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PETER K. KRUM, son of Isaac, was born Nov. 18, 1846. He began farming in 1871 in Wash- ington township. He however, lives upon that farm since 1863. He retired in 1911, and was succeeded by his son, Henry O. His farm is 80 He and family are members of the Re- formed congregation of the Unionville church. In 1873 he married Anna Snyder, daughter of John Snyder, late of New Tripoli. Their six children were: Amandas F., married Sophia Heintzelman ; Mary A .; Emma; Frank P .; Rosa A .; and Henry O., married to Annie Peter.
Peter Krum, of the third generation, lived along the mountains in Heidelberg township. He died in West Penn township, Schuylkill coun- ty, while residing with his son, Jesse, with whom he spent his last years. He lived to the age of 82 years and is buried in West Penn township. He was a stone mason by trade and a member of
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the Reformed Church. His wife, Barbara Sny- der, died about 1836. She is buried at Heidel- berg church. Their children were: Jesse; Lov- ina, married Joshua Danah; Elizabeth, married John Benninghoff; Jonas; Jeremiah and Polly, both not married.
Jonas Krum, of New Tripoli, was born in 1826. At the age of sixteen years, he learned the tailoring trade and he followed it in Heidel- berg township and at New Tripoli for more than twenty years. He located at the latter place in 1848 and is now its oldest resident. He was mar- ried twice: first, Polly Buchman, and they had a daughter, Ariminda J., now deceased ; and after the death of his first wife, he married Caroline Ebert, and their children were William Jona- than, Lovina, and James. The last two are de- ceased.
H. Harrison Krum, son of Jonas, is an aged resident of Emerald, Lehigh county. He was born Jan. 18, 1841, in Washington township, and there he followed farming until 1902, having owned the 87-acre farm which is now owned by his sons, William H. and Henry A. He then moved to Franklin (Emerald P. O.) into his own home. Besides this home he owns other real estate. He built the present brick house upon the farm in 1886. This farm originally was the Conrad Wert homestead. Mr. Krum served as school director of the township; and for a num- ber of years served Frieden's Reformed congre- gation as one of its deacons. He married Senia Dorward, who was born Sept. 14, 1840. Their children were: Agnes L., married H. M. Smith; Martha J., died in 1886, aged 21 years; Oliver A., accidentally killed in the slate quarry ; Wil- liam H., Henry A .; Henrietta E., married to Victor Dilliard; and Calvin, who died in 1893 in the 14th year of his age, within 24 days of the death of his sister, Agnes.
WILLIAM H. KRUM was born on his father's farm, March 29, 1869. He did much hauling for slate companies until in 1892, when he and his brother, Henry A., purchased the homestead farm which is valuable property for slate and farming purposes, and he then operated the place. He is active in church and Sunday school work. He has been organist of the Rextown Union Sunday school since 1901, having also played the organ in the U. E. Sunday school at Emerald for many years. He and family are members of the Re- formed congregation of the Frieden's church. Socially he is a member of Camp 419, P. O. S. of A., Slatington. Politically he is a Republican. He has served as a school director of Washington township since 1906. On Oct. 18, 1902, he mar- ried Katie Hartline, daughter of Elijah Hartline, and they have two children : Hilda M., and Walter H.
Henry A. Krum was born on his father's home- stead, Oct. 24, 1872. His early life was spent upon the farm, then the slate quarries, and later in hauling for slate companies. He is unmarried and has his home with his brother, William H., jointly owning the homestead farm. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the P. O. S. of A., both of Slatington. He is an officer in the former lodge.
JONATHAN J. KRUM, of Allentown, was born at Neffs, Lehigh county, March 17, 1871, son of Lewis Krum, a resident of Neffs, and grandson of Isaac Krum, born April 14, 1814, who re- sided in Whitehall township for six years and from there moved to Lowhill in the spring of 1848, where he died, Nov. 22, 1848, in the thirty- fourth year of his age. His wife, Julianna ( Hand- werk) Krum, bore him three children: Lewis, aforementioned as the father of Jonathan J. Krum; Sallie, who became the wife of John Hess ; and Peter K.
