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in 1911; Susanna, married Amandus Stettler ; Hannah, who died March 16, 1911, at the age of eighty-four years, married Charles De Long; Elias, who settled at New Holland, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, died in that town in 1911, at the age of seventy-seven years; Levi; Fianna, married George Levan; Franklin, lived and died in Reading; Henry, lived in Philadelphia, and died there, August 7, 1910, at the age of sixty- seven years; Louisa, married Henry Rice ; Amanda, married Emanuel Reinhard.
Samuel, son of John and Anna ( Diener ) Kutz, was born at Topton, Pennsylvania, in 1822, and died in Allentown in 1897. He was educated in the public schools and was graduated from the Kingston Seminary, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl- vania. Upon the completion of his education he was engaged in teaching school in Topton for six years. He was a tailor by trade, which he followed in Allentown from 1874, and was also engaged in farming. For a time he was a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church, later joined the Evangelical Church. He married Caroline Dry, born in 1828, died in 1906, a sister of Benjamin . Dry, who was in public office in Berks county for some years. Children: Charles; Alvin F .; of further mention ; James ; Wilson; John ; Fred- erick; Mary, married Joseph P. Snyder ; Amanda, married Winfield Becker, of Allen- town; Henry and Sarah, died young.
Alvin F., son of Samuel and Caroline (Dry) Kutz, was born at Topton, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 1849. In 1884 he established himself in the machinist business independently, continued it in this manner until 1890, when he associated with himself as a partner, Lephenus Gift, the firm name being Kutz & Gift. They manufacture capsule molds, and employ ten skilled mechanics. He and his family are members of the United Evangelical church. Mr. Kutz married, March 10, 1877, Ella S., daughter of Peter and Sarah Ann ( Hartman) Buchman of Allentown. Chil- dren: Annie F., married Harry S. Landis; a leading carpet merchant of Allentown, and has: Frederick W .; Mamie, married Claude Steckel, a contractor of Allentown, and has: Althea and Elizabeth.
Levi, son of John and Anna (Diener) Kutz, was born at Topton, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1834. For nine years he taught school in Berks county, and was then in the mercantile business eight years at Lyons, Pennsylvania. Removing to Al- lentown in 1873, he was a clerk in a drygoods and clothing store four years, and for six years conducted a grocery store in Allentown. He is a Democrat and was assessor of the Seventh ward for fifteen consecutive years. He was a clerk in John Bowens' grocery store thirteen years, but
was obliged to resign this position in 1902 owing to failing eyesight. He has served as exhorter and chorister in the United Evangelical church many years. Mr. Kutz married, Sept. 25, 1862, Susan, daughter of John Haak, late of Lyons. Children: George, died in infancy; Edward, of Allentown; Lizzie, married Charles Schneck ; Annie, died in infancy; William, born in 1873, died November 20, 1906; Katie, married John Marlburg; Mamie.
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Nicholas Couts, Nov. 18, 1729, bought a tract of one hundred and fifty acres in Maxatawny township, Philadelphia county, paying fifty-two pounds, ten shillings therefor.
Nicholas Kutz had sons: John and Nicholas, Jr.
John Kutz, son of Nicholas, had a son. Daniel, who had a son.
Benjamin, who had sons.
Nicholas, present county commissioner of Berks county, and Ira G., former district attorney of Berks county and a noted lawyer at Reading.
Nicholas Kutz, son of Nicholas (1), had a son, Samuel, who had a son,
Isaac, who has a son,
Franklin, now living at Fleetwood, Pa.
Jacob Kutz married and had: Adam, Jacob, John, Peter, Catharine, Susanna, and Barbara.
Adam, son of Jacob Kutz, resided in Maxa- tawny township, and made a will in 1775.
John Kutz, born March 16, 1802, died De- cember 10, 1863, is buried in Charles Evans Cemetery. He married (first) Sarah, born 1806, died 1846; (second) Hannah -, who died in 1899.
Johannes Kutz, immigrant, landed in this country in 1752.
RICHARD OTTO KOHLER.
