History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 117

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 1900, Dr. Horn opened a drug store at Coplay, which he still conducts. He was one of the organizers of the Coplay National Bank in 1908, and has been president since its organiza- tion. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a staunch Democrat and has been a member of the borough council for many years, and burgess for three years, and of the school board for sixteen years.

Dr. Horn was married in 1881, to Miss Annie Heller, daughter of Peter Heller, of Allentown. They had six children: Matilda H., a graduate of the Coplay high school, 1899, Bethlehem Mo- ravian Seminary, 1901, and of the Allentown Hospital in 1908 as a trained nurse; Isabella, married to Charles S. Dilcher, of Allentown ; George P., a graduate of the chemical department of the Staunton Military Academy, who was a chemist of the Atlas Cement Company for five years, and is now in San Antonio, Texas; Robert T., deceased; Anna H., a graduate of the Cop- lay high school, 1908; and Harry Y., Jr., a graduate of the Catasauqua high school, 1911, a chemist of the Atlas Cement Company, at pres- ent a student in Valpariaso University, Indiana. Mrs. Horn died in 1887. Dr. Horn married as his second wife, Miss Florence Heller, daughter of Charles Heller, of Allentown. They have three children : Fannie H., Charles W., and Louise.

CHARLES ROBERT HORN, the secretary and general sales agent of the Davies & Thomas Company, Catasauqua, is a native of Catasauqua, Pa., where he resides and was born Oct. 13, 1863, being the youngest son of Melchior H. Horn. He was graduated from the Catasauqua high school in 1879, and in that year began working in the National Bank of Catasauqua, becoming its cashier in 1890, and continued uninterruptedly until 1898, when he con- nected himself with the Davies & Thomas Com- pany, as their general agent with offices in New York City.

Mr. Horn has been prominently identified with the social and political affairs of his town for many years. As a member of Porter Lodge, No. 284, F. & A. M., he served as worshipful master in 1894; is a member of Catasauqua Chapter, No. 278, R. A. M .; Allen Command- ery, No. 20, K. T .; and Lulu Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Philadelphia; the I. O. O. F., and the Encampment. He was past grand of the lodge in 1887. Mr. Horn is a member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was chief burgess of Catasauqua from 1894-1897; and in 1896 was a delegate to the Palmer and Buckner State Convention that met in Philadelphia.

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He was married June 23, 1886, to Blanche Thomas, daughter of James Thomas. They have these children: Isabella T., Mary, de- ceased; Catharine R .; James T .; Blanche, de- ceased; and Helen.

George Henry Horn, a pioneer, at the time of his death in the Fall of 1809, lived in East Penn township, Northampton county. At the' time of the making of his last will and testar ment he was in failing health, and an item in the will states as follows: "I am very sick and weak." The instrument was made October 17, 1809, and probated November 20th of the same year. His wife Otilla survived him. The chil-' dren were: Jasper, Jacob, Christian and John.

Christian Horn, the third son, settled near Lynnport, where he was a farmer. He died late in June, 1859, an aged man, and is buried at Jacksonville. His wife, Maria Everett, pre- ceded him in death. She was a native of Lynn. They were Lutherans. Their children were: Peter, who was a farmer in Lynn; John; Sam- uel ; Thomas, and Maria.

John Horn, son of Christian, a farmer at Ringtown, in Schuylkill county, where he owned and carried on a farm of 60 acres. He was a member of the Lutheran congregation at Ring- town and served it as an official. He died about 1877, at the age of 62 years. He and his wife, Catharine Zimmerman, are buried at the above church. Mrs. Horn was a daughter of Jacob Zimmerman. Their eight children were: Lucy. (married Jonas Weiss, who served in the Civil War and lived at Gordon Plains) ; Catharine (married Adam Lindenmuth, and lived at Ring- town) ; Priscilla (married Joseph Stack, and lived in Mahanoy Plains) ; Christina (married Abraham Long, and lived at Ringtown) ; Mary (born on July 6, 1837, is the widow of Daniel Klase, a Civil War veteran, and lives at Allen- town) ; William (of Ringtown) ; George, and John. All of them are deceased, excepting Christina, Mary and William.

John Horn, son of John, was born at Ring- town in 1841, and some time after the Civil War went to Chase, Lake county, Michigan, where he engaged in the lumber business as a saw-miller, and while working there the engine exploded and killed him, February 22, 1879. His wife was Sophia Deck, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bower) Deck, and they had six children: Huldah, Cornelius, Ellen, Henry, Walter, and Cordelia. His widow is living at Ringtown, nearly 70 years of age. Her hus- band's body was brought East and buried at Ringtown.