Jonathan J. Krum attended the schools of his native place, and then learned the hardwood fin- ishing trade, which he followed for a number of years until obliged to relinquish the same on ac- count of impaired health. He then engaged in the produce business, continuing for two and one- half years, and in 1891 began trading in horses, from which he derived a goodly income. At dif- ferent times he was the proprietor of the hotel at Levans, and at Chapman, Lehigh county, a hotel located on North Seventh street, Allentown, and the Fair Ground Hotel, which he conducted suc- cessfully for five years. After his retirement from the hotel business, he accepted the superintendency of the Eagle Cigar Box factory, but after several years' service he again was compelled to resign, owing to the condition of his health. In 1909 he turned his attention to the real estate business, and in 1912, in partnership with William P. Dei- bert, erected a number of houses, which they dis- posed of advantageously. In 1913 Mr. Krum purchased the E. N. M. Minnich bakery on Turner street, Allentown, which he conducted for a short time during 1914. For many years Mr. Krum was actively identified with the Frank- lin Fire Company, of Allentown. He is a mem- ber of the Peters' Defiance Council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, at Best Station ; Schnecksville Lodge, No. 192, Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Lodge No. 110, Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Allentown.
Mr. Krum married, Oct. 15, 1892, Cora E. Bachman, daughter of Amanda and Madina (Peter) Bachman. Children: Clayton L., who graduated from the Allentown high school in 1912; and Theodore A.
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KUDER FAMILY.
The pioneer Kuder to come to this country was Hans Peter Kuder who arrived at Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1737, in the ship Charming Polly, Charles Stedman, master, from Rotterdam. It is likely that he came from the province of Wur- temberg. How many children he had is un- known. However it is supposed that the John Kuder killed in the battle of Germantown, in 1777, was one of his sons, as well as Captain Valentine Kuder, who was granted by the legis- lature, 400 acres of land in Bucks county in re- muneration for his services in the Revolutionary War.
Uncertain as the early facts may be, it is known however that the Lehigh county Kuders are descended from the John Kuder, who lost his life at Germantown. Amongst his children was a son named John, who settled in the lower end of Lehigh county during the first decade of the previous century. This John Kuder, accord- ing to the testimony of his children, during his childhood "was bound out to serve his time" with a family in New Jersey. The supposition is, that his mother, widowed by the war, felt un- able to raise the family, the size of which there is no means of ascertaining now, and thus ar- ranged for the care of this son. It is known that after he had reached majority, he returned to Pennsylvania with a wife, nee Mimm, that he had lost the sight of one eye, and that, inasmuch as neither he nor his wife could speak German, they were designated as the "Irish Kuders" by the neighbors in their new home. He died about 1848, aged 73 years.
At Trexlertown, where John Kuder located no later than 1800, were born by the first wife: Joseph, Solomon, John, Charles, William, Lydia, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth and Sallie. Being married a second time to a widow, Mrs. Keck, there were born Michael, George and Cather- ine. Of these children, Joseph, who was born Dec. 1, 1800, and was married to Anna Steffy (Stephen) ; moved to Central New York, and from thence in 1853 to Wisconsin, where he died in 1884. He had thirteen children, some of which remained in New York, the rest accom- panying the father to Wisconsin.
Solomon will be taken up later. John, men- tioned below (married Anna Stern and had these children : Owen, John, Tilghman, Eliza, Aman- da. Charles Kuder moved to Tiffin, Ohio. Wil- liam; Michael Kuder (married to Caroline Scheirer) ; George: Lydia (married a Mr. Desch) ; Mary; Hannah (married Dewald Kuntz) ; Elizabeth (married George Kaull) Sallie (married Reuben Schadt) ; Katherine (married Tilghman Doll).
