History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 141

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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To him and his wife, Sarah S., who died Feb. 6, 1910, were born two daughters, Minnie H. and Sarah M., both of whom are cultured and re- fined and move in the best social circles. They are members of Zion Reformed congregation. Mr. Knerr has been a life-long Democrat, though he has never aspired to any office. He is a member

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of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Knerr and his daughters reside at 823 Linden street.

Charles Clanmore Knerr, born April 23, 1847, died Dec. 18, 1864, of typhoid fever.

Louisa Catharine Knerr, born Aug. 31, 1850, married James Major and has three children: Howard J. F., junior member of the firm of John A. Knerr & Co .; James A .; and Emma, wife of Theodore Hyde.

Lafayette Knerr, the son of Nathan Knerr and his wife, Julia Ettinger, and grandson of David Knerr and his wife, Maria Bortz, was born in Longswamp township, Berks county. His father, Nathan Knerr, moved to Allentown in 1835. His children were: Charles, James, Daniel, John, Lafayette, Mrs. Eliza Diehl, Mrs. Caroline Kleckner, and Mrs. Anna Reichard. Lafayette Knerr received only a limited education and for thirty-two years was employed in the Allentown Rolling Mills. He enlisted in Company B, 47th Penna. Vol. Regt., on Aug. 30, 1861, and was mustered out Sept. 18, 1864.

He married, Oct. 11, 1848, Matilda Hillyard. Mr. Knerr was a member of the Lutheran Church and a Republican in politics. He died Feb. 15, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Knerr had three children: Walter P., of Cleveland, Ohio; Mary J., wife of Addison J. Leaser, who has one son, Addison J., Jr .; and Nathan, who died young.

MRS. MATILDA KNERR was born at Easton, Oct. 22, 1831, the daughter of John Hilliard and his wife, Sarah Reimer. Her grandfather, Abraham Hilliard, of English descent, died in Forks township, Northampton county. His chil- dren were: William; Abraham; John ; and Mar- garet, wife of William Snyder, of Nazareth. John Hilliard was born in Forks township, June 28, 1801. He was a farmer in that township, and in 1849 removed to Allentown, where he died, Sept. 19, 1875, and is buried on Union cemetery.

MILTON KNODLER.

Andrew Knodler and wife, Dorothy (Wuls Genuch) Knodler had John, born March 2, 1789, and Casper, born Oct. 16, 1790.

Andrew and John Knodler, brothers, came to Philadelphia, from Rotterdam, Holland, in the ship Osgood, landing on Sept. 29, 1750. In Low- hill township Geo. Knodler was assessed 6 pounds in 1762, and Andrew was assessed 9 pounds in 1764, in Heidelberg and adjoining township.

Milton Knodler, son of George and Henrietta (Shaffer ) Knodler, and a descendant of the above George, was born Sept. 6, 1843, in Macungie township. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and was his father's assistant on the farm, up to the age of 21 years. He then

engaged in iron mining with Reuben Boyer, of Catasauqua for some years. He then opened a hotel at Trexlertown which he operated with suc- cess for three years, when he disposed of the busi- ness. He removed to West Bethlehem in 1878 and entered the employ of the Bethlehem Steel Works, where he remained for about 34 years. While there engaged in his work, he met with an accident, resulting in his death, Feb. 14, 19II, and interment was in Kisky Hill cemetery at Bethlehem. Mr. Knodler had erected several houses at West Bethlehem and his widow still resides in one of them. He was a member of the following organizations: The Lutheran church at Macungie; Lodge No. 231, I. O. O. F., Foglesville; Goodwill Castle, No. 75, K. G. E., I. O. R. M., Tribe No. 302; Hanover Aid So- ciety ; and the Bethlehem Steel Company Relief Assn. In politics he was a Democrat; was a councilman for two terms, at West Bethlehem.

Milton Knodler married July 27, 1865, El- vina R. Reinert, daughter of Peter and Polly (Frey) Reinert, of Foglesville. Issue: (1) Alda M .; (2) Emma; and (3) Milton T.

Alda M. (1) married Arthur Dieter. Issue: (1) Helen, married John Heim; (2) Hattie, married Henry Jacoby; (3) Sarah; (4) Arthur ; (5) Clarence and (6) Charles Dieter. Emma (2) married Charles J. Smith. Issue: (1) Edith O. and (2) Minerva Smith.

