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Levi Fetterman, son of Jacob, was born on the old homestead, Oct. 12, 1823. Subsequently he owned and cultivated this farm of 119 acres, to which he added by purchase fifty-eight acres. From 1869 to about five years previous to his death, March 21, 1899, he was a drover. He had been an active Democrat, never missing an election ; was a Reformed member of the Old Zionsville church, which he served in the church council for many years, having been an elder for sixteen consecutive years. His farm descended to his son, Samuel K., after his death. On Jan. 19, 1845, he was married to Julia Ann, daughter of Jonathan and Judith (Lichtenwalner) Kuhns, who was born June 28, 1823, d. Feb. 25, 1908. Their children being: Jacob, b. Dec. 21, 1845, d. Aug. 20, 1906 ; Jonas, b. Jan. 26, 1847, died in March, 1913; Adaline, b. Aug. 5, 1848; Eliza, b. Feb. 16, 1850; Julia and Levi, twins, b. Oct. 15, 1851. Levi died Dec. 11, 1852; Leon, b.
Oct. 29, 1853; William, b. Nov. 28, 1855. Os- car, b. Oct. 23, 1860; d. Sept. 20, 1894; Sam- uel K., whose history follows :
SAMUEL K. FETTERMAN, son of Levi, was born in Upper Milford township, Feb. 16, 1862. He was educated in the public schools until 1876, then attended the Mennonite College at Wads- worth, Ohio, after which he returned to the farm until 1882, when he took the full commercial course in the Eastman Business College, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., from which he graduated the same year. Returning to the farm, and after 1892 personally farming the Fetterman home- stead. He continued there to the spring of 1911, when he disposed of the stock and sold the farm privately. In politics, he is a Democrat, having been elected justice of the peace of Upper Mil- ford township in 1904, and has served in that office very acceptably ever since. He also served as a school-director, and was delegate to a num- ber of county and state conventions, and, in the fall of 1911, was elected county commissioner of Lehigh by a large majority. Both he and his family are Lutheran members of the Old Zions- ville Lutheran church, which he served in the church council for many years. He was married Dec. 12, 1892, to Caroline, daughter of Joel and Mary (Heimbach) Yeakel; their children are: Allen J., who is a member of the firm trading as the Lehigh Valley Motor Co., at Allentown ; and Edna V. Mr. Fetterman and family reside at Vera Cruz since the spring of 1911.
FETHEROLF FAMILY.
The ship "Thistle," which arrived at Phila- delphia, August 20, 1730, had among its passen- gers, Peter Fetterolf, son of John Jacob Fetter- olf. He was a native of Wachbach, Germany, born March 20, 1699. He was married to Anna Maria Rothermel in 1729, born in Feb. 1712, the only daughter in a family of six children, of Johannes and Sabilla (Zimmerman) Rothermel, also natives of Wachbach. He and his family and his brother-in-law, Leonard Rothermel, be- fore the organization of Berks county, in 1752, had settled in Hereford township. In the year 1759 he was the largest taxpayer in that town- ship. He was tax collector for the district, and collected the sum of 74 pounds, 15 shillings, and 6 pence; of which amount he himself paid 18 pounds as his share. His son, Peter, Jr., then was assessed among the single men of the town- ship.
The name Fetterolf has been corrupted into various spellings. The ancestor in his last will and testament, plainly wrote his name Peter Fed- erolf. In the list of immigrants in the Pennsyl- vania Archives the clerk spelled it Federolph.
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The tax-lists have it Fetterolf. In the old Lehigh church records it appears as Johann Peter Feth- erolf. The descendants in Berks and Lehigh counties spell it Fetherolf; and the Northumber- land county, Pa., descendants, as well as those in Philadelphia, including Prof. Adam H. Fet- terolf, Ph.D., L.L.D., the late distinguished pres- ident of Girard College, spell it Fetterolf.
