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el Church, and Mrs. Edwin Kuhns, of 1144 Tur- ner street, Allentown.
Henry Gehringer, a retired farmer, widely known, died on Friday, April 25, 1913, at his home in Weisenburg township, of heart failure, aged eighty-one years, eight months and twenty days. He is survived by his wife, a son, Henry A., of Weisenburg township, and a daughter, Mary, at home.
Daniel Gehringer was a farmer and distiller of Weisenburg, and died in 1899, aged 72 years. He was married to Flora Anna Peter, daughter of Jacob and Maria ( Riedy) Peter, of Lowhill, and they had four children: Amanda, John P., and two died young. His wife died in 1871, aged 34 years.
JOHN P. GEHRINGER, farmer of Weisenburg, was born on the homestead, July 28, 1868, where he was educated and brought up to farming. He assisted his father until his father died in 1899, when he became the owner of the farm of 120 acres by devise, and he has since been successfully engaged in farming operations. He is a member of the Independent Order of Americans, Pioneer Camp at New Smithville, and he has served as a school director for four terms, filling the po- sition of treasurer.
In 1890 Mr. Gehringer was married to Ellen Kline, daughter of Peter, of Greenwich town- ship, in Berks county, and they have one child, Mary (who is married to Andrew Wisser and they have a son Marvin). They are members of the church at Grimsville, in Berks county.
John Gehringer (son of Peter) was born July 30, 1797, and died upon his farm in Weisenburg, Oct. 2, 1881, aged 84 years, 2 months and two days. He was married to Sarah Greenawald, born in 1796 and died in 1867. They are buried in the graveyard adjoining the Grimsville church. Their children were: Daniel, Jonas and Sarah, who married Jacob Hartman.
Augustus Gehringer (son of Andrew) lived in the Stony Run, in Berks county ; there he had a farm and he was a stone mason by trade. He was a tall and strong man of industrious habits. He died May 17, 1902, aged 78 years, II months and 13 days. He married Elizabeth Gildner, who died Feb. 4, 1905, aged 78 years, 2 months and 9 days. They are buried in the cemetery at Grimville. Their children are: Reuben, deceased ; Susan, married John M. Frey ; Amanda; Maria, married George Ruff; Sarah, married Daniel P. Bittner ; Stephen ( 1862-1910) and Katie, of Al- lentown.
Jacob Gehringer, son of Andrew, was born in 1816 and died at the age of sixty-three years. His wife, Polly Hantz, died three years after him, while living along the Shochary in Lynn. They
are buried at the Ziegels Church, of which they were Lutheran members. He was a stone-mason and for a number of years lived at Stein's corner, later at Seiberlingsville, and from there hè moved to Haafsville, where he died. He and his brother, Augustus, were exceptional stone-masons. They helped to build the Lehigh county jail, also a num- ber of churches and other buildings. Jacob Gehr- inger was also a stone-cutter and he dressed the stones for a large part of the front wall of the jail in Allentown. His children were: Amelia, married Nathan Weaver ; Sarah, married Charles Moyer, deceased ; and Daniel.
Jonas Gehringer, son of William, was a far- mer near Seiberlingsville, and the farm upon which he lived was about 70 acres, besides he had two other small farms. He and family were Lutheran members of the church at Seiberlings- ville, where they are also buried.
His wife was Fenstermacher, and they had these children: Daniel, Jonas, William, James, Sarah (m. Charles Danner), and Charles, of Wisconsin.
Daniel A. Gehringer, son of Jonas, was born in Weisenberg township, and for thirty-five years followed the blacksmith trade at New Smithville. His wife, Mary Saul, was a daugh- ter of Monroe Saul, of Mertztown. They had the following children: William J., and Minnie C., the wife of Prof. C. E. Behler, a teacher, at Passaic, N. J.
