History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 26

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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He was married, Aug. 24, 1867, to Emma H. Sanders, daughter of George H. and Rebecca Sanders, of South Whitehall township, and had children : Ulysses C .; Lillie, who married Wm. L. Guth; Oliver F .; and Harrison O. G.

ULYSSES C. BORTZ, a member of the firm of Bortz Bros., coal and ice merchants of Allen- town, was born Dec. 1, 1867, and was educated in the public schools and later pursued a course at the Allentown Business College. Later he learned the trade of machinist and was employed at this trade for three years. In 1887 he was appointed superintendent of the Lehigh Mining Company, serving that position for two years,

when the mine became exhausted. In 1890 he removed to Allentown and was employed with the L. V. Traction Company for seven years ; with the John Bowne Grocery Company for seven years, and in 1905 Mr. Bortz and his brother, H. O., organized the firm of Bortz Bros., with

offices at 329 Gordon street. The firm employs six men and are the largest dealers in the city.

Mr. Bortz is a Republican in politics and he and family are members of St. Matthew's Lu- theran church. He is identified with the Macca- bees and the Knights of the Mystic Chain.

On July 1, 1890, he was united in marriage with Susan W. Wieder, daughter of Tilghman and Mary Amelia (Seifert) Wieder, of Emaus, and they had children: Florence, who died in in- fancy; Helen and Mary, twins, who died in in- fancy ; and Ruth.

OLIVER F. BORTZ, a machinist at South Allen- town, was born in 1871, and received his educa- tion in the common schools. Later he attended the Allentown Business College and then learned the machinist trade, which has since been his avo- cation. Mr. Bortz is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, the Knights of the Mystic Chain, and he and his family are members of St. Mark's Lutheran church. He is a Republican in politics and is the health officer of South Allen- town, and also the committeeman of the borough.

His wife was Gertrude M. Good, daughter of Preston and Hannah J. Good, and their children are: Bessie G., Clifford, and Madeline A.

HARRY O. BORTZ, a member of the firm of Bortz Bros., was born Nov. 18, 1878. He at- tended the common schools and later the Ameri- can Commercial School of Allentown. Later he learned the ribbon weaving trade and was thus employed until 1905, when he severed his rela- tions to become a member of the firm of Bortz Bros. During the last three years of his con- nection with the silk business he was foreman of the Palace Silk Mill at Allentown, Pa.

Socially he is a member of Maccabees, Knights of the Gilden Eagle, Jr. O. U. A. M., and since 1896 is a member of the Pioneer Band. He is a Republican in politics and in 1910 was elected justice of the peace of South Allentown borough and also served as a delegate to different county cenventions. He and his family are members of St. Mark's Lutheran church, in which church Mr. Bortz has served as a member of the choir since 1894.

In 1903 he was united in mariage with Cath- arine M. Kline, daughter of Nathan Kline, of Richmond township, Berks county, and their children are: Mae Erline, Harry Donald, and J. Homer.

Nathan Bortz, son of Henry, Jr., was a farmer in Lower Macungie, where he died, aged 68, and was buried at Trexlertown. He married Hettie Detweiler, who died at the age of 78 years.

ELIAS SOLOMON BORTZ, son of Nathan, a farmer and miller of Lower Macungie township

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was born in Upper Macungie, Sept. 10, 1865. He was educated in the local schools and was em- ployed on the farm until 26 years of age, when he lived for a time in Allentown. In 1893 he rented the old Riegel farm of 103 acres, owned by James J. Reinhard, located on the Little Le- high river, which he has since conducted. In 1912 he rented the grist-mill nearby and still manages it. Mr. Bortz is one of the most enter- prising farmers in this section and is a member with his family, of the Trexlertown Lutheran congregation, and a Republican in politics. He married, in 1893, Sarah, daughter of Henry Otto. They had nine children: Willis W., deceased ; Minnie, Curtis, Werner, Helen, Berry, Victor, Alvin, and Willard.