Peter Fetterolf, the pioneer, was a farmer. He owned a large acreage of land, located along the line of Berks and Lehigh counties, in three townships, Hereford and Longswamp in Berks county, and in Lower Macungie in Lehigh county. The Fetterolf homestead on which the pioneer settled, erected the first log buildings and cleared the land, lived a useful, industrious, and prosperous life, reared his family and died, is situated near the village of Seisholtzville, in Hereford township. He died Aug. 15, 1784, in the 86th year of his age. He and his wife and several children, also later descendants, are buried in a private graveyard on this farm.
The pioneer divided his large estate by a last will, which was made July 19, 1784, and pro- bated September 15th of the same year, and is recorded in the courthouse at Reading, Pa. Its witnesses were Henry Bortz and Christopher Schultz, the latter a justice of the peace of that district. It appointed as executors, Paul Gross- cup, of Rockland township (who was the ances- tor of the Hon. Peter S. Grosscup, the distin- guished jurist of Chicago), Jacob Fetterolf and Christopher Bittenbender. The following six children are mentioned in the will: (1) Jacob; (2) Philip, married Christiana Richards (1749- 1870), on Nov. 13, 1770. Their daughter, Eliz- abeth married Adam Wartman; (3) John Peter ; (4) Maria Magdalena, married to Christopher Bittenbender ; (5) Catharine, married (first) John Siegfried; (second) to Abraham Zimmer- man, and (6) Anna Barbara, married to Philip Hain (Hehn). Items of the will were: 300 acres of land to his son, Jacob; 100 acres of land to his son-in-law, Cristopher Bittenbender, black- smith ; 300 pounds to each of the six children of his deceased son, Peter. The three daughters were well provided for by the will which distrib- uted the vast estate equally among all his chil- dren.
This pioneer was a leader among the settlers of his section. His wisdom in the selection of land is shown by the fact that it remained in the Bittenbender family from the year 1784 until 1908, a period of 124 years. Valuable iron ore, in later years, was discovered and profitably mined on this long-settled homestead. "At the Bittenbender mine, the ore raised from January to August, 1880, was 3,892 tons. Until the
year 1880, 118,000 tons of ore were mined with big profit." Montgomery's History of Berks county, 1886, p. 998).
Peter Fetherolf and his wife were devout Lu- therans, actively identified with New Jerusalem church, of which he was an elder in 1814; and there they were buried; large and costly tomb- stones mark their graves, with plain and legible inscriptions. He had settled originally in that section of Allemangel, not embraced in Albany township, Berks county, at a place which is still locally known as Fetherolfsville. This village, if it may now be so called, was an important cen- ter to the colonial settlers. A block-house or place of refuge stood there ; in it settlers gathered to spend the nights when Indian invasion and at- tacks were feared. Inhabitants came to this block-house as far north as Lynnport. Among those was Mathias Schuts and family. (See Vol. I, Lynn township.)
Jacob Fetherolf, son of Peter, was born Feb- ruary 16, 1742, and died April 6, 1823, aged 81 years, I month, and 21 days. He was married to Catharine Brobst, one of the six children of Pioneer Philip Brobst (Probst), an immigrant, who settled in Allemangel (meaning desolation or land of all wants), Lynn township, about 1739. She was born May 12, 1760, and died Jan. 10, 1849, at the advanced age of 88 years, 7 months, and 28 days.
The exact time that Jacob Fetherolf located at Allemangel is uncertain, but from documents still extant, we learn that it was about 1770. He was an extensive farmer, and his descendants are very numerous, which include a number of min- isters, doctors, and successful business men, as well as prosperous farmers. They had eight children : Jacob, Philip, Peter, Daniel, Salome, who was married three times, each husband hav- ing been a Bieber; Catharine, who was twice married, her second husband having been Abra- ham Long; and Molly, married to Peter Sieg- fried.
Jacob Fetherolf, son of Jacob, was born Feb. 7, 1782. He was a farmer in Lynn and lived near Jacksonville. He built the east end of the stone house, and the barn in 1819, on the farm now owned and occupied by Harrison A. Henry. He was an expert and leading horseman, always having had blooded stock. He and his family were Lutherans, members of the Jacksonville church, which he served as deacon and elder. He died March 31, 1849, in his 68th year. He was married twice; first to Anna Nonnamaker, and second to Maria C. Kistler. His first wife was born August 1, 1780, and died Sept. 15, 1821; the second wife was born Oct. 4, 1784, and died Oct. 23, 1841. They were married 19 years, 6
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months, and 22 days. His children were: John; Maria, married to Henry Ebert, of New Tripoli ; Catharine, married to Samuel Oswald, of Lynn- port; Reuben ; David; Diana, married to Joel Gross; and Daniel W.
