History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 147

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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Mr. Kriebel in politics was a Republican; in religion he was a member of the Evangelical church. He was a consistent Christian man, honest and honorable in his dealings, and suc- cessful in his undertakings.

He was married Jan. 1, 1880, to Emma R. Gilbert, born in Lower Macungie township, Pa., daughter of Matthias and Mary B. (Rink) Gil- bert.

After Mr. Kriebel's death, his widow con- ducted the business for four years. She then rented the building and improved her home, where she now resides. She is a member of the Lutheran church. Their children were: Estella M. and Charles Theodore.

Estella M. married Robert Westerman of Al- lentown, Pa., and they have four children : Marion, Millard W., Noel B. and Christian L.

Charles Theodore was educated in the public and high schools of Allentown and Muhlenberg College; then took a course in Mining Engi- neering at Lehigh University, and is now en- gaged in his profession in Michigan.

HARRY W. KRESS.

The Kress families of Pennsylvania, are of German extraction. Conrad John Joseph Kress, son of John Kress, was a native of the Kingdom of Prussia, born in Westphalia in 1800. Conrad J. J. Kress was a university graduate and studied for the priesthood and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1833 he came

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to America, landing in New York City and lo- cated in Hoboken, N. J., where he followed his calling for a short time. He then went to Ox- ford Furnace, N. J., as interpreter and foreman of a gang of French wood-choppers. After that he became a district school teacher in Lynn town- ship, Lehigh county; then later taught a sub- scription school in Macungie township. He then engaged in compounding and selling medicine and in 1848 removed his family to Allentown, con- tinuing in this business until his decease, Dec. 29, 1865. Interment was in Union cemetery. His widow died July 18, 1879 in her 79th year and was also interred in Union cemetery. Mr. Kress was a Whig and later a Republican, and attended the Lutheran Church, of which his wife was a member. He was a man of culture and high attainments. He was both a Latin and Greek scholar, and some of his writings are still in possession of his son, William.

Conrad J. J. Kress married Catherine Hughes in Macungie township. Issue: William, of Al- lentown; Edwin J., of whom below; Amanda S., who married Nathan Yundt. Issue: Nu- villa, who married John Yost. They reside in California and have a daughter Mabel who mar- ried Malcolm W. Gross.

Edwin James Kress, son of Conrad and Cath- erine ( Hughes) Kress, was born Sept. 14, 1838, in Upper Macungie township, Lehigh county. As a boy he attended the schools of his neighborhood, and when very young learned the trade of car- penter with Daniel Greenawalt, and soon re- moved to Allentown, where he followed his trade. He made a specialty of stair-building, continuing this work until his death on Oct. I, 1888. He was buried in Union cemetery, Al- lentown. He was a Republican, and a member of the Reformed Church.

Edwin James Kress was married Aug. 26, 1866 to Amanda Glick, daughter of John L., and Elizabeth (Kemmerer) Glick. Mrs. Kress re- sides with her son at Allentown. Issue, two sons, as follows: Harry W., of whom below; and Charles Edwin Kress, who died, aged six years.

Harry W. Kress, eldest son of Edwin J. and Amanda (Glick) Kress, was born Sept. 18, 1873, in Allentown. He was educated in the public and high schools, of his native city. In 1900 he became associated with the Barber As- phalt Paving Co., first as time-keeper and solici- tor, and later as manager of the company, a position of trust which he serves since 1903. He is a director of the Second National Bank, of Al- lentown, and of the Lyric theater, being vice- president of the latter. He is a member of the following-named organizations: Jordan Lodge No. 673, F. & A. M., of which he is its treas-

surer ; Allen Chapter, No. 203; the Allen Com- mandery, No. 20; and Rajah Temple, A. A. O. . N. M. S., of Reading, Pa .; and in politics he is a Republican. He is affiliated with Zion Reformed church.

Harry W. Kress was married Oct. 18, 1898, to Emily G. Stuckert, daughter of Abraham and Alice (Gernert) Stuckert. They have an only daughter, Alice G. Kress.

KRESSLER FAMILY.