Mr. Horn enlisted twice in the Civil War,

first in the nine months' service, and then by re- enlistment, from the county of Schuylkill; and he was wounded twice. His two brothers were also in the service with him.

CORNELIUS HORN, son of John, miller, in Lynn township, was born June 2, 1868, in Lu- zerne county, and when seventeen years of age learned the milling trade at New Ringgold, Schuylkill county; then worked for James K. Mosser at Zion's Grove until 1894. Subse- quently he was engaged at New Ringgold, Or- wigsburg, and Mosserville until 1901, when he located at Bennighoff's mill in Lynn township, and there he has been employed since.

Mr. Horn was married in 1891 to Flora Ann Fink, daughter of Reuben and Polly (Rex) Fink, of East Penn township, in Carbon county, and they have three children: Ralph C., Beulah (who died in infancy), and Lucretia P. S.1 Mrs. Horn's father was Philip Rex.

REV. ABRAHAM R. HORNE.

Rev. Abraham Reasor Horne was born in Springfield township, Bucks county, Pa., and was " a son of Daniel L. and Mary (Reasor) Horne. The home of his birth is still standing on the farm that Dr. Horne owned at the time of his demise. He was born March 24, 1834. He at- tended private schools and Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, graduating in 1858. Early in life he took to teaching and for three years taught public school half a mile from his home. In 1854 he taught at Bethlehem, Pa. From 1858 to 1863 he was principal of the Bucks County Normal and Classical School, assisted by Dr. H. L. Baugh- er, later Professor of Greek at Gettysburg Col- lege.

Dr. Horne was ordained a Lutheran clergman in 1859, together with Revs. O. Leopold and B. Zweizig, both of whom have also gone to their reward. He had a charge in Northampton county from 1863 to 1865, when he was called to the Lutheran church at Williamsport, where he re- mained until 1872. From 1867 to 1872 he was also superintendent of the schools of that city. From 1872 to 1877 Dr. Horne was principal of the Kutztown Normal School and increased its enrollment to over 500 students. At the same time he also supplied various Lutheran churches, Chestnut Hill, near Limeport, Pa., being one of them.

Dr. Horne came to Allentown in 1877 as prin- cipal of the normal and academic department of Muhlenberg College, where he remained until 1882. Then he was elected president of the Texas University, and in 1882 and 1883 he did institute work in Louisiana and Texas, and the following year in New Jersey. In 1885 Rev.

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Joshua Yeager, who had succeeded his father, John Conrad Yeager, in a large Lehigh county parish, resigned because of his advanced years. Dr. Horne served the Shoenersville, Rittersville, Friedensville and Lehigh churches, also several preaching stations, amongst which were the chap- els at Seidersville and Alburtis. He served as president of the large Allentown Conference. Dr. Horne was the founder of the National Edu- cator, at Quakertown, in 1860, moved it to Al- lentown in 1877 and continued as editor to the time of his death.

Dr. Horne was a jovial Pennsylvania German. He was a recognized authority on the dialect and published a handbook on the language as spoken ; also botany, experiments without apparatus, and was a frequent contributor to educational and religious papers. He was frequently elected to membership in the school board of his ward in Allentown, and always manifested great interest in the work. He also served as a member of the Board of Control from 1885 to 1891. Lebanon Valley College, Annville, conferred upon him the title of D.D. in 1881.

Dr. Horne was married to Jemima E., daugh- ter of David and Sarah Yerkes. Six children were born unto them: Sadie J., wife of Hon. Joseph Mayne; Hattie B., wife of Harry A. Grammes; David R., Esq .; Thomas K. B .; Au- gustus F .; and M. Luther, who was teacher in the Allentown high school. Dr. Horn died sud- denly Dec. 23, 1902, and his remains rest in Fairview cemetery, Allentown. Dr. Horne was of a genial nature and generous disposition, al- ways cheerful and a friend to rich and poor alike.

HORNBECK FAMILY.

This family has been prominently identified with politics and in the medical profession of Le- high county for a number of years. The family trace their ancestry to Dr. Jacob Hornbeck, a native of Sussex county, N. J.

Hon. John W. Hornbeck, son of Dr. Jacob Hornbeck, was born in Sussex county, N. J., was graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N. Y., and after completing his studies of Black- stone, located for his practice at Allentown, Pa. He was elected on the Whig ticket as a member of congress from Lehigh and Bucks counties, but died before the expiration of his term in 1849. He was prominently identified with the Presby- terian Church of Allentown, of which he was one of the organizers. He was married to Maria Martin, a daughter of Dr. Jacob Martin. Their union was blessed with four children.