David Bortz, son of Christopher, (1781-1865), born Nov. 20, 1807, was a miller in South White- hall township. For a number of years he fol- lowed farming, but the greater part of his active career was spent in a mill near the almshouse on Cedar creek. He lived retired at Wescoesville, for a number of years before his death. He died May 1, 1873, and was buried at Western Salis- bury church, of which he was a Lutheran mem- ber. His wife, Anna Maria Andreas, was born Oct. 20, 1811, and died Feb. 6, 1902. They had seven children: Caroline, married Henry Hin- kel; Harry; Hettie, married Alfred Kemmerer ; Frank; Matthias S .; Sarah A., married John Laross; and Elias, who died young.

MATTHIAS S. BORTZ was born in Macungie, Dec. 16, 1847. He spent his boyhood upon the farm, after which he learned the milling trade from Nathan Ebert, which he followed a num- ber of years. He then spent a few years travelling through a number of western states, returning in 1877. In the same year he married Arabella Wenner, daughter of Charles and Judith (Gaum- er) Wenner. They had six children: Alice P., married Oscar Moyer ; Lizzie A., deceased, mar- ried (Ist), Luther Fritch, and (2d) Irwin Herbert D .; Wm. C., of Allentown; Sadie E., married Harvin P. Mohr; and Annie M. S.

After his marriage he conducted a custom mill near the county home, until his death April 4, 1893, aged 44 years. After his death, the mill was conducted by his widow for two years, when she rented it, until the city bought Schantz's Spring, which closed the mills along Cedar creek. In 1913 the Bortz estate remodeled the mill prop- erty into dwelling houses. The mill was built in 1800, and the house about the same time. The property includes about 7 acres. Mr. Bortz was a member of the church of the Evangelical Asso- ciation at Wescoesville, and served the congre- gation in various offices for many years.

DAVID S. BOSSLER.

David S. Bossler was born May 10, 1850, in Fayette county, Pa. He was a shoemaker for a number of years prior to his marriage, and later rented the farm of Richard Mohr, at Pleasant Hill, which he cultivated for fourteen years. He also engaged in farming at Quakertown, Centre Valley, and Coopersburg. In 1897 he purchased a farm in Upper Saucon township, which he con- ducted until his death. Mr. Bossler was a mem- ber and trustee of the Mennonite Church. In politics he was a Republican. He died Sept. 1, 1913.

He married, Aug. 2, 1873, Sarah Clauser, born Aug. 23, 1850, daughter of Nathan and Katie (Young) Clauser, of Fleetwood. They have the following children: Preston, born Aug. 9, 1875, m. Cora Meitzler, of Allentown; Ellen, born Oct. 6, 1878, m. Samuel Hartman, of Allen- town; Allen, born Sept. 18, 1880, deceased ; Alice, born Jan. 29, 1884, resides at home. Mrs. Bossler is a woman of culture and refinement and lives in Upper Saucon township, where her daughter resides with her.

Jacob Bossler, father of David, married Bar- bara Schelly. Their children were: a son, died in a hospital in the Civil War; David S .; Eliza, resides at Coopersburg; Rebecca, died aged 14 years. The grandfather of David was a carpet weaver and lived in Upper Saucon township.

BOWER FAMILY.

Charles G. Bower, born in 1793, in Germany, emirated to the United States early in the nine- teenth century. At the age of eighteen years he settled at Kern's now Slatington, Pa. Here he worked at the harness maker's trade, which he had learned in the Fatherland. He moved to Berlinsville, Northampton county, where he worked at the same trade until 1832, when he settled at Lehighton, and conducted the same business successfully up to the time of his death in 1861. His death was accidentally caused by a runaway horse. He was married to Elizabeth Wentz, a daughter of George Wentz, a native of Heidelberg township, Lehigh county. She was born in 1803, and died Feb. 13, 1899. They had eleven children, of whom eight attained years of maturity. They were: Harrison, of Lehigh- ton; Elven, of Mauch Chunk; George, of Le- high county ; Nelson, of Darlington, Wisconsin, where he held the office of Sheriff and later post- master ; Franklin ; Lucy, married to Reuben Hun- sicker ; Elizabeth, married to William Warner ; Luzetta, married to Phaon Clauss.

