History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 115

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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In 1888 he was married to Mattie Kern, daughter of Paul and Maria (Raush) Kern, and they have three children: Hallie and Charles, both died in infancy; and Mark.

JAMES L. HOFFMAN.

James L. Hoffman, druggist, was born in Orefield (now Hoffmansville), Pa., August 6, 1860. His father, James, being a son of John Hoffman, who had been twice married, resided at Hoffmansville, Pa., and was engaged in farm- ing, as well as being one of the pioneers in ore mining in Lehigh county. He had been married to Sarah Harwick, and, upon his death, was buried at the Jordan Lutheran Church. The children born to them were: 1, Josephine, de- ceased, married to Allen Balliet ; 2, Jefferson J. married to Elmira Balliet; 3, Martha J., wife of H. D. Frankenfield, of Allentown; 4, Ida V., married first to Allen Balliet, deceased, and a second time to George B. Schafer and resides at Reading; 5, James L., and 6, Laura, de- ceased.

Having been bereft of his father, when only five years old, James L. enjoyed but few years of schooling. His family removed to Berks Co. and when he was fourteen years of age came to Allentown, where he attended the preparatory school at Muhlenberg College during 1878-79. In the fall of 1879 he took up the drug business, serving his apprenticeship with Frank Faust up to 1882, when he succeeded him in the business at Sixth and Linden streets. Susbequently he conducted a drug store at the corner of Eighth and Chew, where he continued until the fall of 1884, when he went back to 6th and Linden streets, conducting said place for four years. Thereupon he moved to 9th and Liberty streets,' and, in the fall of 1896, he opened the present drug store at the corner of 13th and Linden streets. He is a member of the Lutheran church and had been school director and comptroller for a period of twelve years. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

He was married to Ellen S. Peter on April 2, 1882, a daughter of Nathan and Sarah ( Haines) Peter, from which union there were born to them twelve children: 1, Alma M., a graduate

of the Allentown High School, class 1900, mar- ried to Rev. J. L. Rohrbach, of North Lima, Ohio; 2, James A., a graduate of the High, School, Bethlehem Preparatory and Yale, 1907, married to Carrie Fenstermacher, resides at Washington, D. C .; 3, Norma S., a music teach- er; 4, E. Grace, a graduate of the High School and at present is attending the College of Phar -. macy, Philadelphia; 5, Ray N., a graduate of Philips Academy of Andover and Yale, 1912; 6, John H., also a graduate of Philips Academy and at present attending the College of Phar- macy; 7, Miriam S., High School, 1913; 8, Evelyn A .; 9, Lillian J., 10, Mildred M., II, Bertha M., and 12, Richard J.

DR. HARRY F. HOFFMAN.

Dr. Harry F. Hoffman, assistant superinten- dent of the Rittersville Hospital, was born Dec. 19, 1884, at Minonk, in Woodford county, Illi- nois. When an infant his parents removed to St. Louis, Mo., and there he attended the public schools until his parents removed to Buffalo, N. Y. He continued his preliminary education in Buffalo and was graduated from the high school in 1901. For the next three years he was em- ployed as a clerk in the Clearing House of Buf- falo, and afterward from 1904 to 1906 took a special course on physics, chemistry, dentistry, etc., in the University of Buffalo; then he was engaged in the postal service for a year. In 1907, he entered the Hahnemann Medical Col- lege at Philadelphia for the study of homeopathy and was graduated from that institution in 1910. He began active practice for a short time in the tubercular sanitarium at Mt. Alto, in Pennsyl- vania, and then was offered a position as assistant in the Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut. He filled this position in a successful manner until September, 1912, when he was selected as assistant superintendent of the Rittersville State Hospital for insane people and he has since dis- charged the duties of this responsible office until the present time.

Dr. Hoffman has become affiliated with two college fraternities: Psi Omega and Pi Upsilon Rho; Jordan Lodge, No. 673, F. & A. M., at Allentown, and three medical societies: Pennsyl- vania Homeopathic Medical Society, American Institute of Homeopathy, and American Medical Psychological Association.

In 1913, Dr. Hoffman was married to Ruth Virginia, a daughter of Charles A. and Mary (Shaw) Peabody, of Taylorville, Ill. The fa- ther of Mrs. Hoffman was Dr. Samuel Shaw, of Columbus, Ohio.