WILLIAM J. GEHRINGER, grain and lumber merchant at Siegersville, Pa., was born in Upper Macungie, November 12, 1875. He attended the public schools in Weisenburg township, where his parents moved when he was a mere child. At the age of twenty years he became a clerk in the general store at New Smithville for Peter Christ- man, being employed there for two and one-half years. In March, 1898, he came to Siegersville, and was employed as clerk in the store of A. V. Diefenderfer for three years, then became a part- ner with W. B. Newhard under the name of W. B. Newhard & Co., dealers in grain, feed, flour, coal, lumber, cement, sand and fertilizer. The firm continued until May 1, 1912, at which time Mr. Gehringer purchased the interests of his partner. He employs several men and enjoys an increasing trade. Politically a Democrat, Mr. Gehringer served North Whitehall as a member of the school board and was also one of the audi- tors of the township. He was a deacon of the Jordan Lutheran congregation. He was married in 1900 to Jennie A. Sieger, daughter of George and Amanda ( Merkel) Sieger, of Siegersville. They have these children: Mary A., Elizabeth G., and Helen P., twins.
Daniel Gehringer, was born in Greenwich,
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June 21, 1844. At the age of sixteen years he learned the saddler trade in Weisenburg, and this he followed six years. The following six- teen years he was employed in the ore-mines in Upper Macungie township, working all this time for Jacob Lichtenwalner. In 1885 he moved to Allentown, where he lives at 423 Lib- erty Street. He is a laborer.
In 1865 he married Louisa Braucher, a daugh- ter of Stephen and Justina (Krause) Braucher, of Albany. They have these children: Thomas E., Irene, married Clinton Furl, Edwin, Llewel- lyn, deceased ; Achilles; George; Mary A. L., deceased ; Frank; and Chadwell P.
THOMAS E. GEHRINGER, of the firm of Gehr- inger Brothers, Allentown, was born in Albany township, May 20, 1866. At the age of eleven years he came to Lehigh county and hired to one F. S. Lichtenwalner, after which he worked in the ore-mines for five years. When he was eighteen years old he went to Reading and there worked upon a truck farm which now has been cut up into building lots and is a part of that city. Later he learned the carpenter trade and this he followed about twelve years, mostly in Allen- town.
In January, 1897, he and his brother, Edwin, engaged in the restaurant and saloon business at No. 533 Hamilton Street, and they have contin- ued there to this time. This place of business is known as the "Gehringer Bros. Lokal."
Mr. Gehringer, for a number of years has been connected with the Allentown Band. He plays the slide trombone. Earlier he was a member of the Pioneer Band; also of several orchestras.
He is a member of these Masonic bodies: Past Master, Barger Lodge No. 333, F. & A. M .; Al- len Chapter, R. A. M., No. 203; Allen Com- mandery, K. T. No. 20; Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Reading, Pa.
He was married in 1898 to Sallie Wolle, daughter of Isaac and Caroline (Sell) Wolle, of Allentown.
EDWIN GEHRINGER, the other member of the firm of Gehringer Brothers, Allentown, was born at Stein's Corner, Pa., Feb. 20, 1869. He was employed upon the farm for about five years and in the ore beds in Upper Macungie for two years. After his parents had moved to Al- lentown in 1885, he learned the ribbon weaving trade, which he followed with the Adalaide silk- mill for twelve years; then he and his brother, Thomas E., engaged in their present business. They also have extensive real estate holdings in and about Allentown. Mr. Edwin Gehringer helped to promote South Allentown, Fullerton, and the West End.
He is a member of Barger Lodge No. 333, F.
& A. M., Allen Chapter, R. A. M., No. 203, and Allen Commandery, K. T. No. 20.
In 1893 he was married to Cora A. Huff, daughter of Irwin Huff, of Allentown. They have an only daughter, Beatrice, who is accom- plished in music.
Alois Gehringer, Sr., a son of John George Gehringer, was born in Absgund, in Wurtem- berg, Germany, on Aug. 16, 1841. He attended the parochial schools for eight years, then worked at a forge hammer in a government iron works at Vassaralfingen until 1872, when he emigrated to the United States. - He located at Allentown and there he has since resided.