John Fetherolf, son of Jacob, son of Jacob, died in Lynn, of typhoid fever, aged 35 years. His widow, Catharine, nee Kistler, married, second, a Christ, and third Reuben Buck. She was a tall, stout, good-natured woman. By her first husband she had these children: Mary, Jacob, Catharine, Rebecca, John, Elizabeth, and Lieut. David K., who was born in 1843, and died on June 17, 1865, from disease contracted while in the service of his country in Company K, 17th Regiment. He is buried at the Heidelberg church.
Reuben Fetherolf, son of Jacob, son of Jacob, was a farmer, along the Outelaunee creek in Lynn. He owned the farm now owned by Har- rison A. Henry. He built the west end of the present large stone house. His wife was Susan Wanamaker. Their children were: James; Sa- bina (married Samuel Lutz) ; Elias; and John.
David Fetherolf, son of Jacob, son of Jacob, was an extensive farmer along the Outelaunee creek, in Lynn. He was a prominent man in his community. His homestead is now owned by his son, David H., and he erected the present set of buildings, the barn in 1860, and the house in 1856. He was school-director and auditor of the township. He and family were Lutheran members of Jacksonville church. He served it as deacon, elder, trustee, and treasurer. His wife was Sarah, a daughter of Heinrich Billig, and their two children were Madina, married Manasses Behler; and David H.
Daniel W. Fetherolf, son of Jacob, son of Jacob, was born Sept. 15, 1821, and died Jan. 16, 1890. His homestead was the Rev. Johan Zulich (1796-1875) farm, which is now owned by his son, John K. He operated a tannery on this farm until about 1867, when he abandoned it. He had partners until 1857, but from that year he had it alone. On that farm he built the present barn in 1872. He was school director and assistant assessor. In the church at Jackson- ville he was deacon, elder, and treasurer. His wife was Maria ( Polly) Kistler. She was born Oct. 20, 1824, and died Oct. 12, 1910, aged 86 years, less 8 days. Their children were: Mary, married Jacob N. Hartman; William K .; Lucetta, married Amos D. Trexler ; and John K.
William K. Fetherolf, son of Daniel W., was born July 30, 1849, at Jacksonville, and died on Monday, Jan. 26, 1914, of a complication of diseases, after an illness of two years. After his
education in the public schools in Lynn township, he attended the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown, and afterwards taught school for several terms. After the S. and L. branch of the P. & R. Railroad had been built he served for some years as station agent at Jacksonville. On the 24th of December, 1878, he was married to Mary A. Pfeifly, of Lynnport. The couple settled, making farming their occupation. Even while thus engaged he did not neglect his in- clination toward education. He was a constant reader and one of the well-read men of the com- munity, as well as an authority on local history. He is survived by his widow, Mary, and the fol- lowing children: Dr. William J., Steinsville ; Mrs. Anna Heintzelman, Schnecksville; Martin, a student at Muhlenberg College, Allentown; Mrs. Eva Kohler, Kutztown; Mary, Allentown; Edna, Irvin, and Dewey, all at home; a brother, John, Jacksonville; and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Hartman, Kutztown, and Mrs. A. D. Trexler, Trexler's.
James Fetherolf, son of Reuben, was wedded to Angelina Kistler. They were farming people in Lynn and Albany townships, and had the fol- lowing children: Sallie, married to Dennis Hop- pes; J. Frank, the popular host of the hotel at Wanamaker station on the Berks and Lehigh railroad, which is a potato center and great shipping place in Lynn; Dr. James, re-elected coroner of Northampton county, and he resides at Suckertown; Milton, painter at Allentown; and Dr. George, meat inspector at Reading, Pa.