Milton, married (first) Hannah Hires. Is- sue: Leroy Francis. He married (second) Liz- zie Shankweiler.

EDGAR J. KNOLL.

Edgar J. Knoll, of Catasauqua, was born in Hanover township, May 25, 1881. He is the only son of the late Henry and Amanda J. Knoll, who were farming people in that town- ship. He was educated in the Catasauqua Schools and afterward learned the art of teleg- raphy, which he followed as an employee of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, and also the Philadel- phia and Reading Railroad, until in the fall of 1906, when he embarked in the freight and trans- fer business. He employs five men and eight horses.

In 1909 he built a modern stable and shed on the corner of Pine and American streets, and there he has his office. He has served as the Street Commissioner of Catasauqua since the year 1909. Socially he is a member of the B. P. O. E. No. 130, of Allentown; of the Odd Fellows and the Encampment; of the K. G. E., and of the F. O. E.

In 1900, he was married to Emily T. Moyer, daughter of Frank Moyer, who served in the

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Civil War, and they had seven children : Edgar, Mervitt, Emily, Stanley, Paul, William, and Carl, the last three having died in infancy.

KOENIG FAMILY.

Heinrich König, was a pioneer of Allemangel, in Lynn township. Among his children was a son, Jacob, who, with his wife, are buried on the old graveyard at Jacksonville. The inscrip- tions on their gravestones are as follows :

JACOB KOENIG Born January 28, 1763 Died March 28, 1829 Aged 66 yrs., 2 mos.

BARBARA HAM Daughter of Daniel and Anna Maria Ham Born January 20, 1764 In Lynn township, Lehigh county, married in 1787, and lived in married life 42 yrs. with Jacob Koenig. Died April 8, 1837 aged 73 yrs., 2 mos., 19 days.

Among their children were: Jacob (1791- (1869) ; Anna Maria (1792-1866) ; and Daniel (1795-1848) who married Susanna Kuser (1800-1876).

Jacob Koenig, farmer, located between Lynn- port and Jacksonville, was born February 5, 1791 and died May 17, 1869, aged 78 years. His homestead embraced the Charles H. Koenig farm of 72 acres, the Edwin Schitz farm of 69 acres and three other tracts (35, 28 and 17 acres) ; all situated in Lynn township. He built the brick house on the place in 1860. The farm was formerly owned by a Follweiler, who built a log house there, which is still standing. By trade he was a shoemaker.

Mr. Koenig was married twice. His first wife was Sarah Brobst, born December 5, 1800, and died January 16, 1825, and they had a son, Jonas ; and his second wife was Anna M. Schitz, born July 18, 1796, and died February 25, 1886, aged over 89 years, and they had six children : Sarah (m. Lenius Snyder), Samuel, Mary Ann (1829-1877), Edwin (1833-1909), Rebecca (1835-1910, m. Jacob Henry), and Leah (1837-1901). He and the family were Luther- an members of the Jacobs church at Jacksonville.

Jonas Koenig, eldest son of Jacob, was born February 21, 1823, and died April 22, 1895. He was married to Catharine Kerschner, born December 23, 1825, and died December II, 1901. They lived in Albany township, Berks county, where he carried on farming. They had three children: Kate (m. Benjamin Trexler ),

Mary (m. Lewis Hosfield), and Lewis (who died young).

Samuel S. Koenig, the second son of Jacob, was born December 15, 1831, and died Novem- ber 13, 1890. He was a life-long resident and farmer in Lynn township, on the place where his son Charles H. now lives. He was a Demo- crat, and served as the township treasurer.

His wife was Esther, daughter of Adam Foll- weiler (who is now living with her son, Charles H.) They had seven children: Charles H., Rosa, William (of Wennersville, Penna.), Am- anda (m. Milton Klase), Annie (m. Lewis Klingaman ), and Ellen (m. Edwin Gorr). He and the family were members of the Lutheran congregation of the Jacobs church, and he served there as a deacon, elder and trustee, and also as treasurer, which shows his active devotion to the affairs of the church.