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Solomon Kuder, son of John, was born at Trexlertown, June 5, 1806. During his youth he learned the trade of weaver and dyer, and also spent some time in New Jersey, where he learned sufficient English to enable him to take charge of an English school in his native town- ship. He was married to Sarah Haines after which he continued to prosecute his trade. About 1848, he moved to Reading, Pa., where he kept a store for several years, but subsequently aban- doned it and took the position of weigher of the iron-ore, which began to be mined at and in the vicinity of Trexlertown. His children were: Sarah Amanda, deceased ; Joseph Solomon, born 1835, studied medicine in Jefferson Medical Col- lege, married Adalind Hoffman, daughter of Dr. Charles Hoffman, of Reading. Several children were born to them, but only one, Eugene, grew up. When the war. broke out, he moved to Terre Haute, where he joined a company as cook, from which his ability however soon caused him to be promoted. He enlisted in the 11th Ind. Regt., Volunteers. Went to Mississippi under Lew Wallace. At the Battle of Pitts- burg Landing was a lieutenant. The superior officer being sick he led the regiment. Finally became a surgeon. His last letter stated that he was sick in a blacksmith shop in a Louisiana Bayou. William Henry, born Aug. 30, 1838, became a carriage builder and dentist. Married to Levina Lutz. For a long time lived at Iron- ton, where he was engaged in the grain-business. Subsequently moved to Norristown. Frank Har- rison, Jane Elizabeth and Annie Maria, twins, the former married to A. F. Schick, merchant tailor, of Allentown, the latter died January 10, 1901, unmarried. Solomon Kuder, died Jan. 15, 1886.
Frank H. Kuder, Sr., musician, son of Solo- mon Kuder, was born at Trexlertown, Jan. 13, 1841. His early education was received in the public schools of his native village and Reading, to which his family removed during his youth. At an early age, he showed an aptitude for music, and at the age of eleven his father started his musical education by giving him instructions on the violin. Afterwards he was placed under other instructors, including Enoch Harwick, Prof. Foust and Thomas O. Merio, of Phila- delphia. During the time he studied the violin, he also took up the study of the organ under Prof. Foust, completing that part of his musical education under the late Prof. C. F. Hermann, of Allentown. Wind instruments, he studied under Frederick Bankhart. At the age of fifteen, he began to teach on the violin, organ, piano and brass instruments, continuing to the present time. He instructed bands at Catasauqua, Fogelsville,
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Trexlertown, Maxatawny, Fleetwood, Kutz- town, Virginsville, Pennsburg, Germansville, Windsor, Grimmsville, Albany, Alburtis, Ma- cungie, Chapman's Station, Seipstown, Heinley's, Mertztown, New Tripoli and Rittersville. Prof. Kuder served as organist and choir-master of St. John's Reformed church, Fogelsville, since 1874, and of the Trexlertown congregations since May 28, 1860. He also served as school director for three terms and was notary public for eight years. On October 13, 1864, he was married to Ke- turah E. Fogel (born July 9, 1845-died May 25, 1908) ; daughter of the late Solomon Fogel, the issue being: Edwin S., born July 13, 1865 (married to Annie L. Findlay, have a son, John H., born July 1, 1903), and Frank H.
FRANK H. KUDER, JR., son of Frank. H., Sr., was born at Fogelsville, Pa., April 18, 1875. He attended the public schools to the age of eighteen, when he began to teach. He also attended the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, graduating therefrom in 1899. Since then he has been teaching in Upper and Lower Macun- gie townships. He studied music first under his father, later under Prof. Hermann.
Serving as assistant organist of Lehigh Church from May 26, 1895, he was elected to the posi- tion of organist on March 27, 1896, and has filled the position ever since. In politics he is a Republican, a member of the Lutheran church, and fraternally is connected with P. O. S. of A., K. of M., and F. & A. M.
