History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 143

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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THOMAS J. KOCH.

Thomas J. Koch, leading clothing merchant, banker, and real estate owner of Allentown, was born Aug. 8, 1861, at Kuhnsville, Lehigh county, son of Thomas Koch.

In 1876, at the age of 15 years, on a cold March morning, he left his Kuhnsville home, full of vigor, with a robust constitution, a clear brain, and a determination to make his mark in the world.

He began his business career in Allentown as a clerk with his brother, Franklin W. Koch, and Wilson C. Shankweiler, who established, on March 30, 1876, a clothing store, in a humble way, at 618 Hamilton street, under the name of Koch & Shankweiler. At that time Thomas J. Koch was the only clerk in the store. From the outset the firm prospered, and in 1886, desiring to enlarge their headquarters, the erected the Hotel Allen building, where they moved, occupy- ing the entire ground floor.

Mr. Shankweiler, the associate of Mr. F. W. Koch, died while the latter was abroad on his wedding tour, from which he returned on Aug. 15, 1886, and soon thereafter Thomas J. Koch became a member of the firm. In 1891 the firm name was changed to Koch Brothers, and the bus- iness grew with wonderful strides, until a total of 86,000 square feet of floor space was utilized.

In 1906 alterations for Hotel Allen were made at an expense of $100,000. On July 1, 1906, while these improvements were in progress, Frank W. Koch was killed in a railway accident at Sal- isbury, England, while on a European tour. Sub- sequently, Thomas J. Koch purchased his late brother's interest in the hotel and clothing busi- ness, becoming thereby the sole owner thereof.

On Jan. 1, 1907, Mr. Koch effected a re- organization of the' business, admitting his two nephews, Willis E. Kuhns and Harry, W. Jor- dan, who share in the profits of the firm. 'Mr. Koch appointed E. S. Shankweiler as manager of the advertising department and decorator, and inaugurated a system by means of which every employee of the establishment shares in the pros- perity of the business, each according to his merits.

The Koch Brothers store is replete with inter -. esting features, chief among which is the lighting scheme supplied by a privately owned plant from which current is secured for a myriad of electric lights. To stop to speak of the extent, worth, exclusiveness or other characteristics of the stock with which each department of the store is sup- plied, has no place here. Thirty-five years of steady growth tells its own tale. In the various departments over 60 people are employed, inde- pendent of the garment makers. In 1900, Mr. Koch made 97 per cent. of all the clothing sold. in the large establishment.

Mr. Koch has been vice-president of the Mer- chants' National Bank of Allentown since April I, 1903, at which time he became a member of the board of directors.

Thomas J: Koch married Miss Lydia Morgan Moore, daughter of Hon. John M. Moore, of Clayton, New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Koch re- side in their fine residence at No. 448 Hamilton street, Allentown.

The three Koch brothers, Frank W., Thomas J., and Horatio, have always taken an active in- terest in church work and they have done much in the organization and erection of the beautiful and costly edifice of the Christ Evangelical Lu- theran church at Thirteenth and Hamilton streets, Allentown.

John George Koch, a native of the Palatinate, came to America on Nov. 1, 1755 and settled in Upper Saucon township with his brother, Charles Ludwig Koch. He had four children: John Jacob, Joseph, Tobias, and Mrs. Hillegas. John Jacob Koch married Catharine, daughter of Fred- erick Mohr and had two sons: Charles Ludwig, who died aged 14, and Joseph, and four daugh- ters: Catharine, wife of Abraham Fehr ; Susanna,

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wife of John Eichelberger ; Salome, unmarried; and Elizabeth, who died young.

Joseph Koch was a farmer and died March 9, 1859, aged 52 years. He and his wife, Susanna Roth, are buried at Lower Saucon church. They had eleven children: Caroline, wife of William Werner ; Matilda, wife of J. O. Knauss, superin- tendent of the Lehigh county schools for 21 years and now in the Department of Public In- struction at Harrisburg, who has a son, Alfred, and a daughter, Tevilia; Catharine A., wife of Michael Hauser ; Charles L., Captain of Co. D, 176th Regt., P. V., in the Civil War, who mar- ried Amanda Gaumer; John R., married Maria Schlaugh; Elizabeth, wife of Milton Schaadt; Frank ; Susanna, wife of Edward Kunsman; and Joseph, William, and Mary A., who died young.