George Bower was born at Lehighton, Dec. 3, 1832. He received his education in the pub-

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lic schools of Lehighton and the Binghamton College, of New York. When eighteen years of age he commenced to teach in the public schools. He taught at the following places: Mosser- ville, Saegerville, Schnecksville and Weissport. In 1858 he engaged in the meat business at Catas- auqua. In 1880 he was elected Sheriff of Lehigh county, at which time he turned his meat busi- ness over to his sons. Besides holding the office of sheriff, he filled the following offices in the borough of Catasauqua: Burgess for one term, borough councilman for nine years and school di- rector three years.

In 1851 Mr. Bower was married to Amelia D. Clauss, a daughter of Daniel Clauss, of Fo- gelsville. They were the parents of ten children, of whom nine attained to years of maturity, viz : C. D. W., mentioned later ; Elmira E., wife of B. B. Linn; George W., of New York; Emma A., married to Jacob Applegate; Mamie M., married to J. D. Tillman, of New Jersey ; Frank S .; Laura E., married to T. M. Jenkins; Annie M. and John M. They also reared an orphan child, Lizzie, now the wife of C. D. W. Bower.

C. D. W. BOWER, a son of George Bower, was born in Lehighton, Jan. 17, 1856. When three years of age his parents moved to Catasau- qua, where he has resided since. After graduat- ing from the high school in 1873, he learned the butcher trade with his father and in 1878 pur- chased the shop from his father. He was the first butcher in Catasauqua to open a meat mar- ket, and for some time conducted a very large business. In 1898, he was elected burgess of Catasauqua on the Democratic ticket in a strongly Republican town. Mr. Bower is prominently identified with the Masonic organization since 1881. He is a member of Porter Lodge, No. 284, F. & A. M., and was Master in 1887 and 1888. He was a charter member of Catasauqua Chapter, No. 278, Royal Arch Masons, which was instituted in 1883. Since 1888 he is a mem- ber of the New York Consistory. In the same year he also became a member of Lulu Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Philadelphia. In 1895 he was High Priest of Catasauqua chapter.

In 1885 he was married to Elizabeth Bradley, a native of Glasgow, Scotland. She was reared in the family of George Bower. She died Nov. years ; Evan E .; Leonard G., died aged four years ; Ruth and Helen died in infancy, and Elizabeth. Mr. Bower was married the second time in 1900 to Annie L. Peters, daughter of Richard Peters. Issue : Paul G .; Marie and Richard, twins; Har- old W .; James W., and Elenor.

FRANKLIN BOWER, son of Charles G. and Elizabeth (Wentz) Bower, was born in Car-

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bon county, May 7, 1839. For a number of years he and his brother George carried on the butcher business at Catasauqua. Later he con- ducted the business alone. In 1869 he located in Whitehall township and continued the busi- ness there. In 1879 he moved to Allentown, where he lived until his death Jan. 21, 1900. He had learned the saddler trade from his father but never followed it to any extent. He was an influential Democrat and was elected High Sheriff of Lehigh county in 1892, administering the of- fice with marked ability and universal satisfaction. He lived retired for six years before he died. He and his family were members of St. Paul's Lu- theran church, and was a member of Porter Lodge, F. & A. M., of Catasauqua, for many years.

On August 6, 1865, he was married to Mary Case, a daughter of George and Susanna (Brader) Case. She was born June 29, 1847, and died April 6, 1880. They were the parents of the following children :

Annie E., born Nov. 3, 1865, married Lafay- ette Young. She died in August, 1912. She was 16 years old when her mother died and at that tender age assumed full responsibility of the house and did the work so well as to win the lasting gratitude of the entire family; Jennie S., born Dec. 18, 1866, married Irwin Heberling; Charles G., born August 11, 1868; Harry F., born March 25, 1870; Edward C., born Feb. 21, 1872; William F., born Dec. 18, 1873; El- wen P., born Aug. 29, 1875; Robert H., born Sept. 1, 1877.