Dr. M. E. Hornbeck, a son of Hon. John W. and Maria (Martin) Hornbeck, was born in Allentown, January 24th, 1842, and died in Cat-

asauqua, October 9, 1905. His primary educa- tion was received in the Allentown Academy, and he read medicine in the office of his uncle, Dr. T. H. Martin, in Allentown, with whom he remained until enlisting for nine months' serv- ice in the union army in 1862. He became a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Pa. Infantry and was mustered in as hospital steward; and with his company which formed a part of the Twelfth Army Corps, was sent to join the army of the Potomac. They fought in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellors- ville. Mr. Hornbeck was honorably discharged in May, 1863. In the fall of this year he enter- ed the University of Pennsylvania and was gradu- ated from the medical department in 1865. Lo- cating at once in Catasauqua, which was then a small town, he started to practice in conjunction with his uncle, Dr. F. B. Martin. They prac- ticed together until 1868, when the latter died. Dr. Hornbeck was a member of the Borough Board of Health and socially belonged to Fuller Post, G. A. R., of which he was surgeon; the Lehigh Medical Society, the Lehigh Valley Medi- cal Association and the State Medical Associa- tion.

In 1868 he was married to Mary Laubach, a daughter of Hon. Joseph Laubach, who was associate judge of Northampton county for sixteen years. Two children were born to them, viz: Dr. James L. and Helen.

JAMES L. HORNBECK, M.D., of Catasauqua, was born in that borough May 10, 1873. He was educated in the public schools and graduated in the high school in 1889. His studies were continued in Willston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass., and the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, from which institution he gradu- ated in 1895. After his graduation he assisted his father up to the time of the latter's death, when he assumed charge of the practice for him- self which has been very large. He has been president of the Board of Health of Catasauqua, for five years. Socially he is a member of Porter Lodge, No. 284, F. & A. M. and Catasauqua Chapter, No. 278, R. A. M. In 1901 he was married to Helen Thomas of Catasauqua. They have three children : Thomas M., James L., and Dorothy.

HOXWORTH FAMILY.

John Hoxworth located in Montgomery coun- ty, in 1730. His son, Peter, was a colonel in the war of 1812. Father and son were buried at White Marsh, near Philadelphia. Peter Hox- worth married Miss S- Jenkin. John Hox- worth, born 1733, died 1777, married Elizabeth Jenkin, daughter of Jenkin and Mary Jenkin.

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John J. Hoxworth was educated in the pub- lic schools, after which he became a blacksmith. In 1846, when he commenced farming pursuing this vocation until 1864, when he removed to Allentown and on Aug. 4 of that year he took charge of a welding furnace, owned by Mr. Al- bright, where he continued many years. He died in 1896 and was buried in West End cemetery.

He married Dinah Schwartz, of New Britain. Their children are: Lemuel, Burgess M., Aman- da, Isabella and Emma. Lemuel assisted his father in the farm until 1868 when he was em- ployed by the L. & S., East Penn, and other R. R. companies for 38 years. He is now living re- tired at Easton, Pa. Amanda married Harry Mull. She died, and Mr. Mull resides in Al- lentown. Isabella, married Peter Brady, of Red Bank, N. J. His widow now resides there. Issue: Grace Mull, who succeeded her father at Red Bank as telegraph operator; Floyd, of El- mira, N. Y .; and Emma G. resides with her brother, Burgess M., at Allentown.

BURGESS MORRIS HOXWORTH, son of John J. and Dinah (Schwartz) Hoxworth, was born at Allentown. His boyhood days were spent upon his father's farm, his time divided between work and school. He remained at home until the age of 21, when he secured employment in the Welding Furnace Pipe Mill, continuing there until 1868, when he became an employee of the L. & S. R. R. Co., retiring as conductor in 1888. Since that date he has been engaged in real estate and building operations, in Scranton and Allen- town. He was a school director and a member of the election board for seven years. In poli- tics Mr. Hoxworth is a Democrat; was a mem- ber of the Baptist Church, later of the Lutheran and Reformed Church; a member of Barger Lodge, Knights Templar and Allen chapter for 34 years.

Nathaniel Hoxworth came from New Castle, on-the-Tyne, England, at an early day. His son, Nathaniel, Jr., removed from East Sandy Creek, Pa., to Allentown, Pa. He married Matilda Nonnemaker, and their children were: George, Daniel and Jasper.

Daniel Hoxworth, son of Nathaniel, Jr., was born in 1825, in Montgomery county, Pa., died in 1908; married Amelia Isemeyer, a native of Northern Hanover, Germany.