DAVID KOCH.

George Koch, who is buried on the old grave- yard of the Egypt church, lived near "Yellis' Mill," and was a stone mason by trade. He was married to Anna Levan, born July 17, 1806, died May 15, 1875. They were members of the Reformed congregation of Egypt church. Their children now all deceased, were: I. John; 2. Joseph, who died at Northampton, aged 82 years; 3. George, a boatman, lived near the home- stead in Whitehall township. 4. Charles, was a furnace worker, and died at Allentown. 5. Amanda, married to George Gogle. 6. Eliza, married to William Bigel.

John Koch, son of George, was a farmer near Siegersville, in South Whitehall township. His homestead is now owned by Owen Heller. He is buried at the Jordan Reformed church, of which he and his wife are members.

His wife, Mary Ruch, was a daughter of David and Polly (Xander) Ruch. They had the following children: David, mentioned later ; Elizabeth, married to Slias Miller ; Amanda, mar- ried to John Weaver; and Susan, married to Benneville Shoemaker.

David Koch, a retired farmer residing at Guth's Station, Pa., was born in Northampton county, in 1854. In 1880 he began farming near Guth's Station, and there he comtinued success- fully for twenty-six consecutive years. The farm consists of 126 acres and is now owned by Koch and Balliet.

Mr. Koch also owns a 60-acre farm in South Whitehall township, formerly the property of Peter Troxell, and tenanted since 1913 by J. F. Klotz, son-in-law of Mr. Koch, who purchased the farm in 1912.

Mr. Koch retired in 1906 and settled at Guth Station in his own home. He has served as

a deacon, elder and trustee of the Jordan Re- formed church.

In the year 1879, Mr. Koch was married to . Madeira A. Miller, who died on Feb. 24, 1909, aged 55 years. She was a daughter of Alfred and Debora (Leinberger ) Miller, of South Whitehall. They have an only daughter, Ella, married to John F. Klotz, and they have a daugh- ter, Minnie M.

JOHN W. KOCH.

John W. Koch, foreman of iron in the fur- nace of the Thomas Iron Co., was born in Weissport, Carbon county Nov. 17, 1855. He is the oldest son of Lewis Koch, and a grand- son Wilhelm Koch. Lewis was born in Hesse, Germany, and came to America in com- pany with Philip Storm, of Catasauqua. He was married to Christina Muhlberg. They had issue as follows: John W .; William and Lewis, both of whom died in infancy; Louisa, died at the age of 10; Annie, married to John Weiss, deceased, and Mary, married to Charles Lafaw, of Bethlehem. He was a butcher by trade. He died at Danielsville, February, 1865, and lies buried at Berlinsville. He was a member of the Evangelical church. His wife, Jan. 18, 1909, having reached the age of 80 years, 5 months and 18 days. She lies buried on her son's, John W., burial plot in the Allen Union Cemetery.

John W. received a common school educa- tion. During his early years he worked on the farm, until in 1884, when he was employed at Fullerton for a period of 8 months. In 1886 he entered the employ of the Thomas Iron Com- pany as a pig iron man and in 1900 was made the head of the iron department. He is a mem- ber of the P. O. S. of A., and Independent American orders, and a member of Salem Re- formed congregation, in which he served as deacon and treasurer for a period of six years. On Christmas day, 1883, he was married to Ida Arndt, a daughter of Henry and Sarah ( Halde- man Arndt, of Moore township, Northampton county. This union was blessed with three children: Ralph, who was killed at Hokendau- qua, Feb. 15, 1909, aged 24 years. He leaves to mourn his death his widow, Emma, nee Seip, and two children, Arthur and Emma (posthu- mous). Mabel, married to Stanley Frantz, of Catasauqua, is the mother of two daughters, Geneva and Hazel; and John W. H.

ANDREW KOCH.