Of the above children all were born in White- hall township except two, Mrs. Heberling and Charles G., who were born at Catasauqua.

Charles G. Bower, the oldest son of Franklin, was born August 11, 1868, at Catasauqua. He attended school at Pleasant Hill, now West Catasauqua. In 1879 he came to Allentown and for a time afterward worked upon the farm for Edwin Lichtenwalner and for nearly thirty years was employed by the C. A. Dorney Furniture Company, and for two years was employed by the Kurtz Furniture Company. In 1913 he moved upon a small farm in Washington township, where he follows truck farming.

In 1887 he married Annie Burley, a daughter of Thomas Burley, an Englishman. They have a daughter, Mary, married to Bert Meyers; Frank and Elvin. Another son, Lawson, died aged two years.

HARRY F. BOWER, the High Sheriff of Lehigh county, was born March 25, 1870, in Whitehall township, and is the fourth child and second old- est son of Franklin Bower. He received his edu- cation in the public schools of Whitehall town-

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ship and in Allentown, to which place his parents moved in 1879. As a boy he worked in the brick yards, and in 1884 he learned typesetting under Haines and Ruhe, of the Allentown Democrat. For four years he was a ribbon weaver, after which he became deputy sheriff of Lehigh county under his father. For nine years he was motor- man for the Lehigh Valley Traction Company, resigning this position to enter the employ of the Prudential Insurance Company, with which he remained until he assumed the duties of Sheriff of Lehigh county, to which office he was elected Nov. 7, 1911, having received a majority of 3,500 votes cast over his Republican opponent. In October, 1891, he became a member of the National Guard as a private of Co. B, Fourth Regiment, under Captain James L. Schaadt. In 1895 he was promoted to Regimental Commis- sary Sergeant, and upon the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he was appointed Regi- mental Quartermaster Sergeant, which commis- sion he served until he was mustered out.of serv- ice Nov. 16, 1898. Mr. Bower holds member- ship in the following organizations: Jordan Lodge, No. 673, F. & A. M .; Allen Camp, No. 6, Sons of Veterans; Carrol Council, No. 170, O. U. A. M .; Alton Castle, No. 149, K. of M. C .; Constantine Lodge, No. 1113, I. O. O. F .; Livingstone Castle, No. 258, K. G. E .; Order of Buffaloes, Herd No. 6; Spanish-Ameri- can War Veterans; Pioneer Fire Company; Le- high Democratic Club.

In 1895, Mr. Bower was married to Ella V. Moyer, a daughter of Jesse Moyer, of Rockdale, Pa. They are members of the Trinity United Evangelical church, Allentown.

Edward C. Bower, the third son of Franklin, was born Feb. 21, 1872, in Whitehall. He at- tended school at Fullerton and Allentown; work- ed in the brick yard when a young man, later in the Adelaide Silk Mill for about twenty-five years; was appointed a mounted police officer of the Fourteenth ward in April, 1912, and served until his death, Sept. 19, 1913, at the St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. He was married to Ida Brong, and had five children, two of whom died small. The widow and the following three chil- dren survive: Mabel, married to Lester Arbo- gast ; Lucy and Irwin.

WILLIAM F. BOWER, alderman of Allentown, was born in Whitehall township, Dec. 18, 1873. At an early age he entered the employ of the American Steel and Wire Company, and worked for this company fourteen years. Mr. Bower is a stalwart Democrat; has served as county com- mitteeman of his district for a number of years ; has served one term as common councilman; was for three years a police patrolman in Allentown

under Mayor James L. Schaadt, and for two years was Chief of Police under Mayor Alfred J. Yost, when he resigned to accept the commission of alderman of the Second ward, to which office he was elected in May, 1907, and in 1913, was re-elected without opposition receiving the en- dorsement of both the Republican and Demo- cratic party. He has a suite of rooms on the sec- ond floor in the B. & B. building. He is a member of the following organizations :