On Nov. 29, 1900, he was married to Florence E. (b. Oct. 22, 1879), daughter of George W. Ruth, the issue being Ruth K., born Dec. 29,
1906. His address is R. D. No. 1, Macungie, . His grandfather, Michael, resided at Wescoes- Pa.
John Kuder, son of John, lived on a small farm near Macungie. Besides attending to his small farm he also followed the cooper trade. He was a member of the Lutheran church and he and wife are buried at Macungie. He was married to Anna Stern and they had the follow- ing children: Amanda, married to John Mohr, lived in Mulberry, Ind .; John T .; Tilghman ; Eliza; Owen, lived at Atlantic City, N. J .; and Mary, married to Mr. Keenly.
John T. Kuder, son of John and Anna (Stern) Kuder, was born at Macungie, Nov. 3, 1831. He resided at Trexlertown for a short time and in 1865 moved to Allentown where he established a tinsmith and stove business at 437 North Second street where he continued doing business until his death, March 20, 1869. He was first married to Maria Gackenbach, who was born in 1839 and died in 1861. To them the following children were born: Elenora, mar- ried to Henry Ehrick; Charles V., of Chicago,
and Isador of Allentown. Mr. Kuder was mar- ried the second time to Caroline Becker, a daugh- ter of Benjamin and Hannah (Dorney) Beck- er. She was born Oct. 16, 1839, in Upper Ma- cungie and now resides in Allentown. The children of the second marriage were: Millard A .; Iretta, married to Edwin Horne, and Susan C., married to George F. Butz.
MILLARD A. KUDER, son of John T., was born near Trexlertown Nov. 22, 1862. He re- ceived his education in the public schools of Al- lentown. For some years he worked in a shoe factory after which he learned the baking trade. In 1886 he entered the employment of the Allen- town Manufacturing company and remained with them until 1903, when he engaged in the selling of coal and building material at 330 Gor- don street. He is a member of Bethany United Evangelical church of which he is a trustee since 1908. He is affiliated with the following fra- ternal organizations: Jordan Commandry No. 102; Knights of Malta; Allen Lodge No. 71, I. O. O. F .; Unit Encampment No. 12; Jordan Council No. 746, J. O. U. A. M., and the Broth- erhood of America
In 1884 he was married to Delila Ross, a daughter of Jacob and Isabella (Kohl) Ross. She died Feb. 13, 1894. They had two children, Edwin H., bookkeeper, of Allentown, and Rev. Alfred M., a minister of the Methodist Church. Mr. Kuder was married the second time to Minnie J. Seip, a daughter of Reuben Seip.
MILLARD J. KUDER was born near Shimers- ville in Upper Milford township, Sept. 2, 1877. ville and was an iron ore miner. His father, Benjamin, resides near Wescoesville, where he now conducts a truck farm. He was employed as engineer at the following places: Iron ore mines at Shoenersville; Bethlehem Steel Com- pany; Atlas Cement Company, Northampton ; Wahnetta Silk Company, Catasauqua; and Laux Creamery Company. He married Mariah, a daughter of Jacob Wetzel, of Wescoesville. This family was blessed with three children, viz: Clinton, at home; Millard J .; and Edgar, en- gineer at Trexlertown married to Merniva Krock. Millard J. Kuder attended school in Upper Milford township and started to work at the Bethlehem Steel works at the age of 14 years and continued there five years. He learned silk weaving at the Unicorn Silk Company, Cata- sauqua, and remained with this company five years, and with the Wahnetta Silk Company one year. In 1903 he became the chief engineer for the Laux Creamery Company and has filled this position ever since. He is a member of the Trex-
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lertown Lutheran church, K. of G. E., and A. O. S. E., No. 15. On April 30, 1899, he was married to Alice M., a daughter of Frank and Rosa (Schreiber) Krock, of Krocksville, Upper Macungie township. Five children were born to them: Clayton, born Sept. 13, 1909; Frank- line B .; Harvey ; Raymond; and Clinton. The last four died in infancy.
WILLIAM A. KUHNSMAN.