Rev. Frederick Hoffman, the father of Dr. Hoffman, is a Baptist minister in active service

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at Leduc, in Alberta, Canada. He was born at Hamburg, Germany, in 1856, where he received his preliminary education until 1876, when he emigrated to America. He located at Rochester, N. Y., where he studied for the ministry in the University of Rochester and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1882; since then he has served congregations at Minonk, St. Louis, Buffalo, and Winnipeg, Manitoba; and now at Leduc, in Can- ada. He was married to Gustava Schieback, who was born in Stralsund, on the Baltic shore of Germany, and they have nine children: Hugh C .; Dr. Harry F .; Lillie, married John Huget ; Walter A .; Daniel W .; Nelson; Elmer B .; Esther ; and J. Milton.

HOEHLE FAMILY.

George Hoehle was born June 20, 1766, in Wurtemberg, Germany. He came to America when a young man, settling in Hanover town- ship, now Lehigh county. He was a laborer, and died on Feb. 16, 1836, in his seventieth year. He is buried at Shoenersville. His wife, Rosina Beitel, was born March 5, 1780, died on Dec. 19, 1861. Their children were: Florentine, married to Sarah Osenbach; Elvina married to Ferdinand Baumgardner; Louisa, married to Henry Smaykeffer; Henry, a cripple, died un- married; and Cecelia, died aged twenty-three years.

Florentine Hoehle was born Feb. 24, 1809, died on Feb. 5, 1889. He lived at Rittersville, where he was a laborer and served the district as supervisor. He was married to Sarah Osen- bach, born June 26, 1809, died on May 26, 1891. Their children were: William, Amelia ( 1836- 1840); Tilghman (1838-1840) ; Edwin Jere- miah, Mary, married to C. Acker, and Thomas.

William, son of Florentine Hoehle, was born Dec. 15, 1833, died on Jan. 4, 1910. He was a carpenter by trade. He was married to Polly, a daughter of Jesse Acker. She still lives and resides with her daughter, Alice, at Allentown. Their children follow: Alfred P., Ellen J., Mantana, married to Rev. S. B. Stupp, a Luther- an minister; Alice, married to D. Gerbrich, of Allentown; Edwin C., Elmer and Harry, both deceased.

Alfred P. Hoehle was born June 11, 1857. He resides in his own home which he built in 1886 in Hanover township and is employed at the Mosser Foundry since 1902. He is a member of the Rittersville Reformed Church and he sang on the choir for many years.

In 1880 he married Rebecca Schell. They have Flora, deceased, and Clarence F.

HOHL FAMILY.

Augustus Hohl, wholesale liquor dealer, of Catasauqua, is a grandson of Joseph Hohl, a life long citizen of Riegel, Baden, Germany. To Joseph and his wife, Anna, nee Meyer, were born many children, three of whom, Joseph, Augustus and Catherine, came to America. The latter was married to Alois Bentz. She died in 1893 at Calogne, Minnesota. Joseph was born at Reigel in Baden in 1828. He came to Amer- ica in 1856. During the Civil War he was drafted, but procured a substitute, paying him the sum of three hundred dollars. He married Mary A. Glasser, a daughter of Nicholas and Mary Glasser of Berlinsville. To them were born the following children: Rosa, married to J. Nagle; Eva, married to John Tremmel; Ag- nes, married to Thos. Hower, and Augustus S. Upon coming to Coplay he found employment in the limestone quarry. Later he entered into partnership with Paul Levan and contracted to furnish the limestone for the Coplay furnace. After a period of two years he purchased the in- terests of his partner and conducted the busi- ness alone. He acted as supervisor of Coplay for a number of years. He died at Coplay Feb. 17, 1891, aged 62 years. His wife still sur- vives and resides at Catasauqua.

Augustus Hohl, brother of Joseph, was born in Riegel, Baden, June 17, 1850, and came to Coplay from the Fatherland in 1866. He found employment is the stone quarry and later at the furnace, working two and seven years at these places. After leaving the Coplay furnace he was employed at the Kostenbader brewery for about 15 years, after which he kept a hotel at Coplay for a period of six years. In 1889 he engaged in the bottling business and in 1902 added the wholesale liquor department. In 1872 he married Catharine Burkhard. They have one daughter, Lillie A., married to L. James Reis- .inger, of Reading, Pa. He is a member of the Whitehall Union Beneficial Association, St. Nicholas Society, Coplay, One Year Beneficial Society, Lehigh Saengerbund and St. Mary's Catholic church.

