History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 150

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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Wilson Kunkel (son of Charles), farmer on the old homestead in Heidelberg, was born there, January 24, 1844. He worked on the farm for his parents until 1865 and then he began farming the place for himself. In 1870 he purchased the homestead, in area at that time 70 acres, and there he has resided since. He and family are He was a school director of the township for three years.

In 1871 he married Mary E. Geiger, a daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth (Rex) Geiger, and grand daughter of Jacob Geiger. They had four children: Lewis O. (who died aged 17 years), Ellen J. (m. D. H. Snyder), Emma E. (m. George A. Kressly), and Charles W.

The son, Charles, is a public school teacher. He was born January 3, 1880 in Heidelberg township, brought up there and educated in the common schools and in the Allentown Commer- cial School. In 1900 he began teaching in the township named and there he has taught to this time.

Joseph Kunkel (son of Charles) was born in Heidelberg, March 20, 1845, and he died there upon his 52-acre farm September 8, 1908. He was a wheelwright and he followed that trade from the time that he was a young man until his death. He had a shop on his farm, situated in the central part of the township.

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In June, 1873, he married Senia Geiger, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rex) Geiger. Their two children are still at home with their mother on the farm: Eleanora, and Elmer W.

The son Elmer was born October 31, 1888. He attended the township schools and the Sum- mer Normal School at Schnecksville. In 1907 he was first licensed to teach school and he has taught every term to this time.

George Kunkel lived for a time in Lower Saucon township, in Lehigh county, and while there married Sarah Dotterer. They moved to Polk township, in Monroe county, Pa., settling on a wild tract of land about half a mile from Kresgeville and on this land they built the first log house. He cleared the land and they lived there until their death. They assisted in build- ing the Pleasant Valley Church. He died in the year 1855, at the age of eighty-two years, and she died in her ninety-ninth year. Their chil- dren were: Abraham, George, Elizabeth (m. Joseph Serfass, who had twenty-one children), Joseph, Barbara (m. Aaron Schaffer), Kate (m. Abraham Christian), Dinah (m. Adam Beer), Mrs. Winter, Susanna (burned to death when she was eighteen years old), Mrs. Smith, Peter, Adam, John, and Sallie (m. George Kresge).

Adam Kunkel (son of George) was born in Lower Towamensing township, Carbon county, Pa., December 22, 1812. He operated a grist mill at Kunkeltown for several years, and then worked as a shingle-maker and lumberman and as such cleared large timber tracts. His latter life was devoted to agricultural pursuits. He died November 25, 1888, aged 75 years, II months and 3 days.

On May 10, 1835, he married Mary Berger, of Gilberts, Monroe county. She was a daughter of David Berger, born November 30, 1816, and died May 18, 1889, in her seventy-third year. They were survived by eight children: Joseph, George, Diana, Sallie, Katie, Adam, Reuben and Stephen, and by a number of grandchildren.

John Kunkel (son of George) was born Feb- ruary 14, 1815, and died December 7, 1896. He was a stone mason and farmer; owned the grist and saw mill and the hotel at Kresgeville, and was esteemed as a successful business man and valuable citizen of the community. He served in a number of local offices, and assisted in the erection of the churches at Kresgeville and Gilberts.

He married Sallie Kresge. She was born Sep- tember 18, 1819, but is still living, being now the oldest woman in Monroe county. Their children are: Kate, William, James, Jacob, George, David, Sarah, Mary A., Ellen and Em- ma.

REUBEN KUNKEL, of Slatington, son of Adam, and Mary (Berger) Kunkel, was born in Car- bon county, Pa., March 18, 1850. He was a drover for a quarter of a century. He had first carried on the business for several years in Car- bon county, then located at Slatington, in Lehigh county, where he became one of the organizers of the Slatington Knitting Mill which employs 120 people. For several years he was associated there with F. A. Kreitz in the general merchan- dise business. He and family are members of the St. John's Lutheran Church which he served as a deacon for four years, and he was treasurer of the building committee that remodeled the pres- ent church edifice. He has been a Democrat in politics since his majority, and an influential factor in the party in the upper section of the county. He was a member of the County Stand- ing Committee for six years.