Michael Kressler, a native of Northampton county, was born July 8, 1778, and died Feb. 24, 1857. His wife, Elizabeth, was born March IO, 1786, and died Jan. 19, 1855. Both were in- terred at Indianland church, Lehigh township, Northampton county, Pa.

Samuel Kressler, son of Michael and Eliza- beth Kressler, was born in Northampton county, and is buried at Unionville. Early in life he was a boatman and lived at Lockport (now Walnut- port), from whence he moved to Schnecksville, North Whitehall township, which was his home for fifteen years. Later he moved near Meyers- ville, where he was employed in the ore mines. He was a member of the Evangelical Church. His wife was Eliza Peter, daughter of Philip Peter. She died at Meyersville, and after her death the family separated and the father went to Upper Macungie, where he resided with his son, Thomas A. The children were: Lizzie, who married Thomas Everett, and resides at Lynnport, Pa .; Alvin, who was unmarried ; Amandes, who was killed in the Civil War; John, who lived at Wotring's Mill, and Thomas A.

Thomas A. Kressler, the youngest son of Sam- uel and Eliza Kressler, was born in Northamp- ton county, November 6, 1845, and died in Up- per Macungie, January 31, 1905, aged 59 years, 2 months, and 25 days. He is buried at Union- ville. He was a farmer in North Whitehall, but later in Upper Macungie township. His farm consisted of 125 acres, which was the Isaac Haas homestead. This homestead passed to his son, Joseph L. Mr. Kressler was a member of the Reformed Church and served as a deacon at the Union'Church, and as an elder at the Mor- ganland church. His wife was Amelia Hoff- man, daughter of Solomon and Eliza ( Hensing- er) Hoffman, of Washington township. Their children were: William A., a farmer of North- ampton county; Edwin T .; Alice R., wife of Milton Deibert; Joseph L., of South " Whitehall township; George P., of Chapmans, Pa .; Emma, who died at the age of two years, and Albert S. E., of Chapmans, Pa.

EDWIN T. KRESSLER, the second son of James

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A. and Amelia Kressler, was born June 29, 1870, even at this time. He is probably buried on the in North Whitehall township. He was reared old graveyard at New Tripoli, and most of his many descendants are members of the Lutheran Church. He had four sons: Adam ; Jacob : Bern- hard, and John. upon the farm and attended the public schools. In 1893 he commenced farming as a tenant in South Whitehall township, where he continued for thirteen years, after which he purchased the farm known as the Jeremiah Kern homestead, lo- cated West of Hoffmansville. He conducted this farm until the spring of 1913. In the fall of 1912 he sold the farm, consisting of 100 acres, to Morris Schantz. Since 1895 Mr. Kressler has been engaged in selling produce, disposing of it in Catasauqua, and Allentown, where he has an established route and still has some of his original customers. He is also a dealer in horses, handling between fifty and one hundred horses annually. He is a member of the Leather Cor- ner Post Mutual Aid Society.

On November 9, 1882, he married Jane I. Klotz, daughter of George and Mary (Acker) Klotz. Their children were: Thomas, who graduated from the township high school, and attended the State College. He was married to Lillian Sensinger, and resides in Upper Macun- gie ; John E., who also graduated from the township high school, and also from the American Commercial School; Mary A .; and Emma J.

JOSEPH L. KRESSLER, the third son of Thomas A. and Amelia Kressler, a farmer and huckster in South Whitehall township, was born in North Whitehall township, March 28, 1877. He was reared upon the farm and attended the public schools in Upper Macungie township. In the spring of 1898 he commenced farming as a ten- ant in South Whitehall, and four years later he became a tenant on his father's farm, which consisted of 125 acres. In the fall of 1905 he purchased the homestead and continued farming it until 1908, when he purchased and moved upon his present farm near Guth's Station. This farm consists of thirty-five acres and was a Guth homestead, until the property was purchased by the Atlas Cement Company, who owned it for nine years. Mr. Kressler has a huckster route and makes weekly trips to Allentown selling but- ter, eggs, and other produce as the season affords. This has formed a part of his occupation since 1902. He is a member of the Lowhill Mutual Aid Society at Leather Corner Post?