Benjamin C. Kuhnsman, son of Charles, lives at Best Station, Lehigh county. He was born in Lowhill, Nov. 30, 1865, and at the age of nineteen years, learned the blacksmith trade, which he has followed until now. He is a Re- publican. In 1907, he was elected a school di- rector of Washington township. He was em- ployed for sixteen years by the Carbon Slate Co., but since January, 1908, has been in the employ of the Highland Slate Co. He and fam- ily are Lutheran members of the Heidelberg Church.
He married Catharine Peter in 1888. Their children are: Oliver and Mamie (both deceased ), Flossie, Earl and Dred.
William A. Kuhnsman, son of Charles, is the superintendent of the Big Franklin Slate Co., at Emerald, Pa. He was born in Lowhill July 1, 1872, and at the age of twelve years, was put to learning the blacksmith trade and this he follow- ed for twenty years. He became an employee of the Big Franklin Slate Company in 1892, and on Aug. 1, 1909, was promoted to the superin- tendency of this large and successful plant, which employs sixty men. He and family reside at Emerald. They are Lutheran members of the Heidelberg church. He is the chaplain of the J. O. U. A. M., member of the P. O. S. of A., and of the K. G. E. He is the Republican mem- ber of the county standing committee since 1905 from Washington township.
On July 12, 1890, he married Emma Os- wald, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Shirey) Oswald. Their children are: Charles S. (of Allentown, Pa.), Florence M., Belva E., Ernest W., Stewart J., and Elizabeth M.
Martin E. Kuhnsman, son of Charles, was born in Lowhill, Aug. 22, 1875. At the age of fourteen years he learned the blacksmith trade, and he has followed it to this time. He estab- lished his present shop in 1904 at Best Station, in Washington township, having previously car- ried on the business in his father's shop, which stood near by. He is a member of the J. O. U. A. M., P. O. S. of A., and the K. G. E. lodges. He and family are Lutheran members of the Heidelberg Church, which he served as a dea- con.
On December 30, 1899, he married Annie Burkhard, daughter of Francis and Ella (An- thony) Burkhard, of Carbon county, and they have two children: Malcolm O., and Ella M.
KUNKEL FAMILIES.
The Kunkels were among the pioneer families in Albany township, Berks county. The family was founded there by (I) Georg Kunkel (also spelled Kunckell and Kungel), a native of Ger- many, who located there some time prior to 1754, and it appears that he reared a large family. In Rupp's History of Berks County his name ap- pears on the list of taxables of 1756, as "George Kunckell." In 1759, according to Montgom- ery's History of Berks County (1886), his name is listed as George Kungel ; in this latter year he paid a tax of £6. At the Kunkel homestead is an old grandfather's clock that bears the date of 1772. It was brought into the house at the same time the house was being built, and is the work- manship of George Miller, of Germantown. It has kept good time all these years. On the brass face appear the letters "I. G. K." Georg Kunkel lived where now resides Nathan Kunkel, near Wessnersville. This tract has been in the family name since about 1754. Georg Kunkel was a farmer, and since his time his farm has been divided and sub-divided. His land at one time included all the upper end of Stony Run. He is buried at Wessnersville. His children were: George and Peter.
(II) George Kunkel, son of Georg, had these children : Andreas, Jacob, George Michael, John Adam (born May 8, 1792, died April 11, 1860; m. Magdalena, born Aug. 17, 1792, died May 19, 1844), and Sally (m. John Wagaman).
(II) Peter Kunkel, also son of Georg was born Dec. 20, 1774, in Albany township, died Oct. 28, 1830. After his marriage he moved to Lynn township, Lehigh county, where he en- gaged in farming and also operated a distillery on his farm. Later he lived near Wessnersville, where he owned a tract of 275 acres, which is now owned by a descendant, Charles Kunkel. All the land in upper Stony Run was once in the name of his family. In 1797 Peter Kunkel mar- ried Maria Magdalena Rausch, born Nov. 10, 1778, died April 12, 1846. They had fourteen children, eleven of whom survive their parents (sixteen grandchildren also surviving). Among these children were: Daniel, David, Andraes, Benjamin, Joseph, Peter, Polly (m. Jacob El- bert), Catharine (m. John Dietrich) and Sophia.