Philip Fetherolf, one of the younger sons of Jacob, was born April 10, 1802. He had a large farm in the Kistler's Valley, which is now owned and successfully cultivated by his grandson, Al- vin D. He and his family were Lutherans, members of New Jerusalem church, which he served in its different offices many years. He and his wife, Maria (Kistler), also, who was born Nov. 7, 1806, and died March 27, 1890, in her 84th year. They had eleven children: William and Daniel K., mentioned later; Dr. Abraham P., of Allentown; James K., deceased ; Jacob, died in infancy; an infant son; Maria, married David J. Kistler; Judith, married Wil- liam Kistler ; Lucy, married John Kistler ; Eliza- beth, married David Miller; and Caroline, mar- ried Stephen Bachman.
William Fetherolf, eldest son of Philip, was married to Eliza Reagan; they lived at Ring- town, in Schuylkill county, and there he died, aged 73 years. They had five children: Dr. Allen, Lewistown, Pa .; James and William, farmers at Ringtown; Mrs. Emily Hood, who lives at Sioux City, Iowa; and Mrs. Brandon, now deceased.
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Daniel K. Fetherolf, the second son of Philip, was born May 18, 1829, on the homestead of his father in the Kistler Valley, which he later ac- quired and farmed until the year 1875; then purchased the Benjamin Brobst farm in the same valley and cultivated it until 1879, then he moved to Allentown. For many years he was a tax-collector of Allentown, but lived retired a number of years before his death. Up to the time of his removal to Allentown, he was identi- fied with the Lutheran congregation of New Jerusalem church, serving it officially many years. He died, Nov. 17, 1909, in the 81st year of his age. His wife was Mary, daughter of Christian Kistler, who died July 10, 1874, aged 41 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Both are buried at the New Jerusalem church. They had eight children, of whom six died small, those surviving being Alice M., married Phaon "Jug" Stettler, at Allentown, and Alvin D., an exten- sive agriculturist, in Lynn, now residing upon the homestead.
James K. Fetherolf, the fourth son of Philip, was a prosperous farmer in Albany township, near Kempton. He was born in Lynn, May 15, 1845, and died March 13, 1904, in the 59th year of his age. His wife was Lydia Kistler, a daughter of Nathan and Catharine (Dietrich) Kistler, who now resides at Kempton. They reared four sons and three daughters. The sons are: Rev. William, who is professor at a college in California; Rev. Elmer, of Pillow (Union- town) Pa .; James, and Nathan, who are engaged in the forestry service of the government.
Jacob Fetherolf, son of John, son of Jacob, son of Jacob, son of the pioneer, resided in Lehigh county until 1876, when he moved with his fami- ly to Lawrence, in Kansas. He was a merchant and farmer. He died in 1887, aged 52 years, and was buried at Lawrence. His widow, Mary (Sei- del) after his death, returned to Lehigh county and now resides at Allentown. Their children were: Ella, married John Krum, who lived at Lawrence; Alice S., married Francis Reading, of Allentown; Jennie, married George Brune, who lived at Lawrence; and George and Frank, both deceased.
John Fetherolf, a brother of Jacob, above- named, was married to Malinda Kistler. They located in Binghamton, New York. Their chil- dren were: Alvena, Mary, Clara, Katie, Oliver, and Samuel.
ABRAHAM P. FETHEROLF, M.D., prominent physician of Allentown, was born in Albany township, Berks county, Nov. 24, 1843. He was educated in the public schools; in the old Allen- town Academy, which was then in charge of Prof. I. N. Gregory, a French-Canadian; in
the boarding school at the Trappe, in Montgom- ery county for two terms; after which he en- tered the Franklin and Marshall College, at Lan- caster, Pa., where he continued until 1861, when the lectures were suspended, owing to the in- tense war spirit which prevailed at that time. Dr. Fetherolf then went to Trexlertown and there read medicine until 1864, when he began practicing at Spangsville, in Berks county. In 1866 he located at Chapman Station, in Lehigh county, where he "lived and prospered" for a period of 31 years. His large practice covered a territory of ten miles, and he enjoyed the full confidence and esteem of the community in which he labored those many years. In 1896 he moved to 941 Hamilton street, Allentown, and there he resided until 1909, when he gave his practice and residence to his son, Dr. Frederick A. Feth- erolf, and moved to 1040 Hamilton street, where he devotes his time altogether to office practice as a specialist on the ear, eye, and nose. He is a member of the Lehigh County Medical Society. He was postmaster at Litzenberg postoffice (Chapman Station) for three years. Politically he was an ardent Republican and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.
