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This company located its works at Allentown in the spring of 1913, and they employed sixty men. He is the secretary of this company. Mr. Gack- enbach, though young, has displayed great fore- sight and marked business and executive ability, and the corporations with which he is connected are successful.
He was married on Jan. 25, 1908, to Louisa M. Wehr, a daughter of Ludwig and Annie (Keiser) Wehr, a farmer of South Whitehall. They have one son-Russel L. D. Gackenbach.
David Gackenbach, born April 11, 1820, died on July 8, 1882, was a shoemaker at Allentown. He and his wife, Mary A. Romig, were members of the Evangelical Church. They are buried in the West End cemetery. Mrs. Gackenbach was born in 1822 and died in 1890. Their children follow : Francis, Henry, Oscar, George D., James, Hiram, Mary J. ( 1864-1879), and Ida, deceased.
George D. Gackenbach, of Allentown, was born in 1855. He is a cigar maker by trade but is the night watchman for H. Leh & Co., for some years. He married Ella Holland. Their children follow: Harry G. W., Harvey, Robert, Edgar, Eva, Mabel, and Hattie.
GANGEWERE FAMILY.
Jacob Gangewere emigrated from Germany to America on the ship "James Goodwill," which landed at Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1727. The name has been variously spelled as Gangwehr, Gangwer, Gangawer, Gangewer, Gangaware, and Gongaware. The name of Jacob Gang- wehr appears in the list of persons who qualified, thus evidencing that he was of the Reformed faith. He is said to have been a soldier before leaving Bavaria. After his arrival in Philadelphia he acquired title to a tract of several hundred acres of land situated in what was then Northampton county, now Upper Saucon township, Lehigh county. The original dwelling house was a log cabin, but later a stone house was erected, and this is still standing, a cut of which is herewith produced. The ancestor followed the occupa- tion of farming. He was a man of unusual vital- ity, being fifty years of age when he arrived here in 1727, and died in 1779 at the age of one hundred and two years. The change in the form of the name is shown by the fact that he signed his name to a petition of the German immigrants in Bucks county in 1734 as Jacob Gangwer, and among the list of communicants at the Blue church in Upper Saucon in May, 1750, we find Jacob Gangewehr and son, Christopher. The name of his wife is not on record, and the names of his children may not be given in correct order, as dates of birth are not recorded. As nearly as may be ascertained they are Michael, of further
mention ; Andreas (or Andrew), of further men- tion; Christopher, of further mention; Jacob; Matthaus, of further mention; John George; Henry, although it is not quite certain whether he was a son of this Jacob or another immigrant of a similar name, of further mention; and sev- eral other children.
Michael, son of Jacob Gangwehr, was born in 1730, and died Oct. 26, 1826. He removed to Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where his descendants still live. He married Catharine, and had children : John and Philip.
Andreas or Andrew, son of Jacob Gangwehr, was born in Upper Saucon, Sept. 15, 1747, died July 10, 1844, and was buried in the cemetery at the corner of Tenth and Linden streets, Al- lentown. He was a tailor by trade. He served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and drew pension. In his letter of application for pension, dated February, 1833, he states that he resided with his children at Easton, Pennsyl- vania, for ten years prior to that date, and gives the following history of his services: In July, 1776, he enlisted in the "Flying Camp," under Captain Henry Hagenbuch, Colonel Käckline commanding, going to South Amboy, New Jer- sey, while the British were occupying Staten Island. After returning from a visit to New York City and Fort Washington, he met his company on its way to Long Island, and ob- tained permission to return home. From Janu- ary, 1777, he served two months as first lieutenant in Captain Francis Roth's Company, Majors Bal- liet and Young having the commands, marched to Farmers' Mills, now "Pennypacker's Mills," twelve miles north of Philadelphia, thence to Washington's headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey. In May, 1777, he was sent by Commissary Brittan, with Jasper Weaver and Jacob Gange- wer, to South Carolina, to buy a drove of cattle. In October, 1777, he marched as lieutenant with Captain Mority, under Colonel Siegfried, to Flourtown and Farmers' Mills, remaining there about two months. In 1778 he was ordered by Captain Geiger to collect a guard to convey a number of Tories to Reading for trial, after which he was sent by Quartermaster Destoly to Valley Forge with articles for the use of the army, and soon after, in 1778, he was ordered by Colonel Hooper to convey money from Reading to Easton. In the latter part of July, 1782, he was ordered out as lieutenant under Colonel John Jones, and Colonel Hebner, and marched in an expedition against the Indians beyond the Blue mountains in Northampton county, and was sta- tioned at Brinkers, a place between the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers. , He married Mary Montaigne, and had children: Solomon, of
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further mention; Anthony; George; Abraham; Jacob.