The Lehigh Democratic Club; the Pioneer . Fire Company ; the Pioneer Band ; Barger Lodge, No. 333, F. & A. M .; Camp No. 6, Sons of Veterans, and Spanish-American War Veterans. He served as corporal of Co. B, Fourth Regi- ment, at Porto Rico. Mr. Bower is a tall, well built man, and in his early years was popular in athletic circles, having held the championship in boxing in the Lehigh Valley for some years. He was especially well known among the sport- ing element in the army, which almost idolized him. He had fought a draw with Patty Sheen, and fought Daniel M. Date in four rounds. He and his family are members of St. Paul's Luther- an church of Allentown. He is also a member of the Y. M. C. A.

In 1893 he was married to Kate L. Kehm, a daughter of Jacob and Maria (Derr) Kehn. This union was blessed with the following chil- dren. Helen M., married to Frank Molitore, a professional baseball player ; Esther L. and Wil- liam L.

Elven P. Bower was employed for a number of years with the Ebbecke Hardware Company, and is now a clerk with the M. S. Young Hard- ware Company. He is married to Amanda --. No issue.

Robert H. Bower is a ribbon weaver at Allen- town. He is married to Annie Wieder. They have a son Paul and another who died in infancy.

Jennie S. Bower is the wife of Irwin Heber- ling. They have these children : Mabel, a public school teacher; Frank, a clerk at the Terminal Depot ; Florence, at home; Lucy, a public school teacher ; and William, a student.

BOWEN FAMILY.

John Bowen was for many years one of the most prominent residents of Allentown, Pa. He was closely identified with the development of the city. At his death, Jan. 12, 1902, he left behind him an unstained record and an honorable heritage to his family. He was born Sept. 12, 1838, in Whitney, Herefordshire, England. He received common school education, and came to America with his father, John, in 1850, and settled at Mauch Chunk, Pa., where the father

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was a teacher for two years when he returned to England.

The son located in Lowhill township, Lehigh county, and there worked on a farm; taught school, etc., and when 20 years of age decided to migrate to California. He travelled from Allentown to Pittsburgh and from there by boat and rail to Kansas City, Mo., being accompanied by Capt. Creitz, a native of Lynn; then became

In 1865 Mr. Bowen returned to Allentown, Pa., via Panama. He soon formed a partner- ship with Charles Christman, in the cattle busi- ness. In 1868 they established in a small way, a grocery store on Hamilton street, and after the death of Mr. Christman he had various partners, always under the name of John Bowen and Company. In 1888, he purchased the Hag- enbuch Opera House and conducted there a gro-

JOHN BOWEN.

a driver of an ox team, conveying government supplies to the United States Army posts at Salt Lake City, being three months on the jour- ney, and suffered great hardships en route. After undergoing many privations he reached his des- tination. After various up-hill experiences he prospected for gold and silver in Idaho, Mon- tana, California, and other states, and many were the escapes from being killed by Indians having been attacked four times.

cery store alone, from that period until his death in 1902.

He made many improvements to the store and it became the leading store of its kind in the city. He erected and sold about 100 houses in the West End; was one of the organizers of the Lehigh Valley Trust and Safe Deposit Com- pany, becoming a director, and in 1898 he was elected its vice president; was a trustee of the Presbyterian church, and also of the Y. M. C.

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A. He made several trips to England, the last one in 1881 when he brought his mother and brothers-Thomas, William, of Akron, Ohio, and Arthur P., also his sister, Elizabeth and family, back- with him. His mother died in Lorraine, Ohio, in October, 1895.

Mr. Bowen married Emmeline Klein, daugh- ter of Joseph and Anna (Wetherhold) Klein, the former named was a son of Jacob and Su- sanna (Gross) Klein and the latter a daughter of Joseph Wetherhold, who was married three times.