Dr. Fetherolf was married on May 3, 1865, to Susan E. Stettler, born Feb. 23, 1843, daughter of Henry and Susan (Litzenberger) Stettler, of Lehigh county. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. They had four chil- dren: Minerva, born June 20, 1866; died, aged 22 years, the wife of Richard Lichtenwalner Winslow; Henry, born Feb. 28, 1873, died Feb. 12, 1878, in his fifth year; and Henry Wilkie, born Dec. 11, 1875, died Aug. 9, 1880 in his second year.
DR. FREDERICK ABRAHAM FETHEROLF, of Al- lentown, the only surviving child of Dr. Abra- ham P., was born December 7, 1880. He was educated in the public schools; then graduated from Muhlenberg College with the degree of B. S. in 1899, and also graduated from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, with the degree of M.D. in 1902. In 1903 he took a six months' course in special surgical diseases in Berlin, Germany, and in 1907 he again went to Germany and took special work in surgical diseases. He began prac- ticing his profession at 941 Hamilton street, and there he is still located. He is connected with a number of medical societies and the Philadelphia Medical Club. He was married, in 1909, to Mary Irma Sieger, daughter of the late Dr. Clinton and Catharine (Lerch) Sieger, of Sieg- fried, Pa.
ALVIN D. FETHEROLF, one of the very sub- stantial farmers in the Kistler valley, in Lynn township, was born on the homestead, Feb. 3.
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1863, and was educated in the common schools and the Allentown Business College. He spent seven years of his early life in the state of Kansas, and for two years was employed in the boiler de- partment of the Atchison and Missouri Pacific Railroad. The following five years while in the West, he carried on farming and threshing.
In the spring of 1893 Mr. Fetherolf settled upon the homestead in Lynn. His grandfather, Philip Fetherolf, purchased it in 1824, who was succeeded by Daniel, his son, and in 1893 the title passed to the present owner. A part of the present dwelling-house is a relic of the colonial period. A distillery, which stood between the house and barn, was built in 1818, and was razed in 1913, and this was the second one which stood at that place. The west end of the present barn was built in 1837 by Philip Fetherolf.
Mr. Fetherolf purchased the Michael Brobst farm of ninety-eight acres, which adjoins the homestead, and for some time he has been one of the large and successful potato farmers of Lehigh county. He married Emma L. Hockman, of Kansas, and they have these children: Callie A., married James Dannenhower, who lives in Lynn; Lulu E., married Fred Koch, who lives at Allen- town; Hattie B., graduated from the State Nor- mal School at Kutztown in 1911, and is a pub- lic school teacher in Lynn; Mary A .; Edward C .; William Daniel; Ida J .; James R .; and Pearl E.
The father of Mrs. Fetherolf was Daniel Hockman, who was born in the Brush Valley, Snyder county, Pa. He married Nancy Anna Moyer, and in 1859 they removed to Stephenson county, Illinois, and about 1871 they moved to Kansas.
DAVID H. FETHEROLF, an extensive Lynn township farmer, was born June 8, 1850, upon a farm which he now occupies. This farm origi- nally was eighty acres, but Mr. Fetherolf added a farm of 140 acres which was the Emanuel Bil- lig property and earlier belonged jointly to Sam- uel and Jesse Sechler. He has put his land into a high state of cultivation and added value to the buildings by improvements and by beautifying the surroundings and now he has one of the valuable farms of the district.