CHARLES H. KOENIG, son of Samuel S., is a progressive and substantial citizen of Lynn town4 ship and occupies the homestead of his father and of his grand-father, which is his own property. He was born there in 1869 and commenced farming on the place 1896, and since he became the owner he purchased additional land to the tract, making it now altogether 105 acres. The farm is in a high state of cultivation and the buildings are superior in construction and appear- ance.

In 1911 he was elected to the school board. In politics he is a Democrat. He and the fam- ily are members of the Lutheran congregation at the Jacobs church and he has served there as a deacon and elder, and he is now officiating as a trustee.

In 1894 he was married to Kate, daughter of John and Julia (Lenhart) Hemmerly of Al- bany township, Berks county, and they have three children: Florence L., Mabel E., and Victor C.

Henry Koenig, of Permensens, near Ham- burg, Germany, came to this country in 1850, settling at Allentown, Pa. He was a barber by trade and in connection with it conducted a saloon. Later he established Koenig's Brewery at 16 South Eighth street. and he developed this establishment into large proportions. It was removed to Twelfth and Lawrence streets, and is now known as the Dauefer Brewing Co. He carried on the brewing business until 1874, when he died. He was a Lutheran member of the St. Michaels church, and is buried on the Union Cemetery, Allentown. His wife was Freder- icka Deaufer, and they had the following chil- dren: Annie (married Lewis Jergens) ; Henry and Alfred, both deceased; Mamie (married John Keller) ; Ida (widow of John Sieger ),

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Tillie (married Harper Clouss) ; Louisa (mar- ried Edward Bennich) ; Charles (married Chris- tina Spiegel), and Francis.

Francis Koenig was born May 5, 1852, at Allentown, and he has always lived in that city. He has been employed at the upholstery trade with leading houses in the Lehigh Valley al- ways working as foreman. He is retired since 1892. He and family are members of St. Mi- chael's Lutheran Church. He married Emma Billheimer, daughter of Francis and Clarissa (Wartman) Billheimer, late of Allentown, who was a pioneer lumber man. They had five chil- dren: Jonas (deceased), Clara, Arthur J. D., Helen and Marguerite (deceased).

ARTHUR J. D. KOENIG, present deputy clerk of the Orphans' Court, was born in Allentown, March 2, 1885, where he was educated in the public schools and graduated from the Allen- town Business College. He took up clerical work but his health failed and he learned the boiler-making trade at the Heilman Boiler Works, which he followed there for seven years. On January 3, 1910, he was appointed the Dep- uty Clerk of the Orphans' Court, and in 1913 was elected clerk of the Orphans' Court.

Mr. Koenig has been active in Democratic politics since he was twenty years old. He has served various offices in the Lehigh Democratic Club, and in 1912 he was the treasurer of the Lehigh County Standing Committee. He is a member of these lodges: Barger Lodge, No. 333, F. & A. M., Lehigh Lodge, No. 83, I. O. O. F .; Livingstone Castle, No. 258, K. G. E., Knights of the Mystic Chain ; the Foresters, and the Buf-, falos.

He married January 29, 1904, Lillie Hen- ninger, daughter of George and Alice (Weaver) Henninger of Seidersville, Pa. They have two children: Frances A., and Kathryn E.

KOEHLER FAMILY.

Peter Koehler, of German descent or birth, lived in Lehigh township, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, where he owned a farm, which later passed into the possession of his son, Samuel. Peter Koehler was a member of the Lutheran Church. He married Miss Townsend, a lady of English birth. They had children: Peter ; John; Samuel, of further mention; Joseph, who went west, is said to have settled in Chicago, where he became an extensive property owner, but all trace of him has been lost; Mrs. Henry Fenstermacher; Mrs. Michael Fenstermacher ; Mrs. Hess, who resided on Walnut street, Al- lentown; Mrs. George Beil.

Samuel, son of Peter and - (Townsend) Koehler, was born on the homestead owned by

his father, in 1801, and died in October, 1844. For a time he worked as a laborer, then became a boatman in the employ of Asa Packer, and finally learned the tailor's trade, with which he was identified for a number of years. His home was situated on a plot of ground of ten acres, above the Coplay Cement Mill, and he successfully farmed this land, and was also engaged in haul- ing ore with a three-horse team. He and his wife are buried at Egypt, Pennsylvania. Mr. Koehler married, Abigail Schreiber, born about 1804, died in December, 1844. They had chil- dren: Tilghman, born in 1831, died in 1903; Edward, of further mention; Franklin, of fur- ther mention; Valentine, of Coplay, Pennsyl- vania ; and Henry Peter, who died in childhood.