AUGUSTUS S. HOHL, son of Joseph Hohl, was born at Catasauqua, July 26, 1879. He attended the public school, the parochial school and the Coplay High School, and later took a course in the American Commercial School in 1897, after which he became bookkeeper for his uncle, Augustus, at Catasauqua. In 1902 he be- came manager of the establishment. In 1901 he was married to Matilda A. Mayer, a daugh- ter of Louis and Anna (Schenk) Mayer. This

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union is blessed with four children: Augustine, Joseph, Vincent and Carl. Mr. Hohl is a mem- ber of the St. Nicholas Society, the Knights of St. George, the Neumann Kasno and the F. O. E. He is also a director in the Lehigh Building Association since its organization in 1900.

HOHL FAMILY.

Christian Hohl and his wife, Catherine (Wea- ber) Hohl, emigrated in 1839 to America from Zwei Brucken, Germany. He was a baker by trade. They located at Easton, Pa., where they remained until the death of Mr. Hohl, in 1860. Mrs. Hohl then passed the rest of her days in Allentown, at the home of her son, Christian Hohl, Jr., Christian and Catherine Hohl had four children, viz: Christian, Jr., George, who resided at Easton and became possessed of quite a property; Lovina (Mrs. Joseph Benner), Au- gusta (Mrs. L. F. Walters).

Christian Hohl, Jr., the eldest son of Chris- tian, was born March 21, 1831, and was eight years old when his parents came to America. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a baker, following the trade at Easton and at Al- lentown. He settled in Allentown in 1858 and conducted a successful business until he retired in 1902. He died May 26, 1903. He married Sarah Fogelman, daughter of Henry and Han- nah (Wint) Fogelman, of Hanover township. She was born March 31, 1835, and died Dec. 14, 1897. Issue : Henry C., Hannah C., married John Schlegel, whose biography appears else- where in these volumes; Lewis A., Harvey G.

HARVEY G. HOHL, son of Christian and Sarah (Fogelman) Hohl, was born Sept. 27, 1873, at Allentown. He was educated in the public schools and at an early age became a clerk in the freight office of the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., where he remained for five years. He then learned the baker's trade with his father whom he succeeded to the business and successfully con- ducts it to the present time. He is a member of Jordan Commandery, No. 102, K. of M., and Alton Castle, No. 149, K. of M. C.

Harvey G. Hohl married Dec. 25 1894, Ber- tha C. Truchses, daughter of Ernest S. Truchses, whose biography appears elsewhere in this vol- ume. Issue : Ernestine Hohl.

HOLBEN FAMILY.

The ancestor of the greater part of this family was John Jacob Holben, who was born Dec. 25, 1717, in the Odenwald, Germany. He emi- grated to America on the ship Francis and Eliza- beth, landing at Philadelphia Sept. 21, 1742, at the age of 25 years. He located shortly after in what is now Weisenberg township, where he

secured a warrant on Sept. 28, 1750, for fifty acres of land. In 1762 he was assessed £10. He secured additional land and in 1768 he was taxed upon 50 acres of cleared land, 300 acres of wood- land, three horses, and three cows. He was one of the first elders of the Weisenberg church. Jacob Holben died Aug. 22, 1794, aged 76 years, 7 months and 4 weeks. He married Catharine Weiss and had six children: Anna Margaret, born Dec. 24, 1743; Jacob; Theobald; Lorentz ; Wendel; and Anna Catharine, born Feb. 26, 1756.

Jacob was born Feb. 23, 1748. He married and had several children.

Theobald was born April 13, 1749. He was by occupation a farmer and blacksmith. He died April 18, 1837. He married, Nov. 15, 1768, Sara Gerber, who was born Aug. 16, 1745, and died Dec. 20, 1837. They had no children, and are both, buried in the old cemetery at the Weisenberg church.