The late Richard Otto Köhler, for many years a highly respected and esteemed resident of Cata- sauqua, Pa., who passed away in the midst of active manhood, and whose presence has been greatly missed in the family circle, and among his many friends, was a native of Chemnitz, Ger- many, born Oct. 27, 1872.
Mr. Kohler married Grace Williams, daugh- ter of the late Oliver Williams, one of the bor- ough's iron masters, and they were the parents of one daughter, Anna.
Mr. Kohler died in the German hospital, Phil- adelphia, Oct. 30, 1913, aged forty-one years, and the funeral services were held at his late home, Fourth and Pine streets, Catasauqua, Rev. Dr. Charles L. Fry, former pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran church, officiating. Interment was in
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the family plot in Fairview cemetery. The fol- lowing tributes of respect were paid to the mem- ory of Mr. Kohler.
Minutes adopted, Nov. 4, 1913, by Trinity Lutheran Church Council, Catasauqua, Pa., on the sudden death of its president, Richard O. Kohler:
We lift our hearts in humble reverence to the sovereign God, who is the all-wise Arbiter of our lives, thanking Him for His gracious gift to us, of that faithful soul whom He has taken away from the earth, to be forever with the Lord.
We cherish the qualities of his Christian char- acter, which endeared him to us, and by reason of which we now miss him so sorely. We will always remember his loyalty and love for the church, which grew deeper and stronger year after year.
As we mourn the fact of his vanishing from our sight, so suddenly and unexpectedly, in the very prime of his vigorous manhood, we pray that this may make us profoundly realize the truth of Holy Writ: 'In the midst of life we are in death,' and impress us with the solemn admo- nition to do our work for our Master 'while it is day,' since 'the night cometh when no man can work.'
This minute of our high regard and sacred resolve is to be entered on our official record and a copy is to be sent to Mrs. R. O. Kohler with our most heartfelt condolence.
Attest :
C. D. W. BOWER, Sec.
The Lutheran, the official organ of the Lu- theran denomination, contains the following trib- ute to the memory of the late Richard O. Koh- ler, from the pen of Rev. Dr. Charles L. Fry.
Not only the Church of the Holy Trinity at Catasauqua, but also the Allentown conference, and the entire ministerium of Pennsylvania, mourns the unexpected death of Richard O. Kohler, who succumbed to a severe double oper- ation in the German Hospital, Philadelphia. He was in the prime of vigorous manhood, since he had just passed the forty-first year of his age. Having been born, baptized, and confirmed in Chemintz, Germany, he came to this country as a lad of eighteen, and from the very first he be- came a loyal and enthusiastic American. This love of democracy was intensified by a visit to his native Fatherland last summer. So, too, his church affiliations were very ardent and devoted. Since the death of Mr. Oliver Williams, whose daughter he married, Mr. Kohler had been the standing delegate of the congregation to the meetings of the conference and synod, and was elected by the ministerium as one of its repre- sentatives at the recent general council in To- · ledo.
As a man of deeply spiritual nature, he was a regular and devout attendant at all the services of the sanctuary, a warm personal friend of each of his pastors, a faithful teacher in the Sunday school, the president of the church council, and chairman of the committee on pulpit supplies. His sudden death therefore makes a large gap, which it will be hard indeed to fill.
How startling is such a vivid admonition of the truth of Holy Writ, inscribed on all the face of Nature in this November season of the year, 'We all do fade even as a. leaf'! Or that other declaration, which is equally solemnizing, 'In the midst of life, we are in death'!
HENRY H. DENT.
Henry H. Dent, the president of the Dent Hardware Company, Fullertown, Pa., is a native of England. He was born in 1861, a son of Jos- eph and Sarah (Hewitt) Dent, who were also natives of England. 'In 1866 the parents of Mr. Dent emigrated to the United States with their family, locating in Newark, New Jersey, where the father was an architect and builder. To him and his wife were born thirteen children, seven of whom are still living, namely: Emma, Eliza- beth, Sarah, Julia, Nellie, Henry H., and Edwin.