Edward, son of Samuel and Abigail (Schreib- er (Koehler, was born near Schwartz's Dam, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 1833. He attended the old "pay schools," where he obtained what was considered a good education at that time. For a period of four years he lived on the farm, then followed the blacksmith's trade at Coplay for twelve years, and then, for twenty-eight years cultivated a tract of one hundred and twenty acres in White- hall township. His religious affiliation is with the Reformed church at Mickley's, in which he has served as deacon for two years, and he was formerly a deacon, elder and trustee at the Egypt church. Mr. Koehler married, in 1859, Ala- vesta, a daughter of John and Hannah (Keck) Erdman, of Whitehall township. Mr. Koehler was born in 1835, died in June, 1907, and is buried in Greenwood cemetery. They had chil- dren: Dora C., who married Eli Anawalt, and resides in Allentown; John M., of further men- tion; Linnie A., married Menno Shoemaker, formerly the proprietor of Hotel Penn, at Allen- town, Pennsylvania.

John M., son of Edward and Alavesta (Erd- man) Koehler, was born at Coplay, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1861. His education, which was an excellent one, was acquired in the public schools of the township, and the Millersville State Nor- mal School. He then entered upon his business career, and for three years was employed as weighmaster with the Allentown Wire Mill. In 1890 he established himself in business independ- ently, opening a grocery store at the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, and conducted this successfully for over 20 years. He has taken an active interest in the public affairs of Allen- town, and as a representative of the Republican party of the Third ward, was elected as a mem- ber of the common council, serving continuously in this honorable body until 1912. His fraternal affiliation is with Phil Sheridan Council, Na

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287, Junior Order of United American Mechan- ics; and Alton Castle, No. 149, Knights of the Mystic Chain. He and his family are members of the St. John's Reformed church. Mr. Koeh- ler married, in 1887, Amanda A., a daughter of Stephen and Eliza (Anewalt) Kleppinger, and they have had children : G. Russell; Edgar, who died in infancy; Allen; Paul; and Erma.

Franklin, son of Samuel and Abigail (Schreib- er) Koehler, was born in North Whitehall town- ship, April 27, 1835, and was apprenticed to learn the trade of milling at Strauss Mill, which was at that time operated by Butz & Snyder. For about four years he was engaged in this call- ing and then, in 1858, took up farming in White- hall township, near the Seventh street bridge, and cultivated this farm until his retirement. This property consisted of one hundred and twenty-five acres, is now rented, and the present barn was erected by Mr. Koehler in 1904. In December, 1913, Mr. Koehler moved from the old homestead to his present beautiful home at 721 North Sixth street, Allentown. He and his family are members of Zion Reformed church, and Mr. Koehler has served as deacon in it. He married, in 1857, Susan, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Burkhalter) Newhard. They have had children : Emily J., unmarried ; Mary Alice, who married Lyman Howe, and lives at Wilkes-Barre; Joseph, living at No. 804 North Seventh street; William A., of further mention; Robert L., a resident of Dalton, Pennsylvania; Gertrude, married J. Thomas Schantz, and lives in Allentown. Mrs. Koehler died Dec. 21, 1898, and is buried in family plot on Union cem- etery.

William A., son of Franklin and Susan ( New- hard) Koehler, was born on the family home- stead, Whitehall township, August 15, 1868. He was educated in the township public schools and in the Allentown Business College. In 1891, in association with his brother, Joseph H., Mr. Koehler established himself in the coal business, near the North Seventh street bridge. The busi- ness is still located there and is in a most flourish- ing condition. Six men and seven horses are in constant requisition, and at times it is neces- sary to engage additional help. The firm has the best equipped coal yards in Eastern Pennsyl- vania, having a coal elevator measuring one hundred and twenty by forty feet, with twenty- seven openings, and a capacity of two thousand four hundred tons. The elevator is thirty feet high above the cement pillars; this height giving it an imposing appearance. Every detail which can possibly be arranged to work automatically, is furnished with the proper equipment for this

purpose. From 1893 until 1910 Mr. Koehler lived in Allentown, then removed to the Koehler homestead in Whitehall, where his father still re- sides. He and his family are members of the Reformed Church. Mr. Koehler married, in 1893, Mary A., a daughter of Mrs. Wilhelmina Pflock, born in Germany, who lived for a time in Philadelphia, and now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Koehler. They have had children: Franklin B., and Marguerite E.

Samuel Koehler, son of John and Elizabeth (Beil) Koehler, was born Jan. 27, 1809, died in February, 1892. He married Lucy Ann, daugh- ter of Frederick Biery, of Bierysport, now Catas- auqua. They had the following children : Sarah Ann Elizabeth, married to Dr. John C. Foelker, whose history appears elsewhere in this volume. 2. Uriah F., unmarried, and lives with his brother Monroe E. 3. Hettie, deceased, wife of James E. Hoch, of Catasauqua. 4. Samuel J., whose history follows. 5. Amanda, widow of Martin Zellner, of Shoenersville. She now lives at St. John, N. D. 6. Dr. Theodore J. Koehler is married and resides at Easton, Pa. 7. Elemina M. died unmarried in 1887. 8. William F. Koehler is married to Rosa Miller and they live at Fullerton. 9. Monroe E. is married to Susan Ferber. They reside in the Third Ward Catasau- qua.

Samuel J. Koehler, the former register of wills of Lehigh county, was born in Hanover town- ship, Dec. 28, 1842, son of Samuel Koehler, Sr. The subject obtained a liberal education and then taught the "Bast" school in Hanover for three terms, Dry Run school in Northampton county one term, and in Lower Saucon for two terms. He then accepted a position as book- keeper, for two and one-half terms, with the firm of Berger and Young, at Catasauqua. After- ward for a period of eight years he was engaged in the coal and lumber business at Catasauqua, when he engaged in the mercantile business at Catasauqua, and continued it up to 1905, when he was elected to the office of register of wills, and removed to Allentown, where he resides at No. 758 North Ninth street. He has lived a re- tired life since the expiration of his term of of- fice which he filled with credit to himself and the county.

Mr. Koehler was married Dec. 15, 1874, to Anna C. Smith. They had three children as follows: John C., Winfield E., and Lucie C., who died Aug. 11, 1894.

William Franklin Koehler, real estate agent at Allentown for many years, was born Dec. 9, 1852, in Hanover township, Lehigh county. He

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was brought up on a farm and followed farming for some years, then he moved to Allentown and engaged in the real estate business, which he carried on successfully for thirty years. He was married to Rosa A. Miller, and they have one child, a son, named Victor, who, after his edu- cation in the local schools, succeeded his father in the real estate business.

KOHLER FAMILY.

The name of Kohler is found in Switzerland as early as 1476, when Nicholas Kohler is men- tioned as participating in the battle of Murten. Representatives of the family have been promi- nent in civil life and as scholars in Switzerland since the sixteenth century. Jacob Kohler, the ancestor of the Kohler family of Whitehall, came from Muehlhausen. He was the first set- tler in the vicinity of Egypt, probably locating there as early as 1728 or 1730. He secured his first warrant for land on July 15, 1734, for 150 acres, which was the first warrant in the town- ship. He secured another hundred acres by war- rant of Oct. 28, 1737. In these warrants his name was spelled Colar. The entire tract of two hundred and fifty acres was patented by him on April 29, 1760. It was a rectangular tract with the Coplay creek flowing through it, and contained several fine springs. Here Jacob Koh- ler cultivated his land, clearing it of timber, year by year, until in 1768 he had 115 acres of culti- vated land, as well as 215 acres of uncultivated land. In 1755 he built the first grist-mill in the vicinity and tradition has it that as he had a large family of daughters, he employed them in digging the mill race. He was one of the overseers of the poor in 1753, as is shown by a small scrap of paper still in existence. On April 10, 1761, he was naturalized. On Aug. 24, 1769, he deeded his land to his two sons, the elder receiving 155 acres and the mill property, and the younger re- ceiving 193 acres. The date of his death is not known. Jacob Kohler was a man of great energy and wielded a great influence in the community. He and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, had eleven children, the eldest of whom died in infancy and was buried at Egypt.