Lorentz Holben was born Jan. 29, 1750. He was a farmer in Weisenberg, where he owned a tract of 140 acres, including the homestead. In 1777 he was a member of Capt. Marburger's company of the 3d Battalion of Northampton County Militia, commanded by Colonel Michael Bobst. The gun used by him in the Revolution is still in the possession of the family, owned by Dr. F. J. Holben. His three brothers were also members of this company. He was a member of the Reformed congregation at Weisenberg church. His death occurred June 23, 1842. He married, Jan. 25, 1774, Catharine Kramlich, and had seven children.

Wendel Holben was born July 1, 1752. He lived on a farm of 140 acres in Weisenberg and had children, among them: Magdalena, Catharine, Catharine Elizabeth, and Regina Barbara.

The seven children of Lorentz. Holben were sons, named Christian, Frederick, John, Solo- mon, Peter, Jacob, and Lorentz. Christian mar- ried, in 1794, Maria Bachman and removed to Ohio. Frederick married, in 1796, Anna Mar- garet Bear and went West. John died in the War of 1812-14. Lorentz married in 1801, Catharine Peter.

Solomon married and had two sons: Solomon and Phaon.

Peter Holben married Magdalena Bachman and had four sons: Gideon, Peter, Reuben and Joseph. Joseph Holben was born Jan. 5, 1827, in Weisenberg, where he was a farmer and dis- tiller. He was an elder of the Weisenberg church, where he was buried upon his death, Sept. 17, 1901, of apoplexy, after an illness of seventeen days. He married, Jan. 30, 1864, Fi-

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anna, daughter of Jonas Gernerd and his wife, Leah Ziegler, of Macungie township, where she was born, Sept. 16, 1838, and died Oct. 21, 1912. They had three children: Albert, the eldest, was born Oct. 23, 1864. He married Jane Everett, and had five children: Preston, of Ironton; Lasta, wife of Fred Shellhammer ; Leda; Perma, wife of Asa Schlauch; and War- ren.

DR. FRANKLIN J. HOLBEN, second son of Jos- eph Holben, was born in Weisenberg township, Aug. 21, 1868. He attended the schools of the vicinity, Kutztown State Normal School, and select schools in Grim's and Weisenberg dis- tricts. He then entered Bellevue Hospital Med- ical College, of New York City, from which he graduated March 8, 1889. He settled, prior to his graduation, in 1888, at Lyon Valley. In 1902, he took a post graduate course at the New York Medical School. He remained at Lyon Valley fourteen years, as a general practitioner, and in connection with his professional duties, conducted the hotel, a gristmill and a 48-acre farm. He then removed to Schnecksville, where he is still located. Dr. Holben is a member of the Lehigh County Medical Society, Central Lodge, No. 636, I. O. O. F., of Jordan, and the Mutual Aid Association of Leather Corner Post. He married, March 4, 1886, Miss M. Alice Walbert, daughter of Levi and Mary (Barner) Walbert, of Hynemansville. They have three children: Estella M. F., born Aug. 27, 1886, who married, March 2, 1904, Charles L. Hollenbach, of 1601 Chew street, Allentown, and has one son, Aral; Pearl L. D., born May 7, 1890, a graduate of the St. Agnes Hospital Training School for Nurses, of Philadelphia, who married, April 29, 1912, Dr. David Nathan. of Norristown, formerly of Montreal, Canada; and Arthur F. J., born April 12, 1893, a gradu- ate of the North Whitehall high school, and the Nazareth Military Academy, now attending the Army and Navy Preparatory School at Washing- ton, D. C.

Milton Holben, youngest son of Joseph, was born Nov. 27, 1871. He resides at Lyon Val- ley and has three children: Lawrence, Nevin, and Malera.

Jacob Holben, son of Lorentz, was born April 3, 1785. He became the owner of the old home- stead, of which he sold 128 acres to George Custard in 1812 and retained 72 acres. In 1813 he built a stone grist-mill about half a mile south of the old mill on the tract. He died June 15, 1857. His wife, Gertrude Mattern, was born April 9, 1785, and died Aug. 21, 1876. They had children, viz: Lydia, Elizabeth, Patty, Jacob, David, and Andrew.