Henry H. Dent completed his education by graduation in the high school of Newark, New Jersey. When a young man he served various responsible clerical positions, acting as bookkeep- er and in other capacities, and in 1889 he removed to Allentown where he again accepted a position as bookkeeper. In 1894 he became superintendent of the Allentown Hardware Company, and dur- ing the following year upon the incorporation of the Dent Hardware Company, he was chosen president, and has since served this office in a most acceptable manner, seeing the corporation grow to become one of the most successful indus- tries of the Lehigh Valley and one whose hundreds of employees are contented and happy. Mr. Dent is an able executive and enjoys a reputation that is beyond reproach.
Henry H. Dent was married, in 1880, to Miss Jessie Roder, a native of New Jersey, and they have two children: Harry C. and Waletr R. Dent.
OLIVER P. FISHER.
Oliver P. Fisher, 'farmer, of' Weisenberg, was born at Monterey, in Berks county, July 18, 1856; was reared upon a farm and educated in the local school and at Kutztown until he became twenty-one years of age. He then learned the trade of miller under Daniel Meyerly at Fether- olfsville and continued with him two years. Sub- sequently he followed his trade for a year and farmed for two years, when he learned the trade
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of carpenter (because milling was too confining for him) and he followed it in Lynn township for twenty years. In 1892 he rented a farm of 102 acres in Weisenberg township where he now re- sides, and cultivated it on the shares for seven years; then he purchased the plantation and has since carried on farming there in a successful manner. He was a member of the New Jerusa- lem Church in Albany township, serving as dea- con for two years, and when he located in Weis- enberg he transferred his membership to the Weisenberg township.
In 1880 Mr. Fisher was married to E. Jean- nette Snyder, daughter of David, of Lynn, and they have four children: Elmer W. (m. Ida Werley, graduated from K. S. N. S. in 1901, and taught public school since 1898 in Hanover, Catasauqua, Weisenberg and Lynn) ; Addie E. (graduated from the township school in 1905, married Nathaniel Werley) ; Lillie J. (m. E. G. Wiesner), and Ira W. (graduated from the township school in 1909, and taught public school in Lowhill one term.
Mr. Fisher's father was James W. Fisher, a farmer of Maxatawny township, near Monterey, who died in 1858, aged 48 years. He was mar- ried to Elizabeth Kline, daughter of Peter, of Klinesville, in Berks county. She died in 1873, aged 58 years. They had six children: Frank- lin (m. Sarah Lachman) ; Susan (m. Jonathan Schlenker ) ; Mary (m. William Weiss) ; James (m. Mary Moyer) ; Oliver P., and Sarah A. (m. Edward Walters), and his grandfather was John Fisher, also a farmer, of Maxatawny township, married to Susan Wink, a sister of David Wink at Kutztown, and they had five children: Peter, Jacob (m. Maria Hinterleiter), William, James W., and Mary (m. William Reno).
Peter Kline, the grandfather of Mr. Fisher, was married to a Miss Altenderfer, of Klines- ville, and they had seven children: William, Perry, Peter, Jr. (m. Christina Dietrich) ; Eliz- abeth; Ann (m. William Dietrich) ; Christiana (m. Manasses Dreibelbis) ; and Mary (m. Wil- liam Sassaman).
GREENAWALT FAMILY.
The following is a list of the immigrant for- bears of the Greenawalt family, with name of ship on which they sailed, and dates of immigra- tion :
Date of Landing
Jacob
Lydia
Sept. 29, 1741
Johannes
Bilander Vernon
Aug. 1, 1747
Peter
Leslie
Oct. 7, 1749
Frederick
Edinburgh
Sept. 16, 1751
Hieronimus 1 .