From 1872 to 1879 he was employed as a puddler in rolling mills, then he became the pro- prietor of the hotel at 6th and Union streets, and he conducted the business until 1884, when he purchased the hotel property at No. 612 Linden street, and this stand he has carried on in a successful manner until now, a continuous period of thirty years.
In 1866 he was married to Crescentia Reck, and they had seven children: Mary, Joseph F., Alois, Jr., Frances, Charles (deceased), Walda- berga (m. William J. Hauke), and George. His wife was a daughter of Joseph Reck, and was born at Guntzburg, Bayern, June 11, 1841, and died at Allentown, Pa., on June 18, 1908.
JOSEPH F. GEHRINGER, vice-president and manager of the Dæufer Brewing Co., at Allen- town, is a native of Vassaralfingen, Oberamt Aalen, Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany and was born Oct. 18, 1868. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in March, 1872, and they located at Allentown. He attended the parochial and public schools and the Allen- town Business College, and then learned the trade of upholsterer, which he followed as a journeyman for two years at Philadelphia and for one more year at Chicago. In 1889 he returned to Allentown and embarked in the furniture and upholstering business for five years-two years with Theo. J. Notter and three years with Wm. Berkemeyer, the last place of business having been at No. 819-21 Hamilton street. Mr. Geh- ringer then converted the premises into a cafe and he carried it on under the name of the Wind- sor Cafe for twelve years in a successful manner. He then lived in retirement for four years, until 19II, when he became the manager of the Dæufer Brewing Co., and he was also the vice-president of the corporation and has since filled these po- sitions.
Mr. Gehringer is a director of the Citizen's Deposit and Trust Co., and of the Mechanics' Building and Loan Association; is a member of
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the Lehigh County Agricultural Society, B. P. O. E., Sængerbund and Goodwill Fire Co. In politics he is a Democrat and he served as a rep- resentative from the 4th ward in the Common Council for eight years.
In 1891 Mr. Gehringer was married to Mary T. Hoke, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Reich- enbach) Hoke, natives of Baden, Germany. They have the following children: Annie M., Florence H. and Helen M.
Alois Gehringer, Jr., proprietor of the hotel at 5th and Gordon streets, was born in Wurtem- berg, Germany, on Feb. 2, 1870, and when two years old, his parents emigrated to America. He was educated in the public schools of Allentown until he became fourteen years of age, then he learned the trade of printer and worked as a journeyman printer in the German newspaper offices at Allentown until 1894, and for one year at Wilkes-Barre. On April 1, 1895 he became the proprietor of the hotel at 5th and Gordon streets and this he has since conducted. He is a member of the Foresters of America, and the Keystone Athletic Association.
In 1895 he was married to Josephine W. Roder, a daughter of John and Margaret ( Hoff- man) Roder, and they had six children: Mar- garet, Alfred P. (deceased), Marie M., Paul and Frances (twins, the former being deceased) , and Josephine (also deceased). He and the family are members of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
John George Gehringer, the grandfather of Frank, Joseph and Alois Gehringer, Sr., of Al- lentown, was a native of Absgund, Wurtemberg, Germany, and there he died and is buried. He was married and had the following children: George, Josephine, Frank J., Alois Sr., and Lu- cinda. Frank J. and Alois Sr., came to the United States, both settling at Allentown. The history of Alois and his descendants appears else- where in this volume.
Frank Joseph Gehringer was born in Wur- temberg, Germany, Feb. 18, 1839, emigrated to America in 1871, on the ship "Herman," after being on the ocean for sixty days. He immedi- ately proceeded to Allentown, Pennsylvania, after his landing at New York City. In his native country he had worked in the rolling mill, and upon coming to Allentown he accepted employ- ment in the Allentown Rolling Mill, where he worked continuously until 1893, when he en- gaged in the hotel business in the Sixth ward. After conducting different hotels in Allentown, he retired in 1902. He was twice married (first) to Francisca Herbitier, a native of Aus- tria. She died young, survived by one son,
Frank, besides her husband. Frank Gehringer was born Jan. 8, 1863, and is in the service of the government Indian school in Nevada. He married (second) in 1867, to Helen Eck, born May 19, 1844, in Wurtemberg. They have the following living children: Louis, born Dec. 27, 1868; John, born Feb. 27, 1874; William A., born April 13, 1878; August L., born May 28, 1880; Edward, born Dec. 27, 1884.