David Holben was born at the homestead in 1826 and died there Dec. 25, 1882. He mar- ried Caroline Hartman, who died Oct. 18, 1879, aged 53 years. Their children were: Sarah, wife of Richard Creitz; Emma, wife of Daniel Miller ; Monroe J .; William; Mary, wife of Noah Naakbein; and Alice, wife of Rev. A. C. Wuchter.

Dr. Monroe J. Holben, of Slatington, was born Aug. 29, 1851, at Lynnville. He was edu- cated in the public schools, Freeland Seminary, Palatinate College, and Keystone State Normal School. After teaching a few years he entered in 1875, the Hahnemann Medical College. He married, in 1876, Matilda, daughter of Peter Sell, and has a son, Dr. Malcolm D. Holben, a graduate of Slatington high school, Ursinus Col- lege, and Hahnemann Medical College, who as- sists his father in his professional duties.

Andrew Holben lived in Weisenberg, where he died in 1883, aged 82 years.

Jacob Holben, son of Jacob, was born near Lynnville in 1807. He was a miller and for some years operated the mill now owned by Daniel Miller. Subsequently he owned and con- ducted a mill near Pleasant Corner, and a foun- dry, where he manufactured farming implements, wood stoves and iron kettles. In 1865 he was elected sheriff of the county on the Democratic ticket, and removed to Allentown, and resided in the old jail at Fifth and Linden streets. He died in Allentown in 1871. He married Lydia Kocher, and had six children. The eldest, Prof. Oliver Holben, was a noted scholar and linguist, and taught languages in some of the leading American colleges, as well as in Prof. Rudy's famous school in Paris. He was also the author of a dictionary of 6,000 rare words. The other children of Jacob Holben were: Annie and Amelia, who died single; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Seip; Hon. Evan Holben, former state senator; and Wayne.

WAYNE HOLBEN, former county commission- er, was born in Heidelberg township, Oct. 8, 1840. From 1862 to 1865 he was in the govern- ment service in Ohio and Missouri. In 1865, he became his father's deputy in the sheriff's of- fice, and in the same year began the business of an auctioneer, at the present time one of the old- est in the county. Always a Democrat in politics, in 1879 he was elected a member of city council, ad was also elected one of the first three asses- sors of the city, but declined to serve. He mar- ried, in 1868, Annie C., daughter of Daniel and Telerah (Walters) Fusselman, of Albany town- ship, Berks county, and has since resided con- tinuously at 207 Ridge avenue. Their children are: George O., Jacob W., Daniel, Mary, An-

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na, Evan, Wayne, Millie, Edwin, Raymond, Kate and Mary.

Another branch of the Holben family settled in Lynn township, where Sylvester Holben war- ranted 200 acres in 1750. In 1768 he was the owner of 40 acres of cleared land and had a son, William, who was then single.

HOLLENBACH FAMILY.

The ship "Neptune," which arrived at Phila- delphia September 24, 1754, had among its pas- sengers the following: Michael Hollenback, Nicholas Hollenbach, Johan George Hollenbach, and Michael- Hollenbach. The relationship of these pioneers is not known. Tradition states that Michael Hollenbach came to this country with several sons and located in Berks county,. Pennsylvania. The tax-list of 1759 records the names of Michael and George Hollenbach, the former in Albany township, and the latter in Windsor. In the year 1802, a George Hollen- bach is recorded a resident of Mahantango town- ship in Schuylkill county.

In Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, there is a large family, which claims Michael Hollenbach as its ancestor. This pioneer was born in Briesen, in Germany, and came to Amer- ica with his father when but five years of age. He spent his youth in Berks county, and settled in Upper Augusta township, Northumberland county, when a young man. He is doubtless a son of Michael Hollenbach who in 1759 had settled in Albany township.

Michael Hollenbach was married to Elizabeth Lantz, of Northumberland county. He was a farmer and is buried at Lantz's church in the township where he settled. Their children were: Daniel, Charles, Henry, Samuel, Eliza, Hannah, Catharine and Mrs. Haupt.