Phoenix
Oct. I, 1754
Michael
Chance
Sept. 23, 1766
Jacob
Minerva Sept. 17, 1771
Nicholas
Tiger
Nov. 19, 1771
The following is a list of heads of families in the first census of the United States in 1790: John Greenawalt, Albany township, Berks coun- ty, Pennsylvania; Jacob Greenawalt, Greenwich township, Berks county ; Peter Greenawalt, Robe- son township, Berks county ; George Greenawalt, Weisenberg township, Northampton, now Lehigh county ; Abraham Greenawalt, Weisenberg town- ship; John Greenawalt, Montgomery county; Henry Greenwalt, Montgomery county; Philip, John and Christian Greenawalt, of Lebanon town, Dauphin county; Abraham Greenewalt, Manor township, Lancaster county; Abraham Greenewall, Manor township, Lancaster county ; Henry Greenewalt, Franklin county; Nicholas Greenewalt Franklin county; John Greenewalt, Armstrong township, Westmoreland county.
Jacob Greenawalt, a Palatinate, born in Switz- erland, emigrated to America, locating in Phila- delphia and upon his arrival there he was sold as a "redemptioner" to a man named Shuler. About the time of his coming to America he was married to Maria Catharina Elizabeth Filhour a native of Germany, then of Montgomery county, Penn- sylvania. In 1742 he and his wife located in Weisenberg township, Lehigh county, where he took up a large tract of land by warrant from the province of Pennsylvania. Upon this land he erected a grist mill, oil mill and barn yard. Here he lived and prospered, and at this place his four sons and two daughters were born, namely: Jacob, Johannes, Abraham, George, Mrs. Grim, and Mrs. Barbara Weiss. Both daughters were married to members of old families, whose de- scendants at the present time are numerous in this section of the state. Jacob Greenawalt and his wife died on this farm, after a life full of useful- ness, and their remains were interred in the graveyard of Ziegel church, they were members of the German Reformed congregation.
Jacob Greenawalt, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Filhour ) Greenawalt, was born in 1751, died in 1839. In 1784 he purchased one hundred and forty-two acres of land in Greenwich township from J. Sutter, and there he spent the remainder of his life. On his farm he built a tannery which he likewise operated until 1836, when he sold it to his son Henry. Jacob Greenawalt married Maria Stambauch. Children : Jacob, Henry, Christian, Peter, Elizabeth, Susanna, Sabina, Bar- bara, Maria.
Johannes Greenawalt, son of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Filhour) Greenawalt, in 1784-85, located near what is now Greenawalt Station, in Albany township, Berks county, on the Schuylkill & Lehigh Railroad. He was an enterprising man, building an oil mill on the farm later owned by Isaac Hardinger, on Pine Creek, and later built .
Name
Abraham Greenawalt, Lydia
Ship Nationality Palatinate Sept. 27, 1740
Hans
Ann Galley Sept. 27, 1746
Johan Philip
Phoenix
Sept. 15, 1749
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a grist mill on the same stream, this being a land- mark in the community. The oil mill was oper- ated by Johannes Greenawalt, while his son John operated the grist mill for many years. Johannes Greenawalt, who died at the age of eighty-three years; is buried at the New Bethel (Corner) church, Albany township, was the father of John, Abraham, Jacob, Peter.
Abraham Greenawalt, son of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Filhour) Greenawalt, in 1790, resided in Weisenberg township, probably on part of the homestead, and had sons: Jacob, Daniel, Abra- ham, Jr.
George Greenawalt, son of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Filhour) Greenawalt, was born Nov. 26, 1755, and resided, in 1790, in Weisenberg town- ship, Lehigh county, on land adjoining that of his brother Abraham. His inscription on his tombstone located on the graveyard at Wessners- ville, in Berks county, near the line of Lehigh county, follows :
Hier Ruhen die gebeine des foerstorben Georg Grünewald: er ist gestorben den 26 April 1810, Seine eltern wahre Jacob und Maricatarina grünewald. Seine tauf Zeigen Georg kleber und seine haus fra Margertraut Wesner, Sei Zeigten 6 kinder 2 Söhne und 4 tocher, er brachte Seine alter auf 54 Jabr und 5 monat.
Jacob Greenawalt, son of Abraham Greena- walt, had six children: Christian, Jacob, Abra- ham, Daniel, John, Sallie, married John Geh- ringer.
Abraham Greenawalt, son of Abraham Greena- walt, moved to Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Among his children was a son, Jonas, who resided at Easton.
Daniel Greenawalt, son of Abraham Greena- wald, was born in Weisenberg township, Lehigh county, Sept. 24, 1803. He later moved to the Stony Run, Berks county. He was a highly es- teemed citizen and a representative and worthy man. He died Feb. 19, 1884, at Wessnersville, Pa. He married, Jan. 9, 1832, Mary Brobst. Children: Aaron, of whom further; Julia, mar- ried Peter George; Mary, married Allen Acker, of New Smitheville ; Sarah Anna, married Frank- lin Bachman, of Allentown. They have one son, Rev. Franklin N. Bachman, who is connected with the Pennsylvania State College.
Aaron Greenawalt, son of Daniel Greenawalt, was born Dec. 2, 1832, on the old homestead. He left for Minnesota at the age of twenty,
where he was a miller. He was the first man to enroll his name in response to the call for volun- teers which went forth after the firing on Fort Sumpter. He was engaged in fourteen battles, and was shot and killed, July 3, 1863, at the battle of Gettysburg. He was survived by a widow and two sons.
Charles Greenawalt was born in Weisenberg township, Lehigh county, in 1826, died 1898. He was a farmer and miller, and operated the Greenawalt Mill until the panic of 1873. He was actively identified with the mining of ore both in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He served the Church as deacon and elder. He was a Democrat in politics. He married Carolina Hausman. Children: Frank, deceased; Edwin H., of Greenawalt Station; Daniel J., died out West; William A., of Falls City, Nebraska ; Aaron M., of whom further.
AARON M. GREENAWALT, son of Charles Greenawalt, is a prominent citizen of South Whitehall township. He was born in Weisenberg township, Jan. 24, 1861. He was educated in the public schools, the summer normal school in Kist- ler Valley, and at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. In his sixteenth year he began teaching school in Lynn township, and he taught for twenty-eight consecutive terms in Lehigh county. From 1882 to the present time he has devoted his attention to farming at Greenawalt, and since 191 I he has given considerable time and attention to the real estate business. He is the owner of considerable valuable real estate, erecting his fine cement block residence in 1911. He is a Demo- crat in politics, and in 1887 was first elected to the office of justice of the peace, in which he has served to the present time. He is a member of Mickley's church, in which he holds the office of deacon. He is a member of Camp No. 378, Pa- triotic Order Sons of America, of Guthsville; Livingston Castle, No. 258, Knights of the Gol- den Eagle, and South Whitehall Beneficial Asso- ciation. He married, Dec. 25, 1881, Sarah F. Werley, daughter of Penrose J. and Diana (Geh- ringer) Werley, of Weisenberg township. Chil- dren : Llewelyn, Perma, Charles, Jennie, Edwin, Margaret.
Jonas H. Greenawalt, son of Reuben Greena- walt, was born in Weisenberg township, Jan. 24, 1844, died on his homestead farm, April 25, 1905, buried at Lowhill church, of which he was a deacon for many years. He spent his entire life upon the homestead farm, which he cultivated and improved. He was a blacksmith by trade, also a cooper, and he sold agricultural implements and fertilizers. He married Amanda Bittner, who died in 1904, daughter of Andreas Bittner. Chil- dren: Sarah T., married James Smith ; Ellen
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J., married Elmer Laudenslager ; Annie L., mar- ried John Ebert; Harvey R., of whom further ; Lephenus, a resident of Slatington ; Henry, a resi- dent of Weisenberg township; Ida A. L., married Howard Wertman ; Rosa, married Mr. Schadler.
HARVEY R. GREENAWALT, son of Jonas H., was born in Weisenberg township, Oct. 4, 1877. He was reared upon the farm and worked upon it until he was of age. He then came to Salis- bury township as hired man, and in 1898 came to Allentown, and for twelve years was a lineman for the Lehigh, the Bell, the A. T. & T. Com- pany, also for the Lehigh Valley Traction Com- pany for the last five years. In 1909 he asked for a leave of absence from his company for six months and in that time he erected four frame houses on South Second street. He then returned to the company and continued to work for them until the spring of 1912, then took a leave of absence again and erected four excellent brick houses at the corner of Third and Lawrence streets, East Allentown. He owns valuable real estate in that ward, and is an enterprising citizen. He is a member of the Reformed Church, the Independent Americans, and the Order of Owls. He is a Democrat in politics.