Twelve children were born to the second union, three of whom died before the family emigrated to America, and four died and are buried at Allentown. The four brothers Lewis, William A., August L. and Edward, are con- nected in the above named dye works, while John, is a machinist employed in the Allentown Spinning Company.
WILLIAM A. GEHRINGER, the president of the Jordan Silk Dyeing Company, was born April 12, 1878. At the age of thirteen years he went to work for the Allentown Spinning Company. Afterward for six years he was employed at the Schneck furniture factory, Allentown. In 1902, he bought his father's interest in the hotel lo- cated at Front and Liberty streets, Allentown, and he conducted it until 1907. but during a part of this time he had already been interested in several dyeing establishments. The Laurel Hill Dye Works he sold to the Lehigh Dyeing Company. In the fall of 1913 he established his present enterprise, known as the Jordan Silk Dyeing Company, located on Sumner avenue and Jordan street. He erected two buildings, one of which is one-story high, 120x40 feet, while the other is two-story building, 40x20 feet in di- mensions. He employs sixty-five people, and has a strictly local trade. The officers of the company follow: William A. Gehringer, presi- dent; Edwin F. Gehringer, secretary and treas- urer; and August L. Gehringer, vice-president.
William A. Gehringer is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Lehigh Saen- gerbund. He was married in 1902 to Pauline Oberdoester and their union is blessed with these children: Pauline, Robert, Joseph, and Leona.
GEIGER FAMILY.
Andreas Geiger, a son of Joseph A. Geiger, was born in Wittenberg, in 1799, and died Feb- ruary 12, 1854. He was married to Maria Weaver, who was born in 1803, and died in 1884. They were the parents of the following children: Barbara, Mary, Theresa, Josephine; Marguerite, Moritz, Joseph and John. The parents never came to America, but all the children emigrated, of whom only three are now living, Josephine, Moritz and John.
John Geiger, of West Catasauqua, was born in Wittenberg, Germany, June 22, 1842. He
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came to America Nov. 9, 1863, and a few days later came to Catasauqua, where he has since lived, excepting from 1864 to 1868, when he lived in Crawford county. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In 1865 he was married to Otillia Conely, who died in Novem- ber, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Geiger had three children, of whom two died in infancy and Theo- dore J. survives. Mr. Geiger married the sec- ond time Anna Wooddock, and had 12 children : John; Oliver, deceased ; Peter ; Sylvester ; Annie ; Lizzie; Otillia, deceased; Marguerite; Mary; Josephine; Henrietta; Barbara and Carrie.
Theodore J. Geiger, son of John and Otillia (Conely) Geiger, proprietor of the Eagle brew- ery Hotel, Catasauqua, was born in that bor- ough, July 25, 1866. He learned the tinsmith trade with Hersh Bros., Allentown, and fol- lowed it for 14 years. In 1897 he took charge of the business in which he is now engaged. He is a member of the St. Nicholas Beneficial So- ciety and the Fullerton Beneficial Society. In 1892 he married Mary Englert, daughter of Ludwig and Pauline (Schreck) Englert. They are the parents of five sons: Leo, Leonard, Stephen, Eugene, and Theodore, Jr.
PETER GEIGER, son of John and Anna (Wooddock) Geiger, proprietor of the American Hotel, Catasauqua, was born in Meadville, Pa., October 23, 1876. In 1880 his parents moved to Catasauqua, where he attended the public schools. He learned the tinsmith trade with Hersh Bros., Allentown, and worked at this trade 10 years. In 1903 he became the pro- prietor of the Cottage Inn, West Catasauqua, which he conducted four years. In December, 1906, he purchased the American Hotel, located at Front and Race streets, Catasauqua, which he conducted until 1912. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Politically he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He was married, May 12, 1896, to Mary M. Schell, daughter of John and Emma (Heeb) Schell, of Bally, Pa. Issue: Vincent J., born March 23, 1897; died September 3, 1909; Marguerite M., born August 13, 1901, and Anna F., born January 6, 1904.