(III) George Michael Kunkel was born Aug. 4, 1789 and died Jan. 25, 1862. After the death of his father, he became the owner of the old homestead, which was divided into three farms,
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George Michael receiving 155 acres, John Adam sixty acres, and John Wagaman twenty acres. He married Regina Krohn, who was born June II, 1790, and died Jan. 12, 1866. They had children: Benjamin, born 1810, died 1890; Elizabeth, born 1815, died 1884; Salome, m. Adam Lynn; Polly (Maria), born 1825, died 1874; Samuel, born Nov. 1, 1827, died April 2, 1903; Nathan, born May 8, 1830, is living and the owner of the old homestead; Michael born Sept. 9, 1835, died April 2, 1907. Salome was the only one of this family who married. The other six children remained unmarried and lived on the farm now occupied by Nathan Kunkel, who is now the only survivor of the family. He erected a large monument in the cemetery at Wessnersville, where so many of his family rest.
(III) Joseph Kunkel (son of Peter, who was the son of the pioneer) was born in Lynn town- ship, Lehigh county. In the spring of 1825 he moved across the line into Berks county, settling in Albany township, where he owned and oper- ated a grist and saw mill, and followed farming. His mill stood on the Stony Run, and to this day is known as "Kunkel's Mill." He was succeeded in the ownership of this property by his son, Reuben. To the mill property belong forty-one acres of land. He married Catharine Snyder, a native of Lynn township, and they had twleve children, namely: Peter ( 1817-1843, m. Sarah Schollenberger), Magdalena, Nathan, Joseph, Daniel S. (Sept. 25, 1832-190-), Jeremiah ( 1834-1904, conducted a hotel at Wessnersville many years, m. Sarah E. Holben, 1847-1900), Jacob, Catharine, Reuben (1836-1908), Sarah, David (a farmer in Albany, m. Seniah Stump and died in July, 1903), and Rebecca (m. David Heckert and had one son, Milton). All are de- ceased. The father, Joseph Kunkel, died March 10, 1866 ; the mother died May 21, 1885.
(III) Andreas Kunkel (son of George, and grandson of the pioneer) was born April 20, 1781, in Albany township, Berks county, where he lived until his removal to West Penn town- ship, Schuylkill county. There he farmed until 1814 when he traded farms with Peter Ebert who lived in Heidelberg township, Lehigh county, and on this farm (near Germansville) he lived until his death. A log house, built in 1780 by an Ebert, is still standing.
Mr. Kunkel was a cooper and his shop stood where the present residence of Wilson Kunkel now stands. He and family were Lutheran members of the Heidelberg Church, which he served as an elder for many years. He was the constable of Heidelberg for many years. In ap- pearance he was a tall, well-proportioned man possessed of great strength.
He was married to Maria Magd. Schollen- berger. She was born January 8, 1777, and died November 27, 1842. He died August 26, 1843. She and her husband are buried at the Heidelberg Church. Their children were: Catharine (m. Daniel Snyder), Lydia, 1806-1883 (m. Chris- tian Schmidt), Polly (died unmarried), Charles, and Andreas (married a Miss Sengel in Heidel- berg, then moved to Indiana where he was a farmer), Charles Kunkel (son of Andreas) was born in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, August 15, 1808. When he was six years old his parents moved to Heidelberg township and there he lived until his death. He was the owner of the homestead and the adjoining farm now owned by Amandus Henry. Besides conducting his farm, he was a cooper. He and family were Lutherans. He was a deacon and an elder of the Heidelberg church where they are also buried.
Rachel Miller, his wife, was born June 21, 1819, and died August 3, 1890. He died Janu- ary, 1877. They had the following children : Wilson, Joseph, Elemina (m. Joseph Snyder ), Frank (of Claussville, Lehigh county), Leanna (m. Willoughby Grim), Sarah Amanda (un- married and lives with her sister, Mrs. Grim), Henry F. (of New Tripoli), and Maria (who died small).
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