacob Heilman was a farmer in Lowhill and doubtless is. the same Jacob mentioned in the tax list in 1781. He had three sons : Jacob Jr., Tobias and John.


Jacob Heilman, son of Jacob, was a farmer in


Lowhill. He was born in 1770 and died in 1862, at the age of 90 years. He was married to Mag- dalena Baer, a daughter of Peter Baer. She was born in 1771, and died in 1850, aged 79 years; and they had ten children : Charles, Jacob, Ben- jamin, Jonathan, David, Sallie, Rebecca, Eliza- beth Judith and


David Heilman son of Jacob, was a farmer of Lowhill, born in 1816, and died in 1885. He served as a school director for many years; as supervisor for fifteen years; and also as a deacon and elder of the Morgenland church. He was married to Sallie Ann Minnich, daughter of John, a farmer of South Whitehall, born in 1848 and died in 1896, and they had six children: Ed- win H. (m. Leanna Smith) ; Benjamin F. (men- tioned below) ; Peter J. (m. Ellen Kleppinger, at Catasauqua), Sarah A. E. (m. William Dei- bert) ; Thileiah Drusilla (m. Jeremiah Haas), and one died at the age of seven years. He mar- ried as his second wife, Maria Werley, daughter of Theobald, of Weissenberg, and by her he had six children: Monroe T. (m. Alice Sellers), Lucy Ann J. (m. William Storm), Anna Re- becca (m. Albert Thistle), Emeline Magdalena (m. Calvin Litzenberger), Lewis David (m. Ella Brown), and Richard Owen (m. Mary Schnel- ler).


BENJAMIN F. HEILMAN, farmer, of Lowhill was born Dec. 22, 1842, and when two years old his parents moved to the plantation now owned by George H. Hardner and occupied by Daniel G. Hopkins and there he was reared and educated in the township school. He assisted his father in the operation of the farm until he be- came twenty-six years old, then he married and started farming the place for himself on shares and he continued to do so


for fourteen years. In 1882 he bought the farm where he now resides, situated on thoroughfare from Claussville to Siegersville, about two miles east of Claussville, and there he has since carried on farming. It then embraced about 78 acres, but he sold off 28 acres. He served as a school direc- tor of Lowhill for fifteen years, filling the office of treasurer for half the time; and as a deacon and elder of the Morgenland Church for thirty years. He is a member of the Lowhill Mutual Aid Society, and served it as treasurer for eight years.


In 1868, Mr. Heilman was married to Mes- sina Litzenberger, daughter of William, a farmer and shoemaker, of North Whitehall, and they had two children: Llewellyn G. (m. Emma WVerley), and Harry A. (m. to Stella Steinmetz, and had three children-two died in infancy, and Mary married to Franklin Klotz). Harry A. died in 1904, aged 35 years.


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William Litzenberger, his wife's father, was married to Sarah Haas, daughter of Isaac; of Up- per Macungie, and they had three children : Mes- sina (above) ; Albert (m. Alice Beck), and Cal- vin (m. Ist, Emma Heilman, and 2nd Rosa Hay- berger). He died in 1887, aged 63 years; she in 1897, aged 73 years. Her grandfather was George Litzenberger, a blacksmith of South Whitehall, who had five sons (Reuben, Levi, Charles, Tilghman, and William), and five daughters (who married and went West). And her mother's father, Isaac Haas, was married to Margaret Mohr, daughter of Herman, of Upp r Macungie, near Fogelsville, and they had nine children : Isaac, Henry, David, Elias, Elizabeth, Sarah and three died young.


ABIEL HEILMAN.


Abiel Heilman, founder of the Heilman Boiler Works, at Allentown, was born at Mauch Chunk Jan. 8, 1835, and there he learned the trade of blacksmith. When he became of age he re- moved to Allentown, and after following his trade for seven years, associated with James B. Cole in establishing a boiler works at the foot of Linden street for the manufacture of boilers, tanks, gas apparatus and wrought iron plate work, and they traded together under the name of Cole & Heilman for twenty years, when Mr. Cole died. Mr. Heilman then became the sole owner of the plant and carried it on most success- fully under the name of Heilman Boiler Works, with trade relations extending throughout the United States, and even into foreign countries, until his decease in 1892. His widow con- ducted the business for seven years, then S. F. Jordan, a faithful employee since 1878, and J. N. Rhoda, became associated with her and the plant has since been conducted under the same name in a successful manner.


Mr. Heilman served as Ist Sergt. of Co. I, Ist Pa., in 1861, and is a member of Barger Lodge, No 333, F. & A. M., since 1861, Al- len Chapter since 1866, and Allen Commandery since 1867. He served as a city auditor in 1870, and as a select councilman from the Second ward in 1872 and 1873.


Mr. Heilman was married in 1863 to Mary E. Roth, daughter of Joel and Hannah ( Haines) Roth, of Allentown. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died Aug. 17, 1892, and is buried in Fairview cemetery.


Mrs. Heilman's father, Joel Roth, was a prom- inent hat manufacturer at Alientown for twenty years. He was born in Upper Macungie town- ship, May 1, 1804, and learned the trade of hat- ter. He located at Allentown in 1838, when he embarked in business and conducted it until his


decease, Aug. 31, 1859. He. was married to Hannah, daughter of George and Catharine. (Schwartz) Haines, born' May 19, 1804, died Nov. 27, 1891. They had seven children: Jos- eph; Rebecca, married Henry Ritter ; George H., married Susan Siegfried; Edwin, married Susan Bernhard; Hannah; Helena, married Nathan Baker; and Mary E. They were mem- bers of the Reformed Church and are buried in West End Cemetery.


Joel Roth was a son of Moses, of Upper Ma- cungie township. Moses was the son of Henry Roth, born 1776, died 1830, and his wife, Bar- bara Musick. Henry was the son of Daniel Roth.


HEIMBACH FAMILY.


The name of this family is found spelled in various ways, as Heimbach, Heimbaugh, Ham- baugh, Himebach, Himebaugh, Himbaugh, Hime- back, Heinbach, Heimbauch and Heymbach. The name is of German origin and there are two branches of the family, descended from Matthias and Peter Heimbach, brothers. Matthias Heim- bach arrived at Philadelphia on September 5, 1743, on the ship Charlotte. He settled on the border line of what is now Berks and Lehigh counties, where he secured 50 acres of land on May 8, 1750. He was a member of the Lutheran congregation near Dillingersville and died about 1756, leaving a widow and four children. His widow, Susanna, sold his land on January 4, 1757, to Martin Shaffer, but as the sale was not ac- cording to law, the four children conveyed it to Conrad Shoub on April 22, 1771. The land was partly in Hereford and partly in Upper Milford townships and comprised 74 acres.


David Heimbach, his eldest son, was a wheel- wright in Upper Milford, where he died in 1816. He and his wife, Gertrude, had six children : Henry, David, Wendel, Elizabeth, Catharine and Christina. David, Jr., was one of the early iron masters, and died of fever on November 6, 1834, aged 56 years, 10 mos. and 10 days. His two sons died in the same month of fever-John, aged 31 years, 7 mos. and 9 days, on November 27, and David, aged 38 years, 2 mos. and 17 days, on No- vember 29, 1834.


Henry Heimbach, second son of Matthias, was born August 23, 1749, and died February 12, 1837. The other children of Matthias were Peter Heimbach, of Esopus, Ulster county, New York, and Elizabeth, who married, in 1772, John Gregory.


Peter Heimbach arrived at Philadelphia on September 26, 1749, in the ship Dragon, which sailed from Rotterdam with 563 passengers from the Palatinate and Zweibruecken. He resided a


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few years in Upper Milford, where his name ap- pears in the communicant list in 1751 and 1752, but soon removed to Lynn township, where he re- sided in 1760. In 1768 he was assessed there for 15 acres of cleared and 85 acres of woodland, as well as for 15 acres of cleared and 50 acres of woodland in Weisenberg township. His name appears in the tax list of 1772 and he probably died between that year and 1785, when his name no longer appears. Peter and Elizabeth Heim- bach had several children, among them: George Henry; Michael, born August 18, 1762; Jacob, Philip and Peter. Philip moved to Columbia county and had sons, Philip, Daniel and Peter, and seven daughters. Philip, Jr., was born in 1788 and died in 1812. He married Eva Geiger and had a son, Peter, born 1815, died 1907. De- scendants of this branch are Daniel Himebaugh, of Burr Oak, Mich., and Miss L. M. Hime- baugh, of Minneapolis, Minn.


Jacob Heimbach had a son and three daugh- ters in Lynn township in 1790, where he owned I40 acres, and his brother Michael owned 40 acres and had one son and two daughters.


Peter Heimbach, the youngest son of Peter, was born in 1770 and died in 1854. In 1791, he removed to Northumberland county and in 1809 to Jefferson county, Ohio. He married Christina Luke, who died in 1826. Their chil- dren were: George, born 1811; Mrs. Margaret Gillespie, born 1813; Peter Himebaugh, born March 2, 1815, died December 30, 1900, at Kingman, Ohio, who married, May 24, 1842, at Chili, Ohio, Elizabeth Alexander, born June 5, 1820, died Jan. 8, 1905, and had children, John A., of Colorado Springs, Col .; L. D., of Wichi- ta, Kansas; T. W., of Debeque, Col., and B. N., of Portland, Ore; Daniel, born April 5, 1816, married Charity Dowell; William, born Feb- ruary 23, 1818, married Sarah Alexander, and Joseph, born February 6, 1820, married Jane Maynard.


George Henry Heimbach, son of Peter, the emigrant, was born in Lynn township, June 10, 1760. He was a weaver by occupation and re- moved to Lehigh township, where he died June 10, 1822, and is buried at the Indianland church. He married Catharine, daughter of Michael Gable. She was born April 3, 1760, and died April 3, 1829. They had eight children : Peter, of Lehigh township; Daniel, who removed to the Conyngham valley; Henry, who died in Lehigh township prior to 1829, leaving four children- Peter, Catharine, Maria, and Elizabeth, who married Urbanus Hellick, of Nazareth town- ship; George; Elizabeth, married Isaac Berlin; Mary, married Philip Anthony ; Mary Catharine, married Abraham Berlin and had six sons and


four daughters, and Barbara, married Joseph Keefer, of Northumberland county.


George Henry Heimbach made his will, Jan- uary 16, 1822, in which he bequeathed his wife a bed and bedstead, a chest and contents, spinning wheel, pipe stove, copper kettle, corner cupboard, a cow, as much kitchen furniture as she choose to have, linen cloth and flax, a table, and 10 bushels of rye, yearly, and directed that his real estate be sold and the proceeds divided equally among his children, except George, who was to receive an additional £10, as well as a case of drawers.


George Heimbach, son of George Henry, was born in 1805 and settled in Columbia county, at Orangeville, where he died in 1841. He married Sarah Kiefer, who died in 1861, and who mar- ried, second, John Bowman.


Benjamin F., George, Henry, Mrs. Reuben Peter and, Mrs. Elizabeth Muschlitz were chil- dren of George Heimbach.


Benjamin F. Heimbach was born at Orange- ville in 1827. In 1857 he removed to Allentown, where he was a carpenter and in the furniture and undertaking business. In 1865 he located at 734 Hamliton street with his brother George and Solomon Helfrich, where they continued un- til 1872, when George retained the furniture business and Benj. F. the undertaking business, which he removed to Eighth and Hamilton. He later took in his son-in-law, Jacob Daubenspeck, as a partner and continued in the business, later locating at Eighth and Maple. He died at his home, where he had lived 32 years, at 38 South Eighth street, July 5, 1899. He was a member of Salem Evangelical church and of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 257, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Heim- bach married, June 11, 1846, Julia Ann, daugh- ter of John Wentz, born September 24, 1805, died September 21, 1862, and his wife, Catharine Reber, whom he married June 18, 1826, and who died March 8, 1881. Mrs. Heimbach was born October 7, 1828, and died in 1912. They had thirteen children: Sarah, deceased, wife of Jacob Daubenspeck ; Charles and Hattie, died in in- fancy; Maria, deceased, wife of Francis Fogel; Catharine, wife of Thomas Wilson; John A .; Alice, wife of Charles Ritter ; Ida, wife of Frank P. Lehr; Lillie, wife of Peter Snyder; Carrie E., wife of Oscar E. Eisenhard; Wm. H .; B. Frank and Howard T.


JOHN A. HEIMBACH was born at Weissport, February 15, 1854. He attended the schools of the Third ward and the Academy at Allentown, and then was apprenticed to Engelbert Kest for two years and learned the trade of an upholsterer. He was then successively employed by Abraham Hubbard, Voorhees & Page, of Wilkes-Barre, and his father, and in 1877 entered the employ of


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Solomon and L. J. Helfrich, where he remained until March 1, 1880. For several years he was employed in Philadelphia as an upholsterer by Jerome Laskowski, A. and H. Lajambra, Hale & Kilburn, William Paul, G. Walmer & Son and C. B. Scott & Co. In January, 1883, he was employed by former mayor of Philadelphia Wm. H. Smith, on Jay Gould's yacht, Atlanta, after- wards sold to Venezuela and used as a gunboat. In February, 1886, he returned to Allentown and engaged in the furniture business. The firm name was Fritch & Heimbach for two years, when it became John A. Heimbach, and he continued in the business at 808 Hamilton street until 1896. In March, 1897, he engaged in the picture frame business on the second floor of 810 Hamilton street, in which he still continues.


Mr. Heimbach married, December 25, 1875, Elamanda J., daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Rickert) Ruhf. They have no children. They are members of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Mr. Heimbach is a member and P. M. of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M .; P. H. P. of Allen Royal Arch Chapter, No. 203; P. T. I. M., of Allen Council, No. 23, R. & S. M .; of Allen Commandery, No. 20, K. T .; Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and Caldwell Consistory, A. A. S. R., of Bloomsburg He is a member and Past Grand of Allen Lodge, No. 71, I. O. O. F., since 1875, and treasurer since 1909; Past Chief Patriarch of Unity Encampment, No. 12, I. O. O. F., and Past Chancellor of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 257, Knights of Pythias. He has been a member of the Lehigh County Agricultural So- ciety since 1880. He is a Republican in politics and registrar of the Eighth ward since 1907. In 1910 he had the largest district as census enumer- ator in this census district.


HOWARD T. HEIMBACH was born February 6, 1869, in Allentown, and was educated in the pub -. lic schools and Blackman's Business College. He was engaged in his father's business until 1887, when he entered the employ of the L. V. R. R. Co. as a carpenter, with whom he remained until. 1889. He was then in the employ of Sterner & Kress and W. H. Gangewere until 1899, when he started as a contractor and builder. He built hundreds of houses, of which some of the finest were D. G. Dery's residence in Catasauqua. Eu- gene Bear's residence in Lehighton, and the six houses on Turner street, opposite City Park. He built the first garage in the city, that of O. H. Dietrich, on North Tenth street, in 39 days, and also built the Berwin Auto Co. garage on Eighth street. He is a member of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M. and Allen R. A. Chapter, No. 203. Mr. Heimbach married, in 1886, Annie L., daughter of Daniel A. and Francisca (Engle)


scholl. They have three children: Mamie A., wife of Rev. D. F. Green, pastor of the Lutheran- congregations of Howertown and Kreidersville, who has two children, Luther P. and Arline C .; Florence J., a trained nurse, and Charles W.