Heinrich Hollenbach, probably a son of (John) George, of Windsor, married Elizabeth Moyer, and to them were born children as fol- lows: Daniel, 1781-1866, m. Catherine Stein, 1784-1862. John m. a Kistler. Heinrich, 1791- 1874, m. Marie Magdalena Moll, 1800-1871. Elizabeth, 1798-1883, m. William Lewars. Jacob, 1807-1871, is mentioned below. Maria m. Calvin Goodman. Eva, 1811-1871, m. Jere- miah Jacoby, 1811-1855. Catherine m. Samuel Ruth. Kate m. a Mr. Butz, of Genessee coun- ty, New York.

Jacob Hollenbach, son of Heinrich, was born Jan. 10, 1807, in Windsor township, and died March 15, 1871. When a young man he learned the trade of a carpenter, which occupation he followed for a number of years, but finally pur- chased the farm of 130 acres, in Perry township, which is now in the possession of his son, Jacob.

He was a well-known and influential citizen of his day, and at the time of his death was in com- fortable circumstances. On Jan. 2, 1830, he was married to Rebecca Kistler, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Stein) Kistler, of Albany township, and to this union there were born children as follows: Henry m. Catherine Reber ; Johannes, died in his 23rd year; Nicholas, men- tioned below; Caroline, m. Reuben Kauffman ; Rebecca, m. Levi Freeman; Lydia, m. Moses Elting; Amelia, m. Solomon Koller; Mesitta, m. Aspin Kershner ; and Jacob.

Jacob Hollenbach was married to a Comp (Kemp) and was buried at Wessnersville. His children were: David, Julian (m. Lafayette Kunkel), William and Jacob. His great-grand- father is said to have lived in Northumberland county, Pa.

Jacob Hollenbach, son of Jacob, was born June 2, 1826, and died on his farm near Wess- nerville June 26, 1895. He was a carpenter by trade and carried it on for twenty years; then he began farming on a IOI-acre farm, where he died. The barn on the farm was built by him in 1885. He was a Lutheran member of the Frieden's church and served in all the offices ; and he was also one of the building committee which remodeled the church. His wife was Eliza Kunkel, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Dietrich) Kunkel, and they had the following children: Malinda (m. Jeremiah Roth) ; Jacob (who died young), Amanda (m. William Fens- termacher ), Levi (who died young), Rosa (m. Joseph Henry), Mary, Wilson (at Auburn), Emma (m. Monroe D. Henry), and Charles V.

CHARLES V. HOLLENBACH, son of Jacob, is a prosperous farmer near Lynnville. He was born near Wessnersville in Berks county, Dec. 28, 1872. He was reared on a farm and began farming for himself in 1900 on the John Hunsicker farm, where he was a tenant for eight years. In the Fall of 1907 he purchased the Ephraim Schwoyer farm (formerly that of Phaon Krause), situated in Lynn township, on the public road leading from Lynnville to New Tripoli, containing 101 acres, and locally known as the "Sunny View Farm." He has the farm in a high state of cultivation and raises large crops of potatoes.

Mr. Hollenbach is a Democrat and filled local offices. He is a Lutheran member of Frieden's church at Wessnersville, which he served as a deacon. He was married January 1, 1898, to Rosa, daughter of William and Mary ( Brauch- er) Greenawald and they have four children: William J., Alvin (who died in infancy), Cal- vin M. and Edna Rosa.

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The Hollenbachs at Hamburg, in Berks coun- ty, are related to the Hollenbachs in Lynn town- ship.

Peter Hollenbach was a farmer and lived in Lowhill township, between Bittner's Corner and Pleasant Corner. His farm, which was upwards of 100 acres, is now owned by Frank Kocher. He was a member of the Lowhill Church, and probably is buried there. His wife, Gertrude, bore him these children: Andrew, Peter, Jr., Gideon, John, Jonathan, Mrs. Solomon Schaffer and Mrs. Elias Lentz.

John Hollenbach, son of Peter Sr., conducted what is still known as "Hollenbach's Mill" in Lowhill. Some years before the Civil War he sold the mill to his oldest son, Moses, and moved upon a small farm in Heidelberg township. There he died about 1871, aged 56 years. He was married to Maria (Polly) Mosser, a daughter of Philip Mosser. Both are buried at Unionville. They were Lutherans. Their children were: Moses, Mary, married to Nathan Shirey; David, conducted the hotel at New- hards for many years, but died at Allentown, where he is buried on the Union cemetery ; Caro- line, married to Henry Leh, and John H.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 115

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