Joseph Klein, father of Mrs. Bowen, was born in Lowhill township, Lehigh county, Pa. He attended the public schools and completed his education at a private school in New Jersey. He then assisted his father in his grist mill, where he learned the trade of miller.

He had an inventive mind. He secured pat- ents on articles of value, among which were a machine for cleaning grain and a washing ma- chine. In later life he removed to Allentown and established a general repair shop, and worked until he was nearly 88 years old.

He was a member of the Lutheran church and in politics was a Whig, later a Republican. Their children were: Emeline ( Mrs. John Bow- en), Maria, who married Henry Faust; and Henry A.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowen were the parents of seven children, all deceased but two: (1) James Klein Bowen, born Jan. 3, 1871. He was edu- cated in the public schools, Muhlenberg College, and took a course of law in the University of Pennsylvania; was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1897, and soon after he came to Allen- town and was admitted to the Lehigh county bar. Here he practiced his profession until his father's death, when he assumed the management of his father's business. He is now the owner of the John Bowen Grocery Co., which operates four stores, one wholesale and three retail stores, lo- cated at Allentown, Bethlehem, South Bethle- them and Catasauqua. He is also the treasurer of the Allentown Bobbin works.

He married Letitia Barnes, daughter of Avon and Anna (Washburn) Barnes. Issue: Eliza- beth and Marian.

2. Sallie Bowen, born in Allentown, Pa., mar- ried Rev. Milton U. Reinhard, whose history ap- pears elsewhere in this work. Their children are : John, born Jan. 30, 1902 and Hannah B., born Sept. 6, 1904.

Mrs. Emeline Bowen, widow of John Bowen, resides at 921 Hamilton street, Allentown, which was the homestead of Joseph Kline and he occupied it for 45 years. She is an estimable lady of pleasing personality.

BAUMAN OR BOWMAN FAMILY.

John Dieter Bauman, the ancestor of this fam- ily in America, was a native of Germany and ar- rived at Philadelphia on October 2, 1727. He first settled in Marlboro township, Philadelphia county, where he secured 200 acres of land and owned and operated a grist-mill. In the year 1751 his name, with that of his wife, Eva Eliza- beth, appears as sponsor at the baptism of a son of George Klein, in Lower Milford township. About 1755, he removed beyond the Blue moun- ains, to Northampton county, to what is now Lower Towamensing township, Carbon county. Here he cleared a tract of land and lived until his death in 1762, leaving a widow and four children : Bernard, Henry, Mary, and Sabilla.

Henry Bauman, son of John Dieter and Eva Elizabeth Bauman, was born Sept. 29, 1751. He followed farming and lumbering and lived in a large stone house which he built two miles north of Lehigh Gap, near the Towamensing church, and which is still standing. His family was oc- casionally threatened by the Indians, and in one instance Mr. Bauman sent his wife and children to a place near Easton for safety, while he re- mained alone in the wilderness. He was a member of the Lutheran church. He died Nov. 27, 1824. Mr. Bauman married Catharine Dreisbach, who was born March 5, 1754, and died August 28, 1825. They had four children : John Dieter, Henry, Anna Mary, and Susanna B.

Henry Bauman, son of Henry and Catharine (Dreisbach) Bauman, settled at what was known as Hassertville, where he died at the age of nine- ty-two years. He married Miss Kuntz and had ten children: Daniel, Adam, William, Joseph, Sarah, wife of Reuben Hagenbuch, of Lehighton ; Susanna, wife of a tavern-keeper, near Kresge- ville, named Berlin; Mrs. Butler, of Nesquehon- ing; Rachel, wife of Jonathan Haintz, of East Penn; Mary, wife of August Lehr; and Re- becca, wife of Dr. Yarrington, of Easton.

Anna Mary Bauman was born Feb. 4, 1776, and died March 28, 1864. She married Jacob Snyder, who owned a mill on the Aquashicola creek. He died in 1813. Their children were: Mary C., wife of John Kuntz; Daniel; Jacob ; John ; Stephen ; Simon; and Solomon Snyder.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. II, Part 26

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