GEISSINGER FAMILY.
Philip Geissinger, a native of the Palatinate, Germany, where he was born June 22, 1701, im- migrated to America about 1725 and settled in Bucks county. In 1731 he was naturalized by act of assembly. He settled on a tract of 372 acres near the "Blue Church," in Upper Saucon township, which he purchased from William Allen. In 1761 he deeded land to the Lutheran
congregation, whose land adjoined his tract. He died July 31, 1791, and is buried at the old Men- nonite church near Centre Valley, of which con- gregation he was an active member. His wife, Mary, was born in 1711 and died March 29, 1779. They had eleven children: Philip, Jacob, Henry, Daniel, John, Samuel, David, Abraham, Anna, Elizabeth and Barbara.
Of Philip Geissinger's daughters, Anna married Christian Baer and had ten children; Elizabeth, born October 23, 1746, died May 6, 1813, mar- ried Rudolph Kauffman, and had seven children, and Barbara married Isaac Bauer and had seven children. One of the eight sons of Philip, named David, died in infancy.
Philip Geissinger, Jr., his eldest son, was born March 14, 1732, and died August 21, 1808. In 1785 he was the owner of 230 acres and was a farmer and distiller. He had no children.
Jacob, the second son, was born in Upper Saucon, September 19, 1733, and died February 29, 1816. He was a weaver by occupation. His wife, Mollie, was born January 28, 1729, and died September 1, 1785. They were married in April, 1760, and had five children.
Henry, the third son, was born in 1737 and died in 1817. He was a farmer and in 1785 owned 200 acres of land. He and his wife Bar- bara, had seven children: Jacob, who died before his father ; Samuel; Abraham; Joseph; Henry; Mary, wife of David Bachman, and Susanna, wife of Jacob Stauffer.
Jacob Geissinger, son of Henry, ( ?) moved to Canada in 1800, where he died in 1805. His widow, whom he married October 5, 1785, was born August 19, 1767, and after his death re- moved to Ohio, in 1817, to Wadsworth, Medina county, residing with her daughter, the widow of John Long, where she died, July 9, 1867, aged 99 years, 10 months and 20 days. She had eight children, of whom five were present at her fu- neral, the eldest 81 and the youngest 68 years of age.
John Geissinger, fourth son of Philip, Sr., was twice married. His first wife, Anna, had ten children, and his second wife, Anna, one child. As early as 1772 he had a grist-mill in Upper Saucon and farmed a 279-acre tract of land.
Daniel Geissinger, another son of Philip, Sr., and his wife Elizabeth, had eight children. Sam- uel, sixth son of Philip, and his wife, Anna, had four children.
During the Revolution, as the religious prin- ciples of the Mennonites forbade their bearing arms, the personal property of Henry, John and Abraham Geissinger, sons of Philip, Sr., was con- fiscated and sold and their families suffered many hardships as will appear in the petitions presented
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to the assembly published in the history of the Revolution.
Abraham Geissinger, youngest son of Philip, Sr., was a farmer in Upper Saucon, where he owned 200 acres of land. He died in 1825 and left his homestead of 120 acres to his son Henry. Abraham and his wife, Mary Barbara, had six children: Mary, wife of Henry Meyer; Philip, Jacob, Abraham, Anna and Henry.
Henry Geissinger, son of Abraham, had three children, Ephraim, who received the homestead ; Mary, wife of David Stover, and Elizabeth, wife of Israel Walter.
Jacob Geissinger, son of Abraham, had three sons: Rev. John, Jacob and Abraham.
Abraham, son of Abraham, had four sons: Samuel, David and Jacob, of Centre Valley, and . Lizzie, the youngest child, died at the age of Abraham, of Loucust Valley. twelve years.