Andrew Koch, of Egypt, Pa., was born in Kukmirn, Austria, August 9, 1873, son of Ma-

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thias and Mary (Towerler) Koch and there he married Theresa Maitz on February 2, 1897. She was a daughter of Mike and Theresa (Punn) Maitz. They emigrated to the United States, landing at New York on March 5, 1902, and shortly afterward went to West Coplay, in Whitehall township, Lehigh county, where he found employment with the Lehigh Portland Cement Co .; and later he became an employee of the Newweiler Brewing Co. He built for himself a home at West Coplay and lived in it until in 1910, when he took charge of the Ameri- can Hotel at Egypt, which has twenty-two 100ms.

On April 13, 1912, Mr. Koch sailed for the land of his nativity and paid a visit to his par -? ents and relatives, returning to Pennsylvania June 4th of the same year. He and his family are Lutherans. He is a member of the Evan- gelical Union, an organization of his own coun- trymen. His children are: Theresa, Hermonis, Julia, Adolph, Gustav, Samuel, Frank, and Hilda. .

KOCHER FAMILY.

Martin Kocher, a native of Holtzenhausen, Nassau Dillenberg, arrived in America at Phila- delphia on Sept. 26, 1737. He settled in Heidel- berg township, where he secured 100 acres of land by warrant of Oct. 12, 1738, and 114 acres by warrant of Nov. 5, 1747. He died about 1762, leaving a widow, nee Sarah Kosin, and five chil- dren: Peter, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Martin, and Adam.

Peter Kocher, brother of Martin, came to America on Oct. 28, 1738, at the age of 38 years. He also settled in Heidelberg, where he owned a tract of 150 acres. He had a son, Conrad, born Jan. 2, 1740.

Peter Kocher, eldest son of Martin, was born Feb. 15, 1740, and baptized in the Reformed faith by the pastor of the Whitehall charge, when his sponsors were Nicholas Saeger and Barbara, wife of Ulrich Burkhalter. He removed to Low- hill township, where he was a farmer on a tract of 130 acres. He was one of the early members of the Lowhill Reformed church. He died, May 10, 1803, and is buried at Lowhill church. He married, Dec. 6, 1763, Anna Elizabeth, daughter of Jost and Anna Juliana (Segni) George, who was born Dec. 9, 1741, and baptized soon after in the Reformed faith, when her sponsors were John Simon George and Elizabeth Kreutz. They had two sons.

Simon Kocher, son of Peter, was born Aug. 6, 1764. He purchased the homestead, which he farmed until his death, April 19, 1833. He was

married to Maria Elizabeth, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Danner, and they had twelve chil- dren : a son, Benjamin, and four daughters, who were respectively married to Andrew Knerr, Jacob Holben, Christian Kramlich, and Andrew Hartman; and seven others who died young. They were members of the Reformed congrega- tion of the Lowhill church, and were buried in the cemetery there.

Benjamin Kocher, son of Simon, was born in Lowhill township, July 3, 1810. He also secured the homestead and carried on farming until 1856, when he sold the premises which had been held in the family for upwards of one hundred years. He then lived at Allentown four years, but in 1860, not liking town life, he removed to Guth's Station, where he conducted a small farm for thirty years. He then lived in retirement with his son, Dr. John F. Kocher, where he died, Oct. 1, 1891. He was married to Anna, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kuhns) Weida, and they had eight children: John F .; David J., of Allen- town; Mary A., wife of James Schmoyer; and five who died young. They were members of the Jordan Reformed church, which he had served as deacon, elder and trustee.

DR. JOHN F. KOCHER, a practicing physician of Lehigh county for forty years, was born in Lowhill township, June 30, 1842. He received his preliminary education in the Allentown pub- lic schools; then he \attended the Allentown Seminary, and Ursinus College, and followed teaching five years. During this time he selected the medical profession for his vocation and there- fore directed his reading in that line of literature. With this preparation, he first attended a course of lectures at Michigan University Ann Arbor, during the sessions of 1867-68; then he attended a further course at the University of Pennsyl- vania during 1868-69 and was graduated from the latter institution. After resuming teaching for a year, he located at New Smithville, in Le- high county, and embarked in the practice of medicine. He continued there five years, and in 1875 he removed to Walbert's, South Whitehall township, where he has carried on a most suc- cessful practice until the present time, and has come to be recognized as one of the most skill- ful physicians in Lehigh county. He was for some years postmaster at this place, formerly called South Whitehall, and later Walbert's post- office. He is a member of Jordan Reformed church, and in politics is a Republican. Dr. Kocher married, Dec. 25, 1870, Ellen M., daugh- ter of Sylvester Guth, of South Whitehall. They had six children: Harvey L., Edgar B., Jennie L., Lulu G., Mamie E., and Annie F.

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EDGAR BENJAMIN KOCHER, son of Dr. John F. and Ellen M. (Guth) Kocher was born in Weisenberg township Aug. 15 1872. Having at- tended the public schools until about sixteen years of age, he became a pupil in the academic depart- ment of Muhlenberg College during 1890, but later attended the American Business College, Allentown. He began his musical instruction under the direction of his father ; during 1890-91 he was a piano pupil of Prof. C. A. Marks, Mus. D .; then for about three years, he took lessons on the pipe organ and piano, as well as the study of theory and harmony under Prof. C. F. Herman. From 1895, for a period of five years, he studied theory of music under the direction of Dr. Gil- christ, of Philadelphia, and during 1897-99 took piano lessons with Prof. Mauritz Leefson. In 1912, he followed a course of study on piano technique in the Leschetizky Institute, New York, under Mr. Cressman. Prof. Kocher has served as organist of the following churches: Jordan Lutheran, from 1893 to 1894; St. Luke's Luther- an, Allentown, 1895-1898; St. Michael's Lu- theran, Allentown, 1898-1906; and since then is the organist of Christ Lutheran church, Allen- town. He has also been the accompanist of the Allentown Oratorio Society for 15 years, and after the death of Dr. Marks, in the fall of 1912, became the director of the same organization. He belongs to the Orpheus Glee Club and in- structs several choirs in Catasauqua: In politics he is a Republican; fraternally, he is a member of B. P. O. E., and Greenleaf Lodge, F. & A. M. He is also a member of the Lutheran Church.

On Oct. 2, 1901, he married Addie G., daugh- te of Tilghman H. and Massina (Schuler) Boyer, and has three children: John E., Richard F., and Frances Adelaide. He resides at 1136 Ham- ilton street, Allentown.

(I) John Kocher, who lived on a farm in Moore township, near Little Moore Township church, was born in 1791, and died in 1869. He took an active part in the public affairs of his township, and served it as school director and supervisor. He married Catharine

and had children: John, of further mention; Samuel, who was a resident of Moore town- ship for a period of thirty-two years, and was a farmer and school teacher there; Henrietta, who married Harrison Billheimer; Maria, who mar- ried John Christman.

(II) John, son of John and Catharine Koch- er, was born in 1829, and died in 1892. He was engaged in the occupation of a farmer all his life, being the owner of a farm of 120 acres

in Little Moore township, and this remained in the possession of the family until 1911. In political allegiance he was a staunch Democrat, and his religious affiliation was with the Re- formed church of Little Moore township, in which he filled the offices of deacon and elder very acceptably.

Mr. Kocher married (first) Polly, a daugh- ter of Thomas and Hannah (Neiler) Schall, of Little Moore township, and (second) Marietta Dieter. Children by the first marriage: Cyrus O., of further mention; Thomas A., a merchant in Moore township; James, justice of the peace at Siegfried, Pennsylvania, and has been principal of the schools of that place for fifteen years; Charles, a farmer in Moore township; Albert, who died at Denver, Col. Libby, who died at the age of eleven years as the result of an attack of diphtheria. Only child by the second mar- riage : Calvin, lives in Siegfried.

(III) Cyrus O., son of John and Polly (Schall) Kocher, was born in Little Moore township, May 21, 1855. His education was a comprehensive one and was acquired in the pub- lic schools of his native township, the Kutztown State Normal School and the Millersville State Normal School. Taking up the profession of teaching he was engaged in this in Little Moore and Little Hanover townships. It consisted of eleven successive terms, seven of these being in the Rudolph schoolhouse near Bethlehem. Dur- ing the time he was engaged as a teacher, his spare time was devoted to the cultivation of a farm of fifty-two acres in Little Hanover town- ship, an enterprise in which he was very suc- cessful. In 1896, Mr. Kocher became identified with the hotel business at Cherryville, North- ampton county, Pa., and continued there for three years. He followed the same line of busi- ness at Emaus, two years, and on Dec. 1, 1901, purchased the City Hotel, in Allentown, Pa., which he has conducted since that time with a degree of success which has been most satisfac- tory to himself and his numerous patrons.