On April 10, 1874, he married Mary A. Kunkel, daughter of John and Sallie (Kresge) Kunkel. They had three children: Elmira and Maggie M. (both dying in infancy), and Francis A. (born August 31, 1890, learned trade of ma- chinist and has his home with his parents).

Adam Kunkel, a farmer, was born July 15, 1750, and died November 24, 1827. He was married to Maria Margaret Giltner, a daughter of John George and Gertrude ( Harter) Gild- ner. She was born May 15, 1753, and died Sep- tember 21, 1821. During the Revolutionary War he served from Northampton county, Pa., in the Continental Army [See Pennsylvania Ar- chives.] Both of these pioneers are buried in the old graveyard at the Heidelberg Church. They had eight children: Adam, Andrew, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hannah, Maria (born in 1785, died in 1822, married to Andrew Shissler), Magda- lena, and Barbara.

Andrew Kunkel, the second son of Adam, was born August 15, 1774. He was married to Magdalena Hunsicker, born May 12, 1781, and died January 7, 1852. They had four children: John Carl, Andrew, Salome and Mary.

John Carl Kunkel (son of Andrew) was born May 9, 1813, and lived at the Lehigh furnace, along the northwest from Slatedale. He had a large tract of land which he farmed. He died January 1, 1847, in his thirty-fifth year. His wife was Hannah Henritzy. They are buried at the Heidelberg Church. Their children were: Samuel, Lewis, Albert, Frank, Tilghman, Lydia and Sarah (who died young).

Albert Kunkel (son of John Carl) was born September 15, 1837, in what is now Washing- ton township. He was a teacher in the public schools of Lehigh county for thirty years. Dur- ing the Rebellion ( 1860-1865) he was engaged

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in the store and hotel business at Treichlers, now Newhard's postoffice, in Washington township. For six years he was organist of the Lower Towa- mensing Church and for four years served a similar position at Weissport, Pa. He lived re- tired for some years at Newhards on his 16-acre tract and there he died May 22, 1906, in his sixty-nineth year. He was married to Eliza- beth, a daughter of John Reber. Their children were: Charles S., and Lillie May (the wife of George Seip).

Charles S. Kunkel (son of Albert), public school teacher of Slatington, Pa., was born at Newhard's, in Lehigh county, June 21, 1862. He was educated in the public schools and in the normal school at Kutztown. In 1882 he was licensed to teach and he has taught thirty-one consecutive terms, all in Lehigh excepting four terms in Northampton county, He is a member of Camp No. 491, P. O. S. of A., of Walnut- port, Pa., and of Council No. 68, J. O. U. A. M., of Slatington.

He was married October 6, 1888, to Lucy Roth, a daughter of William and Christiana Rit- ter) Roth of North Whitehall township. They are members of the Reformed Church.

They have one son, Fred Eugene. Fred Eu- gene Kunkel was born at Slatington, Pa., Sep- tember 6, 1889, and there he was educated in the high school, graduating in 1906. In 1907 he took a course in bookkeeping in the American Commercial school at Allentown; and in 1908 the full course in short-hand and typewriting.

On December 8, 1908 he received a civil serv- ice appointment to the office of Chief of Staff in the War Department at Washington, D. C., and on June 6, 1911, he was transferred to the Sani- tary Division, Surgeon General's Office, War Department, as assistant secretary to Col. J. R. Kean, Medical Corps, U. S. A. In addition to his daily duties he attends a special session of the George Washington University Law Depart- ment. He is a member of the Phi Fi Sigma Kap- pa Society ; also of the Sons of the American Rev- olution.

Nathan Kunkel, of Upper Milford township, Lehigh county, was a farmer, also an expert clock maker and repairer. He married Sophia Wertz. She died at the age of 35. Issue : George M., of whom below, and Dr. Menno Kunkel, who practiced for some time in Allen- town, then removed to Lawrence, Kansas, re- maining there until his decease. He became ex- pert in the treatment of typhoid fever. He left three sons and two daughters.

GEORGE M. KUNKEL, son of Nathan and Sophia (Wertz) Kunkel, was born in 1845, in Upper Milford township. He attended the

public schools, alternating with work upon the home farm, then became a teacher for several terms in his home town, after which he worked" in the ore beds of the neighborhood.