Philip Geissinger, son of Abraham, was born in Upper Saucon, May 14, 1774. He was a farmer, weaver and distiller, and about 1805 re- moved to Upper Milford township. The log building built by him in 1825 for his weaving looms still stands on the farm of his grandson, Henry B. Geissinger. He married Veronica Hies- tand, daughter of Abraham Hiestand, born June 9, 1748, died January 3, 1832, and his wife, Anna, born November 7, 1758, died February 1, 1839. She was born March 4, 1786, and died April 14 1864. Philip Geissinger settled on the Hiestand tract and died February 2, 1836. He and his wife are buried in the Mennonite ceme- tery, near Zionsville. His widow afterwards mar- ried Henry Meyer. He had only two children : Abraham and Mary.
Abraham Geissinger was born in January, 1807. He married Anna Bechtel, daughter of Abraham and Rosina Bechtel, of near Bally, Berks county.
HENRY BECHTEL GEISSINGER, son of. Abra- ham and Anna Geissinger, was born in Upper Milford, March 25, 1842. He attended schools in the vicinity taught by the late W. B. K. John- son and Chas. F. Schantz, and has all his life re- sided on his farm of 118 acres which he received frim his father, and upon which he was born. The house on the farm was built in 1851 and the log building in the rear was built by his grand- father in 1825. The portion built first was the spring house, with the weaving shop overhead, and later an addition was made in which the dis- tillery was located. This land was first warranted on October 3, 1740, by Frederick Notes, when 10434 acres were surveyed. Henry Schleifer ob- tained possession of the land, November 16, 1745, as well as an adjoining tract of 112 acres on June II, 1745. Schleifer secured a patent for the land on June 28, 1765, and on March 2, 1796, sold
the two tracts, containing 217 acres to Abraham Hiestand.
Henry B. Geissinger married Dec. 23, 1871, Mary Ann Shelly, daughter of Levi and Bar- bara (Shelly) Shelly, of Steinsburg. They have seven children: Abraham, a grocer on N. 61st street, Philadelphia, who married Minnie Young and has one son, Armond; Emma, a nurse, who lives at home; Henry, of Allentown, who married Irene Showalter; Daniel, of Upper Mil- ford; Mary, wife of William Hiestand, a farm- er of near Sigmund, who has seven children; William, who attends school in Hereford town- ship and Monroe, telegraph operator at East Macungie, who married Annie Stichter and has a son Harold. A daughter of Henry B., named
Mr. Geissinger is a member of the Mennonite church of Upper Milford, and is treasurer of the Sunday school. He is a Republican in politics, and stands high in the estimation of the citizens of the township.
JOHN B. GEISSINGER, of Upper Milford, son of Abraham, was born in that township Jan. 18, 1848. He attended the township schools and a high school at Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio, For two years and a half he was employed in a mill at Perkiomenville, after which he travelled for three months in the west, and in 1875 set- tled on the fine farm of 115 acres on which he still resides. He married in 1874, Rebecca, daughter of John Gehman and his wife Lydia Moyer, of Hereford township, Berks county, They have five children living: Abraham, a farmer of Hosensack, who married Katie Stauffer and had two children; Anna, at home; John, night watchman at the Edison laboratories, at Orange, N. J., and Alfred and Clarence, at home. Mr. Geissinger is a member of the Men- nonite church near Zionsville, and is treasurer of the congregation and one of the trustees. He is a Republican in politics. He holds a one-half in- terest in the general store at Zionsville and is a man of influence in the community.
Menno Geissinger, son of Abraham, was born in Upper Milford April 20, 1852. He attended the township schools and after farming for a time learned the printer's trade, at which he was employed in Milford Square and Quakertown. Later he became the proprietor of the store at New Zionsville, and for two terms was post- master there, having been appointed as a Republi- can by Presidents Harrison and Roosevelt. He- was instrumental in securing rural mail delivery for the community and was also one of the organ- izers of the Emaus bank. He resides on a farm near Zionsville.
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