On May 15, 1897, he was married to Mary L. Wehr, daughter of Moses and Lydia (Peter) Wehr, of Kernsville. They have a daughter, May Mary Kressler.

KRESSLY FAMILY.

John Adam Krassly, a German immigrant, was a pioneer in Heidelberg township, settling at a place locally known as "Die Kressly Stadt,"

The tax-list of 1812 of Heidelberg contained these names: Adam, Bernhard, Jacob, John, and Jacob Krassly. Doubtless the second John and Jacob were grandsons of the ancestors. One of the Jacobs was recorded as a single man. In 1826 a John Krassly was the supervisor of Hei- delberg and in the years 1849-50 and '55, a John Krassly was supervisor, and in 1859, '65, and '66, a Jacob Krassly was supervisor. The name is spelled so differently that the compiler has been obliged to follow the orthography used in the records and as now used . by the several branches of the family.

Adam Kressly, lived in Heidelberg. In 1824 he built a stone house in "Die Kressly Stadt," which is still standing He and his wife are buried on the old graveyard at New Tripoli. Her name was Catharine Nein, and their children were: Elizabeth, (married Johan Jacob Bach- man and died in her 93rd year) ; Catharine, (married George Shoemaker, and her twin sister was the wife of John Snyder) ; Dina, (married Daniel Miller ) ; John, Adam, and Peter.

(John) Adam Kressly, son of John and grand- son of the pioneer, was born June 28, 1797, and died July 28, 1883, aged 86 years and I month. He was a shoemaker in Heidelberg in the settle- ment which bore the family name. On Novem- ber 22, 1822, he married Barbara Miller, who was born Feb. 26, 1801, and died Feb. 15, 1839. They were buried on the old graveyard at New Tripoli. Their children were: Nathan, born Nov. 23, 1823; Owen, born Dec. 11, 1825; Sarah A., born Dec. 31, 1831; and William F., born March 28, 1834. He married as his sec- ond wife, Magdalena Werly, who was born April 7, 1805.

Owen Kressly, the second son, died at San Jose, Cal., on Jan. 4, 1881.

WILLIAM F. KRESSLY, the last named of the above sons, is a retired business man who resides at Allentown. He was born in Heidelberg and educated in the English school taught by George Paff, an Englishman. The same school was afterward taught by Rev. Levi Derr. Mr. Kressly was sent to Upper-Harmany in New Jer- sey to learn the English language. Upon his re- turn home he taught school for two terms near New Tripoli and the "Water Pond" school one term. He had a 40 acre farm at the Schochary, which he farmed for six years. In 1865 he moved to Slatington, and there graded many of the

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streets during the eleven years that he lived in that borough. From that town he moved to Easton, Pa., to engage in the retail coal business and he carried it on for nineteen years; then moved to Allentown in 1904, and after carying on the coal business there for another year, he retired. He was reared in the Lutheran faith, but later in life became a member of the Re- formed Church. He served the Lowhill church as a deacon and since his removal to Allentown, has served as an elder in the Salem Reformed Church. He possesses a pleasing personality, is well read, and was a successful business man.

In 1858, Mr. Kressly was married to Sallie A. Hunsicker, daughter of Reuben Hunsicker of Heidelberg. She died August 26, 1905, aged 64 years, 10 months, and II days. She is buried at Easton, Pa. Their children were: James F. and H. O., both of Easton, and Mary J. (wife of Marcus B. Lambert, of Jamaica, Long Island).

Adam Kressly, son of Adam, was born in Hei- delberg, May 1, 1804, and lived several years in the extreme western end of the Kistler Valley, then bought a farm at "Saul's Head" on the north side of the Schochary where he lived for 41 years. He was a stone-mason for more than 40 years; and his superior workmanship is reflected in the wall of north-east corner of the Heinrich Schiitz stone house, built in 1825, a photograph of it appearing elsewhere in this history. He helped to build the third Ebenezer church at New Tripoli in 1824. He was a member of the Jacksonville church and served it officially.