Jacob Greenawalt was a farmer in Lynn town- ship. He is buried on the cemetery at New Tripoli. He was married to Maria Snyder and they had the following children: Levi, Hannah, William, Daniel, Aaron, Lewis, Lovina, Syl- vester, and Mary Ann.
Levi Greenawalt, son of Jacob, was a farmer in Lynn township and his homestead is now owned and occupied by his son, James M. He adhered to the Reformed faith, and is a member of the Ebenezer church at New Tripoli. He was married to Matilda Snyder. They had three children, namely: Alice, married to Jacob A. Rhoads ; James M .; and Ellen, married to James M. Bennighoff.
William Greenawalt was born in Lynn town- ship, Dec. 16, 1852. He was reared as an agri- culturist in his native township, and this occupa- tion he followed all his life. In 1880 he removed to his present farm at Germansville, consisting of eighty-six acres, which was formerly the Reuben Rauch homestead. He is a member of the Re- formed Church, in which he served as elder, dea- con and trustee, and at the present time is an elder of Ebenezer church at Tripoli. He is a Republican in politics, and has held various local offices. He married, June 4, 1876, Sarah Kistler, daughter of David and Rufena ( Hunsicker) Kist- ler. They have one son, Edwin K.
EDWIN K. GREENAWALT, son of William Greenawalt, was born in Lynn township, July 5, 1877. He was reared upon the home farm, and
attended the public schools of Heidelberg town- ship and the State Normal School at Kutztown, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1901. He was licensed to teach in the public schools in 1896, and since that time has taught very suc- cessfully sixteen terms, missing 1901, the year in which he graduated. He taught his first two terms in Carbon county, and the remainder in Lehigh county. At the present time he is assisting his father in the management of the farm located near Germansville. He is a member of the Re- formed church of New Tripoli, the lodge and en- campment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and the Patriotic Order Sons of America. He is a Republican in politics.
Mr. Greenawalt married, Jan. 10, 1905, Miss Minnie M. Krum, daughter of James and Julia (Rex) Krum. They are the parents of one daughter, Helen Sarah.
On Aug. 24, 1911, was held the sixth annual reunion of the descendants of Johann Greena- walt. It was the first to be held in Lehigh coun- ty, the reunions on previous occasions being held at the old Greenawalt homestead in Montgomery county, in which community the family is decidely numerous. The program began with prayer by Rev. Simon Sipple, who later baptized the son of William J. Greenawalt. A report was then made by Mrs. Finley Brader, of Philadelphia, followed with a recitation by Miss Dorothy Greenawalt, and William J. Dietrich, a local genealogist and historian, gave a history of the family, the greater portion of which appears in this review. Prizes were awarded to the persons coming the greatest distance and to those with the largest families. The oldest person present was Mary Greenawalt, widow of Anthony Bernhard, aged seventy-seven, of Montgomery county, Penn- sylvania.
NATHAN R. GRIFFITH.
Nathan R. Griffith, superintendent of the Keystone Textile Company, of South Bethlehemn, is a son of John H. Griffith, who was born near Swansey, Wales, in 1834, and came to America, in 1859, landing in New York City. He lo- cated first, at Danville, Pa., and later, at Potts- ville, Pa., from which place he removed to Cata- sauqua, and then to Fullerton, where he has re- sided for 35 years. By occupation he was a heater in the rolling mills and for a number of years he was employed by the Catasauqua Iron Co. In politics he is a Republican and is a mem- ber of the Knights of Friendship. He was mar- ried to Rachel Ann, daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Edmonds) Thomas. She died in Feb- ruary, 1905, aged 54 years, and is buried at Fair-
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