Mr. Kocher married, in 1877, Lizzie, a daughter of Jonas and Harrietta (Seip) Dieter ; Mrs. Dieter, who was the mother of ten chil- dren, all living at the present time, died in 1912 at the age of eighty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Kocher had children: 1. Minerva, who mar- ried Joseph Bartholomew, resides in Allentown. 2. Abner, who is employed as a clerk for his father, is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Bartenders' Union and the Franklin Fire Company. He resides in Allentown, where he married Mabel A. Trumbauer, and has one child: Muriel W. 3. Victor E., employed as

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an electrician in Allentown, married Anna Beyl, of Allentown.

KOSTENBADER FAMILY.

Johann Heinrich Kostenbader, the pioneer of this family came to America on the ship "Pres- ident" and landed at Philadelphia, Sept. 22, 1752. In the same year he and a company of emigrants journeyed along the Delaware river, northward and settled in what is now Bushkill Centre, in Northampton county, Pa. He pur- chased a tract of land which remained in the Kostenbader name for more than a century. He died in 1776.

He married Rebecca Barbara Stortze, who was born at Friedenhousen, Herzogthum, Wuert- temberg, Germany. She died March 30, 1792.

The children of this family as far as can be ascertained are :

I. Elizabeth, wife of John Weber, and mar- ried a second time to Timothy Rogers.

II. John Henry Kostenbader, born June 22, 1756, died Nov. 15, 1842, aged 86 years, 4 months, 23 days, his remains rest in the Sheneck Moravian Cemetery.

He was married to Maria Christianna Meyer, who died May 26, 1796, and is also buried at Sheneck.

They had ten children: John; Jacob; Dan- iel; Henry; Susan, was Mrs. Knecht; Eliza- beth, who was Mrs. Hammer; Carolina who was Mrs. Hower, this Mr. Hower was a soldier in the War of 1812; Mrs. Hahn; and Mrs. Keller. Three of the above-named sons of John Henry Kostenbader moved to the central part of Penn- sylvania; they were Jacob, Henry and Daniel. Jacob settled about three miles south of Mifflin- ville; Henry settled near White Deer Iron Works, where he died Aug. 27, 1853, aged 68 years and 7 days; Henry, whose descendants are the originators of what they call "The Kosten- bauder Family Reunion," held annually for the last decade on the 2nd Wednesday in August at Ruperts, Pa., died near Catawissa, in 1838. Daniel moved to Centre county, Pa.

The children of Jacob Kostenbader were: Daniel, Henry, Jacob, Samuel and David.

The children of Henry and Rosanna (Seibert) Kostenbader, of Union, White Deer Iron Works are: Joseph, Henry, Elizabeth, Aaron, Andrew, Lucy, Margaret, Daniel, John, Moses, Jacob, Samuel, Solomon and Elias. Elias resides at Grandon, North Dakota. Of this family there are 33 grand-children living in 9 states and 60 great-grandchildren.

John Kostenbader, son of John Henry, was born in Bushkill township, Oct. 25, 1780. He

died from injuries received in an accident, while on his way from his home to the wool card mill in Plainfield township. The horse he was driv- ing came home and when searchers found him by the roadside he was wounded and in a dying condition. He died June 30, 1851, aged 70 years, 8 months, 5 days. He was a farmer own- ing over 400 acres in Bushkill township. He also owned a distillery where he made both rye and apple whiskey; he was also a machinist, able to build and repair distilleries, cider presses and the like.

He married Catharine Server, born April 6, 1780, died May 10, 1869, aged 89 years, I month 4 days. They had II children; John ; Jacob; Henry; Joseph; Daniel; Samuel; Cath- arine, (never married) Hannah, wife of George Bender; Caroline, wife of Elias Hahn; Lydia, wife of Jesse Rodenbach.

Jacob, son of John and Catharine (Server) Kostenbader, married Elizabeth Haak. They had these children : Charles, Norris, James, and Mary Ann married to Samuel Davidson.