His wife was Elizabeth Follweiler who died aged 46 years. They are buried at Jacksonville. Their children were Lucy, (who died unmar- ried ) ; Fianna, (married Samuel Everett, whose wedded life was 55 years) ; Senia, (married Elias Arndt) ; Rebecca, (married Thomas Everett) ; David ; Daniel F .; Esther (married Samuel Koe- nig) ; Charles, and Amanda, (married John S. Schaffer, of Lynn).

Daniel F. Krassly, was born Dec. 18, 1839, and died at Jacksonville on January 16, 1901, aged 61 years, having operated a plaining mill at Jacksonville for many years, giving employment to 14 men. He erected many houses in Lynn, and at New Tripoli, Lynnport and Jacksonville. He was the postmaster at Jacksonville for many years, and was succeeded by his daughter, Man- tana, who has served this office until now. He was a deacon, elder and trustee of the Lutheran congregation of the Jacksonville Church, where he and his family were faithful members. His wife was Catharine Yaxtheimer, born in 1840, a daughter of Abraham Yaxtheimer, and their children were: Mantana; Elmer W .; Adaminta,

(married to Oliver Creitz) ; and Mary, (mar- ried to Howard Follweiler ).

ELMER W. KRESSLEY, proprietor of the Jack- sonville planing mill was born in that village in 1870. At an early age he learned the carpenter trade and planing mill business from his father, who established the business in 1862 and carried it on until his death, when it was continued by his estate until August, 1911, and then the son, Elmer, took it with 14 acres of land which was originally a part of the Daniel Follweiler large homestead. Mr. Kressley is actively identified with the Democratic party, and takes a keen in- terest in its welfare. He and his wife are Re- formed members of the Jacksonville congregation.

On July 16, 1906, he was married to Claire H. Ruttane, daughter of Wilmot S. and Amanda (White) Ruttane, natives of Bellville, Hastings county, Ontario, Canada. Her maternal grand- father was Samuel White who came from Corn- wall, England, when 25 years old, and died in 1901, aged 80 years. Her grandfather, Philip Ruttane, was a son of Col. Peter Ruttane, a French Huguenot. The Ruttanes were much persecuted Christians and several of the family were burned at the stake.

Jacob Krassly, second son of the pioneer, was a miller by trade and lived in Lynn. He was born September 5, 1787, and died Aug. 12, 1863, aged 75 years, II months, and 7 days. He was married in 1820 to Hannah Moyer, who was born July 12, 1798, and died September 22, 1881, in her 84th year. They were buried at Lowhill. Their children were: Nathan; Polly, (married William Stellter) ; Mary, (married Jacob Buchman) ; Elias; Joseph; Lydia, (mar- ried Valentine Benner ) ; Jonas ; Sarah, (married Stephen Heintzelman) ; and Jacob.

Nathan Kressly was born March 5, 1809, and died June 19, 1886, in his 78th year. He was a tanner and a machinist and later followed farm- ing in Maxatawny township, Berks county. He and his wife, Abagail Mayer, were buried at the Morgenland church in Lowhill, where his earlier life was spent. Their children were Amanda, (married Wm. Schwoyer) ; Frank, (of Upper Macungie) ; Percival (late of Rothrocksville, who has a son, Rev. George, now a professor at the Kutztown Normal School) ; Jane, (married Jacob Weaver) ; George, (of Farmington) ; Oli- ver J., (of Allentown), and Annie, (married Chester Guth). They lived on the homestead of her father.

Elias Kressly, second son of Jacob, was born March 20, 1823, and died March 2, 1885. He was a miller, a mechanic and a millwright in Heidelberg township near Pleasant Corner, where

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he had a small farm, upon which in 1876, he built a barn, still standing, and upon which he did nearly all of the work himself. The old mill is going into decay rapidly. He and his family were Lutheran members of the Lowhill church which he served both as deacon and elder.

He was married to Maria DeLong ( 1822- 1896), and they had ten children: Senia, (died young) ; Elias, (of Wadsworth, Ohio) ; Han- nah, (married Stephen Heintzelman) ; Willough- by; Reuben; Sarah Alice, (born June 26, 1855, and died December 26, 1911, widow of Jere Hess) ; Alavesta (died young ) ; James (of Wilkes- Barre) ; Amanda, (married Benjamin Shoemak- er ), and Jonathan.

Joseph Kressly, another son of Jacob, was born January 16, 1826, at Lynnville. He was a woodworker and won a wide reputation as a farm implement manufacturer. In 1866 he went to Allentown and for a time conducted a grocery store at the corner of Seventh and Chew streets. In 1886 he became associated with his son-in-law, Albert J. D. Guth, in the ownership and conduct of the Lafayette Hotel, on North Seventh street ; seven years later he again entered the grocery business at his former stand and there he con- tinued until sometime before him death.

His wife was Lydia Bittner, who died Janu- ary 28, 1900, aged 67 years. Their children were: Franklin (who died small) ; Aquilla, (married Penrose [Guth] Good of Chicago) ; Alvin, (who died from the effect of a horse-kick received at the City hotel at Allentown) ; Emma (married first George Grim and second, Henry Nicola, of West Bethlehem) ; and Howard J., (of Portland, Oregon).

Jonas Kressly was a member of the firm of Kressly Bros., manufacturers of machinery and farm implements, near the Lowhill church which was organized by himself and his brother, Joseph. The latter in 1866 sold his share in the business to his brother Jacob, and moved to Allentown. His wife was Mary, a daughter of Andraes Kline who was a native of Germany. They were buried at the Weisenberg church, and their children were: Sevilla, (married Isador Diehl) ; Frank, (of Lowhill) and one died young,

JACOB KRESSLY, a retired business man who resides at No. 403 North Tenth St., Allentown, was born near Lyon Valley, Weisenberg, Oc- tober 12, 1839. When a boy he came to Low- hill and there at the age of 15 years, learned the manufacturing of farm implements. In 1866 he purchased the interest of his brother, Jonas, in the firm of Kressly Bros., extensive manufac- turers and widely known dealers in all kinds of farm implements and machinery. The business

was located near Lowhill church and gave em- ployment to a number of persons. In the Cen- tennial year (1876), Mr. Kressly sold his busi- ness interests in the firm and moved to Guthsville, Pa., where he manufactured machinery alone for a quarter of a century. He lived in Guthsville for 34 years removing to Allentown in 1908, where he now enjoys the benefits of an industrious and useful career. He is a Republican. He served as trustee three years and as treasurer four years of the Jordan Lutheran Church.

On Oct. 24, 1867, he was married to Maria L., daughter of John Hausman, born April 21, 1847, and their children were:

Alexander H., born Jan. 17, 1869,

Minnie M., = Dec. 7, 1870,

John S.,

= Dec. 22, 1872, died March 27, 1875.

George R., ¥ Apr. 20, 1875, Oct. 24, 1901.

Clyde H.,

Aug. 30, 1878,

Paul E., Dec. 22, 1882,

Mabel P., Apr. 17, 1886,

Jacob Kressley, son of Jacob, was a farmer of Heidelberg, who died in Nov., 1880, at the age of 70 years. He was married to Lydia Oldt, of Albany township in Berks county, and they had nine children: Fianna (m. Daniel Shoe- maker) ; Davied (m. Elizabeth Kocher ) ; Moses, Daniel F., Paul (who went to Nebraska and died there Jan. 5, 1913), Benjamin, Reuben, Eliza (m. John Weiss) and Abigail (m. Owen Snyder ).

DANIEL F. KRESSLEY, of Slatington, was born Feb. 3, 1846, in Heidelberg township and edu- cated in the public schools, after which he worked on a farm until 1864, when he enlisted in the Civil War, and served as a teamster in the Quarter Master's Department of the 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, until June, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at City Point, Va. He then returned home and learned the trade of brick layer, and this he has followed until now. He moved to Slatington in 1868.

Mr. Kressley served as supervisor of the bor- ough for 15 years; also was constable for sixteen years, and as a policeman for several years; and he has officiated as the collector of State and county taxes for nearly twenty years.

He is a member of the I. O. O. F .; J. O. U. A. M., and the Knights of Malta, having passed through the chairs of the first two societies. In politics he has been a Republican from the time he became of age.

In Nov., 1866, Mr. Kressley married Mary Ann Snyder, a daughter of John C. and Su- sana (Bear) Snyder of Lynn township (and a granddaughter of Christian Rex of Heidelberg township) ; and they have one child, Lewis O. (married to Lucetta Ziegenfuss), of Millport, Carbon county, and they had nine children:

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Mabel, Maud, Ella, Katie, Mary and Frederick ; three others having died young.

Jacob Kressley was a farmer in Heidelberg township. He married Eva Long, whose parents came from Longswamp township, Berks county. Among their children were: Jacob, John, Henry, Elias, Peter, Maria, Eva, Polly and Kate.

Peter Kressley, son of Jacob, was a laborer in Lynn township, near New Tripoli. He mar- ried Elizabeth Ebert, a daughter of Henry Ebert of Lynn township. They had eleven children, viz: John, Lenius, Benjamin, Kate, Polly, Het- tie, Amanda, Matilda, Flora, Elizabeth and Louisa.

John Gracely was born Dec. 4, 1836, died on Nov. 28, 1901. He was a Lutheran and is buried at Egypt. He was a blacksmith for sev- enteen years and a farmer for fourteen years. He farmed at Egypt upon his own 29-acre tract.

He married Louisa A. Kohler, who was born Jan. 21, 1828, died on Mar. 10, 1886. Their children follow: Sophia (m. Wallace Kleckner) ; Frank O .; Emma (m. Edward Trout) ; Fianna (m. Amandes Ross) ; Sarah (m. Milton Blank) ; Lizzie (m. Alfred Hoch) and Harvey, of Ore- field.

Benjamin Kressley, son of Peter, was born Nov. 11, 1841, in Lynn township. From the age of 16 until he was 27 years old, he was hired out as a laborer. He was then married, and moved to Lowhill.

In 1891 he purchased a 12-acre tract near Leather Corner Post, which he now cultivates. In 1868 he married Lydia Ann, a daughter of David Snyder, a farmer of Weisenberg township. They have an unmarried son, Oscar Kressley.

Frank O. Gracely, son of John, is a saddler at Orefield, in South Whitehall. He was born Nov. 14, 1855, at Egypt. At the age of 22 he learned his trade, and has followed it at Orefield up to the present. He built himself a nice home in 1899, and his shop is near the house. He is a Lutheran member of the Egypt congregation which he served as a deacon.

He married, in 1879, Manetta Hallman, a daughter of Albert and Amelia (Knerr) Hall- man. Their children are: Raymond N. married to Edna Wotring. He resides in South White- hall ; Warren A., and Millie I.

Oliver J. Kressley, son of Nathan, was born January 14, 1861. In 1880 he came to Allen- town and there made cigars for a time and oper- ated a street car until 1890, when he engaged in the contracting business, having formed a part- nership in 1907 with William Schwoyer, and employed ten men. He married, first, Emma Conrad in 1881, and with her had three children:

William, (who died aged 21 years) ; Florence and Stella; and in 1889 married, second, Bertha A. Arndt, of Allentown, and with her had four children: Elmer, Joseph and Oliver, (who both died young), and George.

Bernhard Kressley, third son of the pion- eer, was a distiller and farmer in "Der Kressly Stat." He was buried at the Heidelberg church. Among his children were:

Peter Kressley, born Oct. 20, 1800, and fol- lowed shoemaking and farming in the extreme lower end of the Kistler Valley, where he died January 22, 1866, in his 66th year. He was married to his cousin, Margaret Kressly, and they were buried at the New Jerusalem church. They had eight children :

Israel, mentioned later.

Jonas, lived in Weisenberg.

Jackson,

in Lynn,

Thomas, in Lansford, Pa.

Mary, married Jonas Gildner.

Angelina, Daniel Dietrich.

Maria,

Peter Wessner.

Elvina, = Josiah Reichelderfer.

Israel Kressley, was born in Lynn, Dec. 3, 1823, and followed carpentering from his youth. In his earlier life he lived at Robert's Corner, later bought a 48-acre farm near the Lynnville church, now owned by William J. Snyder, where he died and was buried in the cemetery adjoin- ing the church. He served the Lutheran con- gregation there as deacon and elder.' His wife was Eliza J. Boone of Schuylkill county, and their children were:

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 147

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