Solomon, son of Andreas or Andrew and Mary (Montaigne) Gangewere, was born in 1779 and died in 1857. He was for many years engaged in the lumber and hotel business in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He married (first) Sarah, born in 1784, died in 1821, a daughter of Henry Gangewere; (second) Mary, a sister of his first wife. By the first marriage he had: Catharine, of further mention; Sarah, who married W. S. Young, and had a son, W. S. Young, Jr., now living in Chicago. By his second marriage he had: Charles, who never married; Matilda, who married Mifflin Hannum, and had a daughter, Mary C., who married Professor E. D. Shimer, of New York City.
Catharine, daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Gangewere) Gangewere, was born Aug. 30,
GANGEWERE HOMESTEAD IN UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP.
1805, and died Aug. 1, 1863. She married, May 22, 1832, Isare Erdman, and had children : Wil- liam Jacob, born April 28, 1834, who married, and removed to Reading, where he lived many years. He had sons: Rev. William J. Erdman, D.D., a graduate of Hamilton College, New York, was located in succession at St. Paul, Min- nesota ; Jamestown, New York; Chicago, Illinois ; Asheville, North Carolina ; and is now located at Germantown, Pennsylvania. Two of his sons were graduated from Princeton University, New Jersey. Rev. Albert Erdman, D.D., has been the pastor of a Presbyterian church at Morris- town, New Jersey, for more than a quarter of a century; Amelia Deborah, born June 2, 1836, married Rev. A. L. Marden, and has one son, William E., also in the ministry; Albert, born
Oct. 28, 1838; N. Catherine, born Nov. 9, 1840; Harriet, born March 28, 1843. One of the Erd- man daughters married the late Alfred J. Brein- ing, of Allentown.
Anthony Gangewere, son of Andrew, was born in 1783 and died in 1871. He was recorder of deeds of Lehigh county from 1839 to 1845 and served in the War of 1812. Among his children were: Joseph; Maria, married John D. Laus- terer ; and George A., born 1819, died 1907.
George Gangewere, son of Jacob, the immi- grant, was born July 20, 1756. He settled in Whitehall township, and on Jan. 13, 1776, en- listed in Capt. Thomas Craig's company of Col. St. Clair's Second Penna. Battalion, as a fifer. The company saw service in Canada and was mustered out Nov. 25, 1776. He subsequently served two enlistments in other companies. He died March 2, 1852, aged 95 years, and is buried at Egypt. He married Christina, daughter of Valentine Clader. She was born in 1750 and died Oct. 16, 1828. George Gangewere kept the tavern at what is now Meyersville and owned considerable land in that vicinity. He had eight children : William; Charles; Thomas; Cath- arine, married Peter Meyer; Nancy, married John Hoffman; Magdalena, married Abraham Hermany ; Rebecca, married George Meyer ; and Hannah, married John Meyer. Charles was born in 1787 and died in 1832. Thomas died in 1850, leaving a son, David.
William Gangewere, son of George, lived at Meyersville, in South Whitehall, where he was a farmer and hotel-keeper. He and his wife Elizabeth had children: James, born 1808; Anna; Magdalena; Maria; Horace; Abraham ; and Charles.
Horace, born 1827, died Sept. 30, 1899, was a coachmaker and carpenter, but later removed to Allentown, where he conducted the Lafayette, Pennsylvania and Rising Sun hotels, and also a butcher shop. Charles removed to Mercer coun- ty ; and James also settled in the West.
Abraham Gangewere, son of William, was born in South Whitehall, Sept. 25, 1828. He became a carpenter and as a young man removed to Allentown, where he was engaged in business as a contractor and builder until his death in 1893. He married Susan, daughter of Martin and Catharine (Rieb) Schwenk. She was born Aug. 30, 1830, and died Jan. 6, 1905. Their children were: William H .; and Josephine, married Jefferson Diehl.