Their children: James, Edward, Sarah C. (Mrs. William Hill) ; Marietta M. (Mrs. Ar- nold), Charles P., William H., Hannah L. (Mrs. Geer), Franklin L., Amanda (Mrs. Brown), Rebecca (Mrs. Snitzer), John E., and Luella and Isabella, twins.

JOHN E. HOXWORTH, the son of Daniel Hox- worth, was born Feb. 25, 1869, in Franklin,

Venango county, Pa., and came to Allentown, Pa., in 1883, at the age of 14 years.

He is by trade a brick-layer and plasterer. Has for 14 years been a cement and concrete con- tractor and is a resident of East Allentown, Pa. He married Lizzie Miller, daughter of Charles and Agnes Miller, who came from Germany. Their children are: Viola A., born 1904, and Florence M., born 1911.

HUBER FAMILY.

The name of Huber is derived from an old German word "hutre," meaning the possessor or guardian of a small tract of land or a farm, which would indicate that the family is descend- Ed from a clan of Swiss farmers, as the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, was the original home of the Hubers, many of them still residing there, with records which date back more than eight hundred years. During the civil and religious disturbances of the seventeenth century, many of the Hubers were driven from their mountain homes and fled to Germany, France, and other European countries. From these countries they ultimately came to America, the ship records at Philadelphia alone showing that nearly fifty Hu- bers, not including women and children, landed at that port prior to the Revolutionary War. Their descendants added to those who have come since that time, have spread the name over the United States and Canada. In the course of time the spelling of the name has been changed in various sections, so that we now have the variations of Huver, Hover, Hoober, Hoover, and Hooper.

Hans (John) Huber was one of the first im- migrants to Pennsylvania, came between 1710 and 1715, and settled near the present village of New Holland, Lancaster county, then a part of Chester county, Pennsylvania. Tradition says that he was one of the many thousands of Ger- mans who went to England at the solicitation of Queen Anne in 1709-10, and from there to America. The records at Harrisburg, Pennsyl- vania, show that he obtained a tract of land of two hundred acres, dated November 22, 1717, and was granted a patent for same, August 8, 1735, in what is now Earl township, Lancaster county. There he died in 1750. September 21, 1745, he had deeded his land to his son, Jacob.

Jacob, son of Hans Huber, on January 10, 1754, deeded his land to his two eldest sons, John and Martin, and took up land in Southern Lancaster county, then Martie, now Providence township. He married, and had children: I. John, married, and had: John and Martin, who remained in Lancaster county; Jacob, went to Rockingham county, Virginia, where many of his

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descendants still reside. 2. Martin, married, and had children: John, who settled in Franklin county, Pennsylvania; Jacob, located in Adams county, Pennsylvania; Christian, a resident of Richland county, Ohio; Joseph and David, re- mained in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. 3. Christian, died without issue. 4. Matthias, lo- cated in Tennessee, and had three sons-Mar- tin, Christian, and Jacob-and eighteen grand- sons, who with their descendants are numerous in middle Tennessee and Texas. 5. Jacob, lived on the homestead in Lancaster county. He had two sons, Martin and Jacob, both of whom re- mained in that locality. 6. Anna, married Yost Kendrick. 7. Barbara, married Philip Stetzler. 8. Maria, married Jacob Eberly. 9. Margaret, married John Winter. 10. Magdalena, married Adam Filler. 11. Catharine, married Abraham Ladshaw. The descendants of Hans Huber, now living, comprise mainly the seventh and eighth generations, and are found in almost every state in the Union. While the majority of this branch of the Hoover clan still follow the occu- pations of their forefathers, that of farming and kindred pursuits, many have entered the profes- sions, and have gained distinction as college pro- fessors, lawyers, doctors, clergymen, and mer- chants.

Jacob Huber, now spelled Hoover, left Rot- terdam, Holland, in the summer of 1732, with his brothers, Christian, Hans, and Hans Martin. One of these brothers settled in Lancaster county, Pa., one in Bedford county, Pa., and the third in the state of Georgia. Tradition has it that the last mentioned obtained great wealth, returned to Europe and became the founder of a prosperous family there. Jacob Huber settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, married, and left a number of children. One of his sons, Henry, born in 1751, removed from Bucks county to Montgomery county in 1797, and died there, April 9, 1809. He had children: Christian ; Jacob; Philip; Elizabeth, married John Rile; Mary, married William Kneedler. Henry was the great-grandfather of the Hon. Hiram C. Hoover, president of the National Hoover As- sociation, which has annual re-unions.