Charles, above named, married Mary Freder- ick. They have these children : Froenica, Henry, Linford P., and Harrison F.

James, son of Jacob, married Sarah Rismiller. Their children are: Chester, Jacob, Mary Ann (Mrs. Mahlon Williams), Sarah ( Mrs. Henry Scholl), and Elizabeth.

Jacob Kostenbader, of Fullerton, was born Jan. 22, 1854 in Bushkill township. He is the son of James and Sarah Kostenbader. He worked on the railroad for 15 years; from 1900 to 1909 he was a successful agent for the Prudential Insurance Company at Allentown. In 1909 he became associated with the Dietrich Motor Car Company and has continued with this corpora- tion to the present time at Allentown. He be- longs to Mickley's Lutheran church. He mar- ried Sarah A. Roth and they have these children : Warren J. (deceased) ; Eugene, deceased, was married to Lizzie Brong; Aquilla, married to O. H. Dietrich, of Allentown ; and Herbert, de- ceased.

John, son of John and Catharine (Server) Kostenbader, was born Aug. 7, 1804, and died March 27, 1870, aged 65 years, 7 months and 15 days.

He married Sally Ann, a daughter of Jacob and Sally (Ann Keller- Kostenbader, and they had these children: Thomas, married Mary Brown; Reuben, married Maria Knecht; Sally Ann (Mrs. Jeremiah Bower) ; Katie (Mrs. Is- rael Mill) ; and Matilda, married William Knecht, and they had one child.

Joseph Kostenbader, son of John and Cathar- ine, married Henrietta Hahn. They have these

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children : John, Anthony, Adam, and a girl who died in infancy.

John married Katie Knecht. They have one child, Miranda.

Anthony married Cath Resmiller. They have two children : Ella and Mary.

Adam Kostenbader was born at Bushkill Cen- tre, July 9, 1842 and died at Allentown, Pa. June 14, 1912, aged 69 years.

He was raised on the farm and followed farm- ing until 1869, when he moved to Allentown, where he engaged in carpentering for many years. He manufactured washing machines.

He married Lovina Johnson. They had one son, also deceased. He was a member of the Reformed church. His widow, who is the only survivor, resides in their beautiful home on the corner of Thirteenth and Hamilton streets, Al- lentown.

Samuel Kostenbader, son of John and Cathar- ine (Server) Kostenbader, was born at Bush- kill Centre, Jan. 10, 1824, died on March 13, 1890, aged 66 years, 3 months and 3 days. He was a miller by trade and followed this business for many years. During the last 15 years of his life he worked in the lime stone quarries at Readington, Pa.

He was married to Sarah Ann, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Kratzer. They had these

REV. DAVID F. KOSTENBADER.

children : William H .; David F., of whom be- low ; John L .; Samuel J .; Elizabeth (Mrs. Jonas Trauger ) and Ellen ( Mrs. David Paules) .

REV. DAVID F. KOSTENBADER was born April 26, 1861, at Ackermanville, Northampton county, and spent his boyhood days on the farm in Williams township. He was educated in the common schools, worked in the iron ore mines

and later clerked in the general store of George H. Jones and Company. By close application dur- ing spare hours and by study at night, he became a school-teacher. He taught the Glendon School in Palmer township, one term; then three succes- sive terms in Williams township. In 1886 he was elected a teacher in the schools of South Easton where he taught for four years; was one of the secretaries of the Northampton county teacher's institute in 1889. While following the profession of teacher he continued his studies under private teachers and later by correspond- ence and was licensed to preach by the East Pa. Conference of the Evangelical Association, at the annual conference held at Bangor, Pa., in 1887. In 1890 he left the school room and en- tered the active service of his church as an itin- erant preacher. During the church division he sided with the "Minority" and has been connect- ed with the United Evangelical Church since its organization. The appointments which he served were: Wessnersville, Boyertown, Kutztown, Pottstown, Dauphin, Manheim, Emaus, from 1907 to 1911, Weissport and Daniesville, since the annual conference until his sudden death, Sept. 5, 1913, while dressing preparatory to mak- ing pastoral visits, accompanied by his wife. Death was due to cerebral apoplexy. He was a widely known and much respected man.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 143

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