WILLIAM H. GANGEWERE, son of Abraham and Susan (Schwenk) Gangewere, was born in Allentown, Oct. 10, 1858. He acquired his edu- cation in the public schools, supplemented by a course of instruction in Blackman's Business Col-
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lege, and at the age of sixteen years entered his father's employ and learned the trade of carpen- ter. Upon becoming of age, in 1879, he was ad- mitted into partnership and the firm became Abraham Gangewere & Son. They did an ex- tensive business in Allentown and vicinity, erect- ing dwellings, churches and business buildings. Among the principal buildings erected by them were the Y. M. C. A. building, Young building, American Steel and Wire Company buildings, Presbyterian church, and remodelling the Ger- man Catholic church and St. John's Lutheran church in 1888. Since the death of his father, Mr. Gangewere has conducted business under his own name. He built the Young and Ramsey residences and over twelve hundred other homes in the city, as well as many in the surrounding counties. His office is in the Allentown Na- tional Bank building. He has for many years been prominently identified with the affairs of the city, having been a councilman and a mem- ber of the water board. In politics, he is an ac- tive Republican, and stands high in the councils of the party. He is a director of the Allentown National Bank, a trustee of the Phoebe Deacon- ess Home, a member of Salem Reformed church, and a member of Barger Lodge, No, 333, F. & A. M .; Allen R. A. Chapter, No. 203; Allen Commandery, No. 20, K. T .; Bloomsburg Con- sistory, A. A. S. R .; Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .; I. O. O. F .; and B. P. O. E.
Mr. Gangewere married, in 1890, Mary Craig, daughter of William Craig. She was born in 1857 and died in 1912. Her mother died when she was but five years of age, after which she was reared by her grandfather, Jacob Geisinger. She was an active member of Zion Reformed church and possessed a kind disposi- tion, which induced her to perform many acts of charity. They had one daughter, Irene, who resides with her father.
Christopher, son of Jacob Gangewere, is record- ed as being a communicant member of the Blue church, Upper Saucon, in 1750. Sept. 23, 1778, there were appointed as administrators of his es- tate, Michael and Catherine Gangewere, he being mentioned as late of Salisbury township, this prov- ing that he possessed property at the time of his death. He had children: Elizabeth, over four- teen, chose Michael Heller as her guardian; Se- villa, Daniel and David, being under fourteen years of age, had Philip Bahl appointed by the court as their guardian.
Daniel Gangewere, son of Christopher, was born in 1767 and died in 1856. He was a farm- er in Hanover township, where he owned a 68- acre farm near the bend in the Lehigh river. His wife, Barbara, was born in 1773 and died in
1854. They had two sons: Joseph, born 1803, died 1828; and Paul; and eight daughters: Maria, married John Strassburger; Elizabeth, married Leonard Schweitzer; Mrs. Susanna Reinhard; Rebecca, married George Schaeffer ; Barbara, married Solomon Bieber ; Hannah, mar- ried William Saeger; Mary Barbara, married Charles Keck; and Catharine, married Joseph Clader.
Matthaus, son of Jacob Gangewere, was a wheelwright and carpenter by trade, and removed from Northampton county to Schuylkill county at an early date. Very little is known of him. Some of his descendants are located around Weatherly, Pennsylvania, among them being Sam- uel Gangewere, of that town, who is advanced in years.
Henry, in all probability a son of Jacob Gange- were, was born June 7, 1765, and died Nov. 2, 1849, and was buried in the burial ground ad- joining the Friedensville church in Upper Sau- con. He was a farmer on the old Gangewere homestead, which was divided during his lifetime, two of his sons, Solomon and John, each receiving a portion on which they built homes. Upon the part retained by Henry Gangewere and that of Solomon, iron ore beds were discovered, which were worked for many years by the Thomas Iron Company and the Bethlehem Iron Company. For the last ten years the Bingen Brick Company has been engaged in manufacturing brick from the dirt that had been washed from the ore. A part of the tract taken by John Gangewere has been cut up into building plots, and the village of Spring Valley (Saucona) has arisen. Numerous large and never-failing springs are located there. Henry Gangewere married Elizabeth Kale, born May 2, 1770, died May 27, 1826. Children : Jacob, of further mention ; Tobias, born Aug. 16, 1794, died Jan. 11, 1848; Solomon, of further mention; John, of further mention; Philip, born Oct. 6, 1806, died March 18, 1881 ; David, born July 16, 1808, died Dec. 31, 1841 ; Samuel, born in 1810; Elizabeth, born Aug. 24, 1812, died March 11, 1839; Joseph; Catherine; Dan- iel.
Jacob, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kale) Gangewere, was born Feb. 8, 1790, and died Feb. 5, 1860. He succeeded to the Gangewere homestead, was a prosperous farmer, and had a large income from the iron ore mine. After his death the property remained undivided for the benefits of the heirs until recent years. He mar- ried Barbara Mory and had children: Henry, who married Sonia Handwerk; John, married Elizabeth Gehris; Julia, married Stephen Oldt ;
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Kate, married Reuben Fenstermacher; Elizabeth, married John Harvey.
John, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kale) Gangewere, was born May 30, 1804, and died Feb. 19, 1884. Practically his entire life was spent on the old homestead, as the new home which he erected on his portion of the original tract was only about five hundred yards from his childhood home, and divided from it by the Sau- con creek. He was also a farmer. He married Elizabeth Jacoby, born Nov. 8, 1809, died March 31, 1898. Children : Charles, married Lucy Ken- dig, and died shortly after his marriage; James, a carpenter, died recently. He married Elemina Gross, also deceased, and had: William, un- married; Mary, who maried Wilson Dimmick. Henry, a carpenter, in the employ of the Bethle- hem Steel Company many years. He married twice, and of his five children, the only one living at this time is Clara, who married, and lives at Richlandtown, Bucks county, Pennsylvania; Ly- etta, married Reuben Wimmer, and has a number of children.
Solomon, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kale) Gangewere, and twin of John, died upon his por- tion of the Gangewere homestead, Oct. 23, 1862. He was a member of the Reformed Church and was buried at Friedensville. He lived in the city of Allentown some years after his marriage, dur- ing this time building a home on that portion of the Gangewere homestead which had been allotted him, and later lived there. He married Sarah, a daughter of Captain Abraham Gangawer, of Allentown, and had children: Sybilla, married Aaron Young; Walter Francis, died in infancy ; Tilghman Jones, never married; Cecelia Eliza- beth, married Tilghman Eisenhart; Edwin G., of further mention; Moses William, married Harriet Reichard; Amelia, died in infancy; Emma Sarah, never married; Margaretta Chris- tiana, married Sylvanus Beidelman; Augustus Solomon, married Ellen Warmkessel.
Edwin G., son of Solomon and Sarah (Gange- were) Gangewere, was born Jan. 3, 1835, and died June 11, 1892. In 1859 he purchased the old Weierbach farm about one mile south of Fried- ensville and spent the remainder of his life there. He was struck by a railway train while crossing the tracks about one mile from his home. He was a member of the Reformed church at Fried- ensville. He married, May 11, 1856, Marietta Kessler, who died April 12, 1912. Children: Eugene I., of further mention ; Harvey S .; Wil- liam H .; Morris A.
Eugene I. Gangawer, son of Edwin G. and Marietta (Kessler) Gangewere, was born Feb. 22, 1857, on his father's farm, and in that section attended the public schools. This education was
supplemented by attendance at the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, Pennsylvania, after which he engaged in teaching in Upper Saucon township, a profession he followed there for twen- ty-seven consecutive terms. In 1904 he removed to Nazareth, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, where he has since that time held lucrative posi- tions with several cement mills. He is a member of the Reformed church at Friedensville, and has always taken an active interest in church and Sunday school work. He is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, at Saucona, and of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, at Cen- ter Valley. He married, Nov. 29, 1879, Deidama Minerva Miller, and -has children: Ivan W., and Robert E., of further mention ; Stella W.
Ivan W., son of Eugene I. and Deidama Min- erva (Miller) Gangewere, was born March 2, 1881. He was educated at the public schools of Upper Saucon township, and was graduated from the South Bethlehem Business College in 1899. He has been connected with the Guerber Engrav- ing Company at West Bethlehem since its organi- zation. When quite young he took a deep inter- est in Sunday school and church work, joining the Reformed church at Friedensville, transferring to the West Bethlehem church in 1913. He is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of Amer- ica, at Saucona, and of the Knights of the Gol- den Eagle at Center Valley, in each of which he is a past master. He married, Sept. 17, 1903, Jennie Kramer, and has one child, Marion Stella.
Robert E., son of Eugene I. and Deidama Min- erva (Miller) Gangewere, was born Nov. 19, 1883. Was educated in the public schools of Upper Saucon township, and was graduated from the South Bethlehem Business College, since which time he has held clerical positions with the following concerns: The Lehigh Valley Rail- road Company, at South Bethlehem; Guerber Engineering Company, at South Bethlehem ; Penn Allen cement mill, near Bath ; and has now been for the past seven years with the Fuller Engineering Company, of Allentown. He owns a home at Rittersvile, where he has established himself in the poultry business. He is a member of the Reformed church at Friedensville, and of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Bethle- hem. Mr. Gangewere married, in 1907, Annie Werley, and has a son, Floyd Victor.
Horace Gangewere, son of William, married Elizabeth, a daughter of William Hangan, and had children: Geo. W .; Peter W .; Harry Mc- Clellan ; Edward, married Myra Stout, and has children: Edward and Arthur; Annie, married Albert Bogh, and has: Mamie, Fred, Harold and Helen; Clinton, deceased, who married (first)
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Alice Heist, (second) Rosa Eichler, and (third) Theresa Sweitzer, and had: Charles and Lillian; and Charles.