The Hubers have always been men of high principle, and have ever been ready to give even their lives in the defence of what they considered the right. In reference to this we may mention a few of those who lost their lives in defence of their religious or civil rights. Among the hon- ored martyrs of this name, who suffered in the cause of religion, we find: Wolfgong Band- huber, a minister, of Passau, in 1529; Hans Huber, of Waserburg, Bavaria, was burned at the stake, in 1542; Wolfgong Huber, of Lutz-

enburg, Germany, perished by the sword in 1559; Hans Huber, of Horgerberg, was thrown into prison in the Othenburg, Switzerland, where, with others, he was kept in chains for life, hav- ing been taken there in 1645; Ulrich Huber, was beheaded in the north of Holland, in 1797. Following is the list of Hubers from Pennsyl- vania, who served in the Revolutionary War: John Huber, Berks county; Albright Huber, Lancaster county; Felix Huber, Lancaster county ; Henry Hoover, was discharged at Tren- ton, July 20, 1785, and was living in Mifflin county in 1812 ; Leonard, George, Brisben, Adam and Anthony Huber. In the War of 1812 we find: George, John, and Jacob Hoover, all of Lancaster county ; Martin Hoover, born in Tennessee, was with General Jackson at the Bat- tle of New Orleans.

Jacob Huber was born on South Seventh street, Allentown, and for many years conducted a saddlery business on Hamilton street. He and his wife are interred in the Union cemetery, Allentown. He married Barbara, a daughter of Peter and Hannah Nagle, and had children: Lu- cinda, married Samuel Wenner ; William Peter, of further mention; Henry, of Newark, New Jersey; Mary; Rebecca; Francis, who went West.

William Peter, son of Jacob and Barbara (Nagle) Huber, was born in Allentown, Pa., in 1825, and his entire life was spent in that town. He was educated in the public schools and at Allentown Academy, and then established a sad- dlery business at No. 810 Hamilton street, was actively identified with this until his retirement in 1890. He was a member of the Zion Reformed church and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married -, and had chil- dren : I. Justina. 2. Mary. 3. Arvesta. 4. Matilda, who died at the age of forty-four years. 5. Anna Maria, who married Samuel, a son of the Rev. Cornelius and Mary (Springle) Baker, of Allentown. He was a machinist by trade, and they had children: Mildred H., educated in the public schools and the Bethlehem Preparatory School, and is now secretary of the International Motor Company, of Allentown; Frank, who died in 1907, at the age of eighteen years.

Conrad Huber was born in what is now Le- high county, but at that time was a part of Northampton county, Pennsylvania.

Peter, son of Conrad Huber, was born in what was then the village of Allentown. He was a saddler by trade, then engaged in the grain, flour, and feed business, which he carried on the greater part of his life, but had been burned out in the great fire of 1848. He married (first) Anna, who died in 1827, a daughter of Abraham Wor-

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man; they had three children as follows: Re- becca, married to W. Wagner; and Anna, who died, aged 19 years. Mr. Huber married (sec- ond) Mary Worman, a sister of his first wife. They had seven sons. He died in Allentown in 1884.

Walter Peter Huber, son of Peter and Anna (Worman) Huber, was born in Allentown, Au- gust 22, 1825. He received an excellent educa- tion, which was finished at the Allentown Acad- emy, then commenced working in the store of his father, remaining there until he was twenty-three years of age, and also acquired experience as a clerk in the grain and feed business. In 1848 he established himself in business independently as a dealer in dry goods and groceries, but in the same year a disastrous fire destroyed his entire stock as well as a large part of the town, and he sustained a heavy loss. In 1850 he removed to Wescosville, where he was a prosperous general merchant twenty years, then sold his business and returned to Allentown. There he became the superintendent of a fire-brick plant, a position he held eleven years; then associated himself with W. J. Egge & Co., in the manufacture of building brick. Their immense plant at Tenth and Allen streets was equipped with all the most modern machinery necessary in this line of manufacture, and their output was many millions annually. Mr. Huber was an ardent supporter of Republican principles, but had no inclination for public office. The cause of education, how- ever, had a warm friend and supporter in him and he has served as a member of the school board of Allentown for almost a quarter of a century.

Mr. Huber married (first) in 1848, Mary A., born in Rittersville, died in 1868, a daughter of Charles Ritter, and they had one daughter, who died in 1865 at the age of sixteen years. He married (second), in 1869, Anna R., a daughter of W. J. Egge, a local minister of the Evangelical Church. Mrs. Huber resides at the homestead at No. 217 North Ninth street, Allentown. Mr. Huber was a prominent church-worker and a pillar in the Bethany United Evangelical church, to which he gave with a liberal hand and this good work has been continued by Mrs. Huber since the death of her life companion.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 117

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