OSWIN W. HEIMBACH, son of Lewis and Ma- linda (Wendling) Heimbach, was born July 5, 1872, in Hereford township, Berks county. He is the junior member of the well known firm of Erb and Heimbach, bakers, at 9th and Tilghman streets, Allentown. He attended the public schools of his native place and at an early age learned the trade of baker with W. P. Miller and worked for him for two years, receiving one dollar per week and board. He later was employed by Peters, Jacoby & Co., where he continued for up- ward of twenty years. He also followed his vo- cation in Phillipsburg, N. J., and other places. He later engaged in the laundry business at Hall and Court streets, establishing the Troy Steam Laundry, which he conducted for four years. In 19II he entered into partnership, under the name of Erb & Heimbach, in the baking business at Ninth and Tilghman streets, Allentown. Since that time the business has been successfully con- ducted. There are operated four ovens, with a capacity of 80,000 loaves per week.


Mr. Heimbach is a thorough master of his business and is a practical mechanic. He gives his whole time and attention to the business, of which he has made a success. He is a staunch Republican and is register of the Seventh ward. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Knights of the Mystic Chain, and a member of the Evangelical Church, together with his wife and family. He married in October, 1895, Stella L. Woodring, daughter of William- J. Woodring. They are the parents of one child, Miriam C. Heimbach, who is a student at the high school.


HENRY H. HEINEY.


Henry. H. Heiney, president of the Pet Em- porium & Supply Company, of Allentown, is a son of Robert S. and Josephine (Leh) Heiney. He was born in North Whitehall township, Le- high county, on Dec. 1, 1877.


He was educated in the public schools of Al- lentown. In 1890 he was engaged in the live and dressed poultry business at Easton, Pa. For a period of ten years he was in the hotel business in Carbon county, during which period he con- ducted three different hotels, after which he was general organizer for the Independent Order of Foresters of the World. He was also salesman in the Lehigh Valley for Thomas Ward & Com- pany, of New York. He is a member of the Reformed Church and adheres to the political


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principles of the Democratic party. He is a member of the Lehighton Lodge, F. O. E., No. 650. He is married to Mabel Leh, a daughter of Wilson J. and Alice ( Behler) Leh, of Easton, with whom he has the following children: Har- vey H .; Mary R. and Edmond G.


HEINRICH (HENRY) FAMILY.


The family name Henry has been changed from the German name of Heinrich. F. Pichler, a high authority on the etymology and meaning of family names, alleges that it was corrupted into Henerich, Heinrich, and Henry, and its meaning was a courageous man or spirited hero, probably from the Anglo-Saxon hentan, haen or hent which meant to seize, to lay hold of, to conquer, or to overcome, as haen hentan, sich einer Sache bemachtigen, ricca, ric, rich, possessing a large portion of courage.


The family in Lynn township has as its ances- tor Christian Heinrich, who, on June 22, 1769, took out a warrant for 78 acres of land situated in the township; and in the year 1790 the first Federal census reports him as the head of a family which consisted of himself, wife, son over sixteen years of age, and two sons under six- teen. One of his sons was Adam Heinrich, and the genealogical particulars relating to his family are presented in the following narrative :


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Adam Heinrich, son of Christian, was born January 23, 1774, and lived one-half mile north of Wanamaker, where he died March 16, 1853, in the 80th year of his age. He was buried on a private graveyard on his farm, a description of it appearing in the township history, Vol. I, of this publication.


His wife was Barbara Mink, born November 10, 1782, and died September 28, 1854, aged nearly 72 years. They had four sons and eight daughters: Adam, Joseph, Christian, David, Barbara (married first to a Reinhard, then to Samuel Loy), Polly (m. Samuel Zettlemoyer ), Rebecca (m. Joseph Rauch), Magdalena (m. Ziegler), Sallie, Susanna, Catharine (- Straub), and a married daughter whose name could not be ascertained.




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