George W., son of Horace and Elizabeth (Hangan) Gangewere, was born in Allentown, Lehigh county, July 24, 1857. At the age of sixteen years he was apprenticed to Deifer Broth- ers to learn the butcher's trade, and remained with this firm seven and one-half years. For a time he was then employed in Bethlehem, and in September, 1881, he associated himself in a part- nership with his brother, Peter W., the firm name becoming Gangewere Brothers. They established themselves at the corner of Ninth and Walnut streets, Allentown, and they have conducted their business there uninterruptedly up to the present time, enjoying a large and well deserved patron- age. They have a large number of people in their employ. Mr. Gangewere married, Sept. 17, 1882, Elizabeth B., a daughter of Paul and Mary (Hartman) Balliet, late of Allentown. They have had children: Mary Elizabeth, who died in infancy ; Grace M.
Peter M., son of Horace and Elizabeth ( Hang- an) Gangewere, was born in Allentown, Feb. 17, 1859. After he had learned the trade at Deifer Brothers, he became associated with his brother, George W., as mentioned above, and in 1884, their younger brother, Harry M. was ad- mitted to partnership, but later engaged in busi- ness for himself. The slaughter-house is located at No. 1372 Lawrence street. He and his family are members of the Christ Lutheran church. Mr. Gangewere married, April 14, 1888, Nora, a daughter of Christian and C. Schmidt, both na- tives of Germany. They have one child, Ger- trude A., a graduate of the Allentown Female College in the class of 1908.
Harry McClellan, son of Horace and Eliza- beth (Hangan) Gangewere, was born in Allen- town, Sept. 10, 1862. He also learned the butch- er's trade under the auspices of Deifer Brothers, and continued with them until he became the partner of his brothers in 1884. He remained thus associated until 1887, when he withdrew from the firm and purchased his present place of business at No. 534 Walnut street. He deals largely in cattle fattened for the market, and in dairy cows, and has as his associate, I. S. Roder, the firm name being Gangewere & Roder. Their headquarters are at Hosensack, Pennsylvania, and they handle hundreds of high grade dairy cattle annually. Mr. Gangewere is very public spirited, and has become a man of influence in the councils of the Democratic party. He has served as county treasurer from 1905 to 1908. He was one of the incorporators of the Allentown Democrat in 1909, and served as president of this corpora-
tion for one and a half years. He has been one of the directors of the Allentown Ice Company since 1913, and was its vice-president, but is now treasurer. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church and his fraternal affiliations are as follows: Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, Free and Accepted Masons, and has been steward of this lodge fifteen years; Knights of the Macca- bees ; Knights of the Golden Eagle. Mr. Gange- were married, in 1885, Susan, a daughter of Wil- liam and Caroline (Dorward) Maxwell, of Laury's Station, Pennsylvania, and have had chil- dren: Dorothy May; Harry M., who is an as- sistant to his father in business, is married to Clara E. Grow; Holmes Stanley, clerk in the Merchants National Bank since July, 1911, is a member of Jordan Lodge, No. 623, F. & A. M .; Dallas Samuel; Margaret, who died at the age of two years; Caroline Elizabeth.
Charles Gangewere married and had children: Jeremiah S. and Anaman J., of further mention.
Jeremiah S., son of Charles Gangewere, was born at Center Valley, in June, 1845. At a suit- able age he learned the trade of tinsmithing, and has followed this ever since, having been in the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for a period of fifteen years. He and his family are members of the Friedensville church, in which he is a deacon and elder. Fraternally he is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America and the Knights of the Golden Eagle, both of Center Valley. He married Araminta Border, and they have children: Harry G., of further mention; Claude J .; Ida A., married Stephen Smith; Lillie, married Frank Hartzell.
Harry G., son of Jeremiah S. and Araminta (Border) Gangewere, was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of South Easton, then learned the tinsmith's trade, which he followed twelve years in Easton as an employee of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad Company. He held the position of inspector for this company for a period of two years at Jersey City, New Jersey. In 1898 he removed to Egypt, Pennsylvania, where he en- gaged in business for himself, making a specialty of corrugated work, his contracts covering all parts of the United States and Canada. He also does all the work for the Lehigh Portland, the Penn Allen, and Whitehall cement companies. He is a member of the Egypt Reformed church, has served as deacon and trustee, and was chairman of the building committee when the present church building was in course of construction. Fraternally he is a member of the Free and Ac- cepted Order of Masons, Improved Order of Red Men, Knights of the Golden Eagle, and the Royal Arcanum. He has always been a strong
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