He and his family are members of the Lu- theran church, which he served as deacon, elder, and trustee for many years. On Aug. 17, 1873, he married a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bieber) Christ, and a granddaughter of Daniel Christ, of Greenwich township; and twelve chil- dren were born to them: Charles, married Lena Lutz; Clara, married Charles M. Hunsicker ; Annie ; John Albert; Albert H .; and Irwin, all four deceased ; Fred, married Adda Dietrich ;
Otis, deceased ; Katie; Daisy ; Mamie ; and How- ard, who is deceased.
J. FRANK FETHEROLF, of Wanamaker, pro- prietor of the Washington House, was born De- cember 30, 1854, and worked for his parents upon a farm until he was 27 years old. He began farming in 1879, as a tenant in the Kistler valley, and continued there for five years. In 1896 he purchased the hotel stand at Wanamak- er from Samuel Benfield, and in the spring of that year took possession of it, and he has con- tinued as its proprietor to this time. The hotel is a large brick building built by Benjamin Levan in 1876, and the following have served as pro- prietors: George Bowman, James Fegely, Schantz, Henry B. Reinhart, and Samuel Ben- field.
Mr. Fetherolf is a Democrat, and a popular citizen of his section. He was married April 20, 1879, to Amelia German, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Werley) German, of Heidelberg. They have two children: Clinton D., who was born Aug. 15, 1881, in 1905 he became a whole- sale potato shipper at Wanamaker, a center of the potato belt. On Oct. 1, 1904, he married Irene E. Reinhart, and have a daughter, Marie J .; Carrie A., who married Jacob L. Klingaman, of Lynn. They reside at New York City. Her husband was first a school-teacher and later a stenographer and through civil service he became the chief stenographer in the United States Cus- tom House, at New York City.
WILLIAM J. FETHEROLF, M.D., of Steinsville, son of William K. and Mary ( Pfeifly) Fether- olf, was born at Macungie, Aug. 25, 1881. He was educated in the township schools from which he graduated in 1898, and in the Summer Nor- mal School at Schnecksville, after which he taught school. In 1902 he entered the Medico- Chirurgical College at Philadelphia, and gradu- ated in 1906. He was a member of the Mann Orthopedia Society, and did substitute work for other physicians. In the fall of 1906 he located at Steinsville, where he has built up a large prac- tice. He owns and occupies the residence of Dr. H. B. Erb, whom he succeeded, and this was the residence of former physicians: Doctors Sallada, Shade, Grater, and Erb. It is locally known as the "Doctor's House."
Dr. Fetherolf is an active member of these lodges: Blue Mountain Lodge No. 249, I. O. O. F .; P. O. S. of A .; and the K. G. E. In 1910 he was one of the organizers of the Berks and Lehigh Telephone Company, a chartered corporation with an invested capital of $15,000. It operates 120 miles of circuit wire and has of- ficiated as the company's president since its in- corporation. He and his family are Lutherans.
ALVIN D. FETHEROLF.
MRS. ALVIN D. FETHEROLF.
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In politics he is a Democrat. In 1904 he mar- ried Mary S. Fister, a daughter of Daniel Fis- ter, whose record appears in this volume, and they have four children: Blanche, Annie, Grace, and Eleanor.
Johann Peter Fetterolf, the pioneer of a branch of this family, in Northumberland county, was born June 30, 1774, in Hereford township, Berks county. He located in Cameron town- ship, and there married Anna Maria Dunkelber- ger, who was born Sept. 2, 1772. They lived in Cameron township, until their children were born, later settling on a large farm in Upper Mahantango township, across the line, in Schuylkill county. He prospered and accumu- lated a large estate. His original tract in Upper Mahantango township is now divided into three good sized farms, the one on which the first set of buildings was erected and on which he lived, is now the property of William Mattern. He was a saddler by trade. He died Nov. 2, 1848; and his wife on Feb. 7, 1853. They are buried at Salem (Herb) church, located immediately across the Northumberland county line in Schuyl- kill county. The family were Lutherans. His ten children were: Samuel, Peter, John, Joseph, George, Joseph (the second by that name, the first having died in infancy), Daniel, Mrs. Jo- siah Geist, Mrs. Joseph Dunkelberger, and Mrs. John Zimmerman.
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