While walking on the railroad tracks, one day, near his home, he found a hat, in which was the name of the owner, Artemus Lee. He re- turned it to him at East Penn Junction, and Mr. Lee taking a fancy to the youth gave him a position with the P. & R. R. R. Co., as a clerk, and later he was appointed station agent and yard master at East Penn Junction, where he continued for 28 years. He was then trans- ferred to Perkiomen Junction, where he con- tinued for eight years, where he died, aged 63 years. He was a great reader, and a self-made man. He was a member of the Masonic Order ; a charter member of Trexlertown I. O. O. F., and in politics, a Democrat.

He was interred in West End cemetery, Al- lentown. He married Jan. 4, 1881, Mary M. Urich, born at Stouchsburg, Pa., daughter of George Peter and Harriet (Zeller) Urich. Is- sue: Harriet Sophia, born in Allentown, edu- cated in the public schools, High School and the Keystone State Normal School, graduating in 1909; now for the past three years a teacher in the Mckinley school, and Luther George Kunkel, born May 17, 1896, now a pupil of the High School, Allentown.

George Peter Urich, was born at Stouch- burg, Berks county, died at the age of 63 years. He was a son of Peter and Catharine (Span- bute) Urich, of Berks county. He came to Am- erica, with seven brothers. He was a farmer, a Justice of the Peace for some years, a deacon, elder, and member of and superintendent of the Sunday school of Christ Lutheran church, of his native town.

He married Harriet Zeller.' Issue: William Frank; Mary M. (see Kunkel sketch else- where) ; Aaron; Sarah E .; Emma C .; Harriet M .; Agnes; Cora M .; and Clara M. Urich.

KUMMERY FAMILY.

I. Aaron Kummery, a member of the Kum- mery family of Bucks county, Pa., was born in the year 1816, and passed his life near Spin- nerstown in that county, where he successfully operated a large farm. In his youth and young manhood he was a member of the Reformed church, and served as a deacon therein for a number of years, but later he became a convert to the Mennonite Church, and after his death, which occurred June 10, 1878, at the age of sixty-two years, three months, and twenty days, he was buried in the churchyard at the West Swamp church of that denomination. Mr. Kum-

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mery was married to Miss Elizabeth Stauffer, a daughter of Abraham Stauffer, who survived him just fifteen years and one day, dying June II, 1893. To them were born seven children, as follows: Edwin, deceased; Jeremiah; Reed, all of Spinnerstown, Pa .; Elam, later Mrs. George Pflueger; John; Henry, died in infancy; and Daniel, who resides near Spinnerstown.

II. John S. Kummery, son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Kummery, was born in September, 1846, and died at Colorado Springs, Col., in the year 1892, and was buried at Pueblo in that state. He was a miller during his youth and worked at that trade, in Lehigh county, Pa., until the year 1868, when he removed to Illinois, and later to Colorado, where he made his home for the rest of his life. Both in Illinois and Col- orado, he was employed in clerical positions, and became prominent in politics and held a number of local offices. He was also a prominent fra- ternity man. Mr. Kummery was married to Miss Levina Stauffer, a daughter of Jacob O. and Elizabeth (Gehman) Stauffer, on Nov. 30, 1862. Of this union was born one son, Harvey S. Kummery, of whom forward.

III. HARVEY S. KUMMERY, son of John S. and Lavina (Stauffer) Kummery, was born June 4, 1868, in Milford Square, Pa. He received his education in the local public schools and later at the West Chester State Normal School, and at the age of sixteen was employed as a clerk in a store in his native town. In the year 1890, he removed to Allentown, Pa., and there se- cured a position of the same kind with Koch Brothers, for whom he worked for six years. He then went with Dresher and Stephen for a year and a half and then, for thirteen years, was employed by the firm of Breinig and Bachman. In 1909 he affiliated himself with H. A. Butter- wick, builder, who has erected squares of sub- stantial residences in the city. He is connected with Modern Woodmen of America and is a member of the First Mennonite church on Chew street, Allentown, and has served as deacon since its organization in 1903. He has also acted as a teacher in the Sunday school connected with the church, of which he was one of the organ- izers. He conducted a general store for about two years on the corner of Fifteenth and Chew streets, but has recently rented the same.

Mr. Kummery was married Sept., 1890 to Miss Emma M. Stauffer, a daughter of William Y. and Maria ( Moyer) Stauffer, of Brick Tav- ern, Bucks county. Their children are: Otto W., Paul E., Russel, died in infancy; Helen, Esther, George W., Robert W., Richard T., Florence L., and Dorris E. Kummery. Mrs.

Kummery was born at Brick Tavern, March 5, 1868, and departed this life Feb. 27, 1914, and was buried in Greenwood cemetery, Allentown.

KUNTZ FAMILY.

The name Kuntz is found in Germany in the 15th century and in Switzerland in the year 1526 there lived a Peter Kuntz, who was one of the first Protestant ministers during the Reformation, and in 1536 was preacher in Berne. The name in America has come to be written in various ways, such as Kuhns, Koons, Kountz, Coons, Cuntz, and many others. The ancestor of this family was John Jacob Kuntz, who arrived at Philadelphia from Rotterdam, Holland, on the ship, Charming Nancy, on Nov. 9, 1738. He was born Feb. 19, 1692, in Niederbronn, Alsace, the son of John George Kuntz, and his wife, Anna Catharine, daughter of John Jacob Miller. John Jacob Kuntz married, in 1719, Anna Margaretha Palsgraff, born Sept. 22, 1695, the daughter of John Jacob and Margaretha Palsgraff. His wife died on the voyage to America in 1738. He mar- ried the second time, in 1742, Susanna Klein, born in 1711, the daughter of John Jacob Klein, a weaver of Hangeweiler, Upper Alsace, and his wife, Anna Catharine.

John Jacob Kuntz settled in that part of Phil- adelphia county, which afterwards became Berks county, shortly after his arrival, and in the Journal of the Proprietary Land Office, under date of March 3, 1739, is this entry: "Hans Jacob Kuhns, rec'd in part for land in Colebrook- dale, Five Pounds."

John Jacob and Anna Margaretha Kuntz had six children: Jacob, Bernhard, Christina, Mary Catharine, Anna Barbara, and John George. Christina, the eldest daughter, was married in 1745, in the Oley mountains, by Rev. Muhlen- berg, to John Philip Stambach. John George Kuntz, the youngest son, married Elizabeth Mar- garet Newhard, daughter of Michael Newhard, of Whitehall township. He died in 1766, leaving surviving, his parents, his widow, and five chil- dren. His plantation of 125 acres in the Oley hills became the property of his eldest son, George Jacob Kuntz. His other children were: Barbara, Mary Margaret, David, and Frederick.

Bernhard Kuntz, second son of John Jacob Kuntz, was born Dec. 3, 1723, and came to America with his father. In 1745 he was married in the Oley mountains, by Rev. Muhlenberg, to Anna Catharina Eberhard. She was born in 1723 and died Sept. 17, 1780. Bernhard Kuntz married the second time, Anna Oplinger, who was born in Schwartzena, Germany, in 1724, and died Dec. 28, 1804. Bernhard Kuntz died July 14,

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1807, aged 83 years, 7 months and 2 weeks. He is buried at the Indianland church, Leh:gh township, Northampton county, where are also buried his first and his second wife, and seven of his children.

The first mention of Bernhard Kuntz north of the Lehigh mountains is on March 31, 1746, when his son, John Frederick, born Nov. 16, 1745, was baptized at the Jordan Lutheran church in Whitehall township. His sponsors were Frederick Eberhard, Samuel Saeger, and Anna Elizabeth Eberhard. He located in Lehigh township, where he was assessed £5 in 1761, and in 1768 was assessed for 50 acres of land, three horses and three cows, as well as for a tract of land called "Benninger's Place."

Bernhard and Anna Catharine Kuntz had eleven children :

Frederick Kuntz, who was born Dec. 25, 1746, according to his tombstone, but the church records give his date of birth Nov. 16, 1745. He died March 26, 1832. He was a farmer in Lehigh township, and in the war of the Revolution was captain of a company of militia. His wife, Bar- bara, was born Jan. 27, 1750, and died Oct. 19, 1828.

Philip Kuntz, the second son, was born April 1, 1747.

Anna Catharine Kuntz, the eldest daughter, was born July 14, 1749, and died Oct. 18, 1809. She married John Saeger, who was born May 3, 1743, and died Feb. 7, 1820.

George Kuntz was born April 1, 1751, and died Oct. 2, 1817.

Elizabeth Barbara Kuntz was born March 18, 1753, and was baptized June 15, 1753, at the "Blue" church, in Upper Saucon township. She died Aug. 23, 1845, aged 92 years. She married, in 1771, Henry Best, who was born March 1, 1748, and died in 1793.

Adam Kuntz was born April 17, 1755, and died April 25, 1777.

Peter Kuntz was born Sept. 12, 1757, and died Dec. 16, 1846. He married, in 1784, Barbara Reing, who was born July 6, 1757, and died Dec. 9, 1846. They had nine children. He had a grist-mill and 40 acres of land in Lehigh town- ship.

Jacob Kuntz was born Feb. 28, 1759, and died Oct. 31, 1841. He married Christina Mosser, who was born June 1, 1764, and died Aug. 8, 1836.

Bernhard Kuntz, Jr., was born Aug. 2, 1763, and died Aug. 16, 1767.

John Kuntz.

Daniel Kuntz.

Jacob Kuntz, sixth son of Bernhard, born in 1753, was confirmed with his brother Peter, in

1774, by Rev. John Andrew Frederici, pastor of the Kreidersville Lutheran congregation. He was sent to school in New York by his father and re- ceived a good education. He lived in Lehigh township, where he was a farmer and a tanner, and also justice of the peace for the townships of Lynn and Towamensing, having been commis- sioned March 28, 1796. He and his wife, Chris- tina Mosser, are buried at Indianland church. They had eight children: John, Joseph, Jacob, Daniel, Mrs. Catharine Mosser, Mrs. Elizabeth Smoyer, Mrs. Salome Stewart, and Mrs. Chris- tiana Gross.

John Kuntz, eldest son of Jacob, Esq., was born near Cherryville, Sept. 25, 1790, and died at Lehighton, Jan. 25, 1855. He owned a grist and saw-mill at Lehighton, and married Mary, daughter of Jacob and Anna Mary (Bauman) Snyder. She was born April 3, 1796, and died Jan. 15, 1880. They are buried at Weissport. They had twelve children: Jacob, Thomas, William, Henry, Lewis, John, Benjamin, Simeon, Stephen, Elizabeth, Mrs. Catharine Bowman, and Mrs. Mary Donaughey.

Jacob Kuntz, son of John, married Mary Ann, daughter of Peter and Salome (Wenner) Romig. She was born Jan. 2, 1821, and died April 5, 1883. She married (second) Major Thomas Ruch, of Whitehall township. Mrs. P. Frank Brown was a daughter of Jacob Kuntz.

William Kuntz, son of John, had children: Frank, Alice, Caroline, Elizabeth, Ulysses, Lily, Warren, David, Isabella, Howard, Lorenzo, Henry, Oliver, Oscar, and William.

Elizabeth Koons, daughter of John, was born Aug. 19, 1819, and died August 20, 1897. She married Francis Weiss.

Simeon Kuntz, son of John, had four daugh- ters: Ida, Mrs. Minerva Yundt, Caroline, and Mrs. Lulu Woodring.

Jacob D. Kuntz, son of Jacob, moved into North Whitehall township, Lehigh county, and from that district into Heidelberg (now Washington), township in 1833. He was a miller in Washington township, near Slating- ton, where he owned and operated what is now known as the "Oswald Mill," but the older in- habitants call it to this day "Kuntz's Mill." He died in the township, and his grandson, John A. Kuntz, states that he was buried in the cemetery attached to Frieden's church, at Hoffman's. He and his family were Lutheran members of this church, and he served various offices. He was one of the building committee in the erection of the church.

Jacob D. Kuntz was married to Rachel Butz, and they had ten children, of whom one son, Wil- liam, died young. All the others lived, and died

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in Heidelberg township, and their names were: Thomas ; Tilghman ; Moses ; Henry ; Rev. David, of Nazareth; Lewis; Elvina, married to William Scheirer ; Lucy, married to Thomas Yundt; and Matilda, married to William Miller.

Thomas Kuntz, son of Jacob D., was born Jan. 30, 1821, and he lived near Hoffman's, in Washington township, where he had a farm of 107 acres which is now owned by John F. Peter. He was a Republican in politics and served his district as a school director. He and his family were Lutheran members of the Fried- en's church, which he served as an elder. His wife was Rachel Benninger, born in 1821, and died in 1892. He died May 31, 1895. They had seven children: Anderson; James; John A .; Joseph ; Wilson ; Simon, and Catharine, m. Lle- wellyn Seip.

JOHN A. KUNTZ, son of Thomas, farmer of Lynn township, was born in Washington town- ship, July 22, 1854, and for a period of 20 years, was connected with the operation of the Slating- ton Slate Co., where he served as foreman. In 1893 he purchased a farm of 135 acres, (twenty- seven being timber-land), on which he now lives, situated near Rabert's Corner and in 1908 he erected on the place a large modern residence. In addition to farming operations, he has for- warded large quantities of potatoes by railroad since 1904, his average shipments being about sixty cars per season. He also deals in fertili- zers, and is otherwise an active and enterprising citizen. In politics he is a Republican, and he has served the district as a tax-collector.

In 1879, Mr. Kuntz, was married to Mary A. Rex, daughter of Nathan and Rufena (Hun- sicker) Rex, and they had eight children: Percy, m. Rosa Wertman; Edwin P., m. Sarah Loch ; William H .; Carrie M .; Florence F., who grad- uated from the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, in 1911; Lillie, and Mamie.

HENRY KUNTZ.

Henry Kuntz, former burgess and justice of the peace, pioneer slate operator and foremost citizen of Slatington, Pa., was born in North Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Oct. 10, 1830, son of Jacob D. and grandson of Jacob Kuntz.

Henry Kuntz was reared upon a farm in Washington township and there he attended the district schools and later an academy located near Coopersburg. After teaching school for several terms he accepted a clerkship in a general store and by careful attention to the details of the busi- ness he won the confidence of his employer who promoted him to the position of manager in 1849, being then only nineteen years of age.

Shortly afterwards he made a journey by stage to Philadelphia, this being his first visit to any city, and while there he purchased a full line of goods for a general store. Upon his return from Philadelphia he engaged in business for himself at Odenwelders, Northampton county, but this did not prove successful, owing to the unde- sirability of the locality. In 1850, after dis- posing of his stock of merchandise at a sacrifice, he moved to Slatington, where two years later he started out prospecting and opened the first slate quarry at Slatington. Two other quarries were opened soon afterward and a company was or- ganized under the name of Kuntz, Kern & Com- pany. The company consisted of five members, including Benjamin Kern, a brother-in-law of Mr. Kuntz. Owing to the failure of two of these two quarries, and just prior to the panic of 1854, Mr. Kuntz urged a dissolution, of part- nership, ^and after this was carried out, Mr. Kuntz retained the remaining quarry and as- sumed part of the liabilities. The affairs of the company were speedily adjusted and business was successfully resumed a few years later.

After these quarries were exhausted the lease of another quarry, near Slatington, was pur- chased. The quarry was located on land owned by Peter Wert and it was operated along suc- cessful lines until 1864, when the slate business became very extensive and in that year Mr. Kuntz admitted Philip Wotring as a partner, and they opened up a quarry called the "Eagle." In 1865, he sold his interest in the Slatedale quarry for $11,000, but eight years later he pur- chased his partner's interest for $10,000. In' 1880 he effected a lease for twenty-five years of the Big Franklin Quarry, and this he operated successfully for ten years; but earlier for a period of ten years," Mr. Kuhns was associated in the slate business with Alexander Jacobs. They operated in a most satisfactory manner the Washington and the American No. 5. Later Mr. Kuhns alone took the lease of the Big Franklin quarry after it seemed exhausted and he continued to operate it with great profit up to the time of his death, June 8, 1905. The quarry is still operated under the name of the Slatington Slate Company, which was incorporated in 1895, when the daughters were taken into the company they continued to operate it in a successful man- ner to the present time. Henry' Kuntz had ef- fected the mountain quarry lease from Joseph Scheffler, back in 1889, and one year later, (1890) he leased the adjoining property of Isaac Brobst. These large holdings he operated under the title of the Slatington Slate Company which continues to. be a leading industry of eastern Pennsylvania. The pay-roll of this company up

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 150

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