The ten children, who all reached maturity, were :

(1). Mary Elisabeth Kohler, born May 17, 1733, died July 25, 1825. She married, March 16, 1756, George Koehler, who was born March 6, 1732, and died May 24, 1799. He was one

of the leading blacksmiths of his day. Mrs. Koehler, a woman of ability, lived to the great age of ninety-two years, universally beloved and respected. They had no children, but had an adopted son, George Smull, who was the ances- tor of the compiler of Smull's Handbook.

(2). Peter Kohler.

(3). Catharine Kohler, married John Philip Roth, and had sons: Peter, John Philip, and John Jacob.

(4). Jacob Kohler.

(5). Sabina Kohler, born Jan. 14, 1744, died Aug. 8, 1785, married, Nov. 23, 1762, Peter Rhoads, of Allentown, and had four children that reached maturity : George, Peter, John, and Catharine.

(6). Magdalena Kohler, married in 1767, Peter Newhard. She had five children, and died in 1777.

(7). Margaret Kohler married John Nicholas Fuchs, who kept a hotel for many years at Sev- enth and Linden streets, Allentown. He died in 1809, aged 73 years. Their children were: Peter, Catharine, George, David, Barbara, Mar- garet, and Benjamin.

(8). Eva Catharine Kohler married John Mil- ler, who died Sept. 18, 1788, leaving a son, Peter, and a daughter, Barbara, married to Leon- ard Weiss. She married second, Judge Peter Rhoads, in 1789, and died at Allentown in the old Rhoads homestead, Aug. 26, 1825.

(9). Barbara Kohler, born Feb. 6, 1750, died Feb. 8, 1826, married, May 1, 1770, George Graff. They removed to Allentown in 1774, where Mr. Graff conducted a store at Eighth and Hamilton streets for over fifty years. He was a captain in the Revolution and held other prominent positions. Their children were: Bar- bara, Magdalena, Joseph, George, Sara, Hanna, Catharine, Anna, and Jacob.

(10). Anna Mary Kohler, the youngest daugh- ter of Jacob, was born May 6, 1752, and died Feb. 6, 1823. She married, May 18, 1773, George Jacob Newhard. They removed to Al- lentown and reared a family of three sons: Abra- ham, Peter, and Jacob, and several daughters.

Peter Kohler, eldest son of Jacob Kohler, Sr., was born at Egypt, April 2, 1735. He assisted his father on his farm and at the mill and in 1 762 opened a hotel at Egypt to which he added a store in 1764. He continued to conduct the mill and became one of the leading citizens of the township. At the beginning of the Revolu-

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tion he was chosen a member of the county com- mittee of observation. November 8, 1777, was appointed a commissioner to collect clothing for the American troops, and Dec. 16, 1777, he was appointed by the assembly to take subscriptions for the continental loan in the county. He was commissioned one of the justices of the county on May 28, 1779, and was elected to the assem- bly in 1780, 1781 and 1782. He died Sept. 27, 1793, at the age of fifty-eight and was buried at Egypt. He was a member of the Egypt Re- formed congregation and was one of the building committee that erected the second church in 1785, to which he was one of the largest con- tributors, giving £29. He married Juliana Mar- garet Guth, born in 1740, eldest daughter of Lorenz Guth. They had several children who died in infancy, namely: Peter, born in 1761 ; Eva Catharine, born in 1763; and Jacob, born Jan. 10, 1766. Their youngest and only child that lived to maturity was John Peter Kohler, who was born Dec. 18, 1780, and died Jan. 23, 1871. He was a boy of twelve when his father died and upon attaining his majority he obtained possession of the mill and farm land which he continued to conduct. In 1809 he built a new stone grist-mill, which still stands, but did not rebuild the saw-mill, which had existed for many years. He was an active member of the Re- formed congregation at Egypt, and a man of prominence and good standing in the community. He married, Sept. 3, 1801, Catharine Steckel, daughter of Jacob Steckel, and his wife, Eve Catharine Saeger. She was born Dec. 12, 1782, and died June 3, 1853. They had seven chil- dren: Esther, Dr. William S., Peter, Aaron, Sophiana, Josiah, and Ann Lavinia.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 141

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