History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 11

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: 854

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7. John.

Joseph Lieberman, eldest child and son of Peter, was born in the family homestead in the village of Immendingen, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, March 21, 1831. He was ed- ucated in the village school and spent his boy- hood days with his parents. He acquired habits of industry and thrift during the years of his boyhood and thus fitted himself to earn his own livelihood. His first employment was that of a teamster and general laborer. In 1854, he ac- companied his father and the rest of the family to the United States and upon their arrival in

New York City, came with them to the city of Easton, Pa., and here the young German found employment with the Cooper Furnace at Phil- ipsburg, N. J., where he remained about a year. His next employment was as a helper in the saw mill for a short period after which he re- moved to Kansas and located in Leavenworth City where he remained about a year and re- turned to Pennsylvania, where he settled at White Haven, Luzerne county, where he was employed at general work for a time and finally became the lessee of a saw mill which he operated for a brief period. In 1860, Mr. Lieberman removed to Warren county, N. J., and a year and a half later located in Northampton county, Pa., where he engaged in farming and lumbering. In the autumn of 1864 he located in Allentown, Lehigh county, Pa., where he spent the remain- ing years of his active career. He was a pro- gressive and enterprising citizen and after locat- ing in Allentown, soon became identified with commercial and other interests. For a number of years he was successfully engaged in the brew- ing business and soon became recognized as the leading brewer of this county. He was a di- rector of the Elliger Real Estate Co., and was also a director of the Standard Slate Brewery of Steinsville, Pa., and of the Jordan Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and for some time was president of the Lehigh County Safe Deposit and Trust Co., of Allentown. He was largely interested in real estate and was also active in building oper- ations within the city limits of Allentown. Here he became well and favorably known as a re- liable and enterprising business man. In 1873, Mr. Lieberman made a tour through Europe with his wife and four children, remaining ten months, and again in 1881 he made a similar trip, though limited to ten weeks, and upon his return to his adopted country he spent the re- maining years of his life in the city of Allen- town.

In 1889, Mr. Lieberman disposed of his brew- ery and seven years later again purchased the property and admitted his sons into the busi- ness under the firm name of Lieberman and Sons. He was active in establishing the wire mill at Allentown, and also assisted with his time and substance toward establishing several silk mills and other industries in the city.

He took an active interest in public and social affairs of the community but never sought or held political preference. Religiously he was a communicant of the Sacred Heart Roman Cath- olic church, of Allentown, and right here it would be just to say that Mr. Lieberman at all times gave generously of his substance for church and charity.

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He died July 17, 1900, at his home in Allen- town, aged sixty-nine years.

He married in 1857, Walburga Danegar, who was also a native of Immendingen, where she was born Feb. 17, 1833. Their children are:

I. Mary, deceased, wife of James T. Mul- queen. Their children are Marie, James, and Catharine.

2. John B. He married Ella Kaier ; had one child, Marie. He married (2) Marguerite, and had children, Charles, Joseph, and John Lie- berman.

3. Frank, the second son, who died aged six- teen years.

4. Flora, married John A. Kirby and resides at Harrisburg, Pa., and has children: Helen, Louisa, Dorothy, and John Kirby.

5. Joseph A.

6. Charles L.

Joseph A. Lieberman, third son and fifth child fo Joseph, was born at the family home in Al- lentown, Sept. 15, 1874. He received his early of Joseph, was born at the family home in Al- and then attended La Salle College in Phila- delphia, and attended the Pierce business col- lege at Philadelphia, Pa., graduating in 1892. While yet fifteen years of age he assisted his father as bookkeeper and after completing his commercial training was employed in the same capacity in several large establishments in the city of Philadelphia. In 1896, he returned to Allentown and became a partner with his father and brother, Charles L., under the firm name of Lieberman and Sons and operated the Lieberman brewery until 1900 when the two sons, Joseph A. and Charles L., leased the establishment and conducted the business up and until 1907 when they purchased the property from their father's estate and the two brothers conducted the brew- ing business up and until March 9, 1910 when they finally sold the property and since that time have been actively engaged in real estate and other business enterprises in the city of Allen- town. He and family reside at 202 North Seven- teenth street, a residence he built in 1911.

Joseph A. Lieberman is a member of B. P. O. E. No. 130, and of Rescue Fire Co., of Allen- town.

He married June 7, 1898 Amelia M. Lieb- erman, born Jan. 26, 1875, adopted daughter of Matthias Lieberman of College Hill, Easton, Pa. Issue:

Martha W., born April 20, 1899. Joseph A., Jr., born Jan. 28, 1903.

Frances Mary, born June 21, 1905; she died June 29, 1906.

Agnes A., born Sept. 12, 1906.

Charles E., born Jan. 3, 1909.

Francis A., born Oct. 26, 1910. Catharine, born April 2, 1913.

Charles L. Lieberman, youngest child of Jo- seph, was born at the family home in Allentown, Oct. 25, 1876. He was likewise educated in the same schools attended by his brother, Josepl. A., and completed a commercial course in Black- mans Business College, at Allentown, and in Pierce's Commercial College at Philadelphia, and upon finishing his educational career he entered the employ of his father and for some time was engaged in operating a large slate quarry at Steinsville, Pa. He next became associated with his father and brother, Joseph A., in the brew- ing business at Allentown, where he was active- ly identified with that line of enterprise until 1910, when the two brothers finally sold their interests in the brewing business.

He is a member of the B. P. O. E. No. 130 and like the other members of his family in Al- lentown is an attendant of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church.

He was married Nov. 17, 1898 to Mary E. Hoover, born Aug. 10, 1873, daughter of Michael A. and Miss (Baumgarten) Hoover, Lancaster, Pa. They reside at 1420 Walnut street. Issue: Regina R., born Sept. 23, 1899.

Mary E., born Aug. 3, 1909, and others who died early in life. ,

LIEBOLD FAMILY.

John George Liebold, was born in Oberamt Marbach, Reilinghaus, Germany, May 11, 1803, and died in Albany township, Berks county, Pa., April 17, 1892. He was a farmer and shoe- maker. At the age of thirty years he came to America, and settled in Longswamp township, Berks county, where lived an elder brother, whose emigration had taken place some years be- fore. He then went to Kutztown, where he bought a home and followed his trade of shoe- making. From Kutztown he located in Albany township, where he purchased a farm, but after living on it some years he sold it, and purchased the one which now belongs to his grandson, James O., and there he died. He was a well educated man, and was especially versed in the Scriptures. He was a man of progress and en- terprise, esteemed in the community. He was active in Democratic politics, but refused to ac- cept public office. He was a Lutheran member of Friedens Church at Wessnersville, where he is buried. He married Maria C. Gesi, daugh- ter of Heinrich and Salome Gesi, of Switzer- land, born Aug. 8, 1810, and died May 5, 1875. They had five children: Mary (who died soon after her marriage to Daniel Snyder) ; John;

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Henry (who lives in Heidelberg township) ; Catharine (m. to Cyrus Dries, of Reading) ; and Elizabeth (m. to John Boyd, of Cementon, Pa.)

John (or Johan) Liebold, son of Johan George, was born in Maxatawny township March 30, 1838, and was but a child when brought by his parents to Albany township to the farm now owned by his son, James O. He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed that occupation up to the time of his death, Nov. 4, 1906. He conducted a farm of 55 acres. He was an active member of the Lutheran congre- gation at Friedens Church, and held a number of offices. During the Civil War he served in Company G. 167th Penna. Vol. Infantry. He married Maria A. Steigerwald, daughter of John Steigerwald, born Feb. 24, 1845, died Oct. 20, 1882. Their children were: Amandus A. (of Reading) ; Messina (deceased wife of Elmer Lutz) ; Frank (of Reading) ; Fred (de- ceased) ; William (of Erie, Pa.) ; Annie (m. to James Shears, of Reading) ; Alice (m. to Wil- liam A. Bauscher, of Albany) ; Charles E. (of Atlanta, Ga.) ; and Martha L. (wife of Henry Knauss, of Allentown, Pennsylvania).

James O. Leibold, justice of the peace and farmer in Albany township, Berks county, was born in that township Sept. 14, 1876. He was educated in the township schools, and reared upon a farm, working for his parents until eigh- teen years of age. He was then hired out to a farmer near Allentown, Lehigh county, and when twenty years of age learned the milling trade. In 1898 he and his brother Amandus A. formed a partnership under the firm name of Leibold & Brother, and leased the Van Reed mill at West Reading. In 1900 they took charge of Shadel's mill at Shillington, which they con- ducted three years. The firm then dissolved, and James O. became the representative of H. R. Kearney & Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., exten- sive flour merchant, and he continued with them for two years, when he resigned and accepted a position with M. C. Dietrich, of Kempton, a merchant, grain and lumber dealer. He con- tinued there from 1904 to the spring of 1907, then purchased his father's farm near Kempton, consisting of 55 acres.

Mr. Leibold is a Democrat. In the spring of 1908 he was elected a justice of the peace, an office he is now filling with ability. He is also committeeman of his township, and an influential factor in politics. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Americans at Shil- lington, of which he is a charter member; and of the Knights of Friendship, at Mohnton. He

and his family are members of Friedens Re- formed Church at Wessnersville.

Mr. Leibold married Mantana Long, daugh- ter of Jonas and Catharine (Snyder) Long, of Wessnersville, and they have two children : Edith F. and Ethel M.

Henry Leibold was born in Albany town- ship, Berks county, in 1833, and for a number to Heidelberg township, Lehigh county, where of years followed shoemaking at Wessnersville, and later was a farmer there. In 1888 he moved he farmed until he retired. He has his home now with his son, Albert F. He and family are Lutherans, members of the Lowhill church, which he served as an elder.

He married Mary, a daughter of Isaac Lutz, of Albany township. They have eight children: Elmer (who died in childhood) ; Oscar J .; El- len (married to Thomas Hausman, and had an only daughter) ; Mabel (deceased) ; Albert F .; George (who died in infancy) ; Edwin D .; Morris M. (born April 28, 1877, a farmer in Washington township) ; and Emma (married to Herbert Knecht and lives at Quakertown, Pa.)

OSCAR J. LEIBOLD, of Washington township, was born in Lynn township, November 22, 1866. He worked for his parents until he was twenty- two years old at his trade of shoemaking, which he learned from his father. He then hired out among farmers until 1893, when he bought a 67-acre farm in Washington township, from Daniel Peter. In 1906 he purchased an adjac- ent farm of 167 acres, which belonged to Reu- ben Blose, having cultivated this latter farm since 1902. Now he owns 234 acres of land. He is an extensive potato farmer.

On May 20, 1893, he married Clara R. Roth, a daughter of William and Carolina (Miller) Roth of Washington. They are Lutherans, members of the Heidelberg church. They have three children: Minnie M., Emma (who died in second year), and Paul O.

ALBERT F. LEIBOLD was born in Albany township, Berks county, May 2, 1871, and was reared on a farm; and he continued to do farm work until in 1895, when he commenced farm- ing for himself on the farm where he now re- sides. He was a tenant farmer for eleven years ; and in 1906 purchased this 118-acre homestead which was in the Peter family for more than 100 years. There is a large brick dwelling- house on this farm which was built by William Clauss, a son-in-law of Levi Peter. Mr. Leibold and wife are Lutheran members of the Heidel- berg church, and he served the congregation as a deacon.

On Christmas Day, 1895, he was married to

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Clara E. Pfeifly, the oldest daughter of Peter and Sarah ( Miller) Pfeifly of Lynn. They have four children : Melans H., Helen E., George P. and Charles A.

Edwin D. Leibold was born in Albany town- ship in Berks county, August 8, 1874. He learned the machinist and milling trade from P. W. Bittner at Pleasant Corner, and was in his employ for twelve years. In 1906 he en- gaged in farming near Saegersville, in Heidel- berg township, where he has since lived on the 64-acre farm of Henry Harter, his father-in- law. He is a member of Center Lodge, No. 636, I. O. O. F., in which he held all the offices. He and family are Lutherans and are members of the Heidelberg church, which he served as a deacon. He also served offices in the Sunday school. In 1897 he was married to Beulah T. Harter and they have two children: Mabel A. and Florence A.

LINDAMAN FAMILY.

Jacob Lindaman was an early school master in Northampton county, Pa. He probably was a native of that county and had lived there for many years. He and family were Lutheran mem- bers of the Little Moore township church, and there he and his wife are buried. He was mar- ried and had these children: George; Jacob ; Harry; Eliza, married to David Miller; Sarah (Spangler) ; and Mary, married to Joseph Rice.

Jacob Lindaman, Jr., was born in Northamp- ton county, Feb. 3, 1818, and there he worked among the farmers until his removal to Lehigh county, where he lived in the vicinity of Egypt and there was a member of the Reformed congre- gation, which he served as a deacon, elder, and trustee. He is buried on the Egypt church cem- etery. In politics he was a Republican. He was married to Eliza Rinker, a daughter of Daniel and Salome (Frantz) Rinker. They had these children: Lewis; Henry; Jacob E .; Rev. Francis S .; Eliza, married to Aaron Lobach ; Sarah ; Rev. John O .; and Lydia, married (first) George Keifer, and, second, to William Boyer.

Jacob E. Lindaman, of Egypt, was born in Whitehall township, July 10, 1844. He was educated in the public schools, the Keystone State Normal School, and at the Palatinate College ; afterwards he taught school for five years and since 1883 he is employed as watchman by the American Cement Company, at Egypt. He and his family are members of the Reformed congre- gation of the Egypt church, which he has served as deacon and trustee; and for a period of thirty- five years Mr. Lindaman was the superintend- ent of the Schnecks Union Sunday school.

He was married to Ellen J. Troxell, a daugh-

ter of Paul and Mary (Schneck) Troxell. They have the following children: Prof. Francis C .; David H .; Mabel E., married to Pierce Noth- stein; Maggie M., deceased, was the wife of Charles Guth ; Paul J .; Joseph P .; and Frank A.

After the death of his first wife Jacob E. Lin- daman married as his second wife, Lizzie, a daughter of Paul and Wilhelmina (Binder) Schaffer.

PROF. FRANCIS C. LINDAMAN, of Egypt, and principal of the Fourth ward schools of Allen- town, was born in Whitehall township, Aug. 18, 1873. He was educated in the township schools, attended Ursinus College in 1893; graduated with honors from the Keystone State Normal School in 1896. He followed the profession of teaching since he left school, and taught in Low- hill, Washington, North Whitehall, and White-

hall townships. In the fall of 1897 he took charge of the schools of Egypt, and he had con- tinued there successfully for eleven years. He was then elected supervising principal of the Whitehall township schools, and he served that position for a period of four years; after which he was elected to his present position.

Mr. Lindaman is a member of the Masonic Fraternity ; the Independent Order of Red Men ; and the P. O. S. of A. The former at Sieg- fried and the latter two at Egypt. He is also a member of the Catasauqua Club, and the Le- high Saengerbund, the latter of Allentown. In politics he is a Republican, and he was the jus- tice of the Peace of Whitehall township for five years.

JOHN T. LINDSTROM.

John T. Lindstrom, manufacturer of machinery supplies at Allentown since 1899, was born No- vember 9, 1861, in Matala county, Sweden, where he learned the trade of machinist and after fol- lowing it for five years took a special course of study in mechanical engineering and was awarded a diploma for efficiency. He then filled the posi- tion of chief engineer for two years on a passen- ger steamship plying between Sweden and Eng- land, and emigrated to America in 1883, locating in Illinois, at DeKalb, where he worked in a ma- chine shop for three years, and afterward at Rockford as chief engineer in a furniture works for two years. Then he became constructing en- gineer of the C. & G. Cooper Co., at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and continued with them for eleven years, during this time having put up the large engines in the power house of the Lehigh Valley Traction Co., at Allentown, for operating the trolley cars between Allentown and Bethlehem. His tempo- rary employment at Allentown led to his locating here in business for himself in 1899, and he ac-

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cordingly established a works for manufacturing steam traps and separators after his own special patterns, which he conducts successfully at 214- 216 South Third street. He is the inventor of the rubber heel, a wire staple machine and an im- provement on the Corliss engine.

Mr. Lindstrom was married to Sophia Peter- son, daughter of Andrew Peterson, of DeKalb, Ill., (who was a farmer by occupation), and they have five children: Dorothy M., Adna C., Carl Theodore, Leonard L. and Laura M. They are members of Grace United Evangelical church.

He is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen of America, the American Order of Engineers, and the United Association of Stationery Engineers.

REV. JAMES ANDREW LITTLE, D.D.

Rev. James Andrew Little, D.D., is descended on his father's side from Scotch Presbyterian stock, and on his mother's side from the French Huguenots. He traces his paternal ancestry back to a James Little, who was knighted for bravery on the battlefield of Bannockburn. Thornhill in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, is the an- cestral seat; and there lived his grandfather, Andrew Little, an honored elder in the United Presbyterian congregation.

In 1888 the Hokendauqua pastor had the pleasure of visiting the Thornhill mansion, and the church in which his father was publicly bap- tized in 1817.

The grandmother, Mary Rae Little, was long praying that at least one of her offspring might become a minister of the gospel; which earnest desire of her pious soul was fulfilled in the long and useful career of Dr. J. A. Little. His be- loved mother, Mrs. Hannah V. Little, to whose godly influence he attributes so much, passed away to her heavenly reward September 7, 1872. Three years later, in the Scotch Presbyterian church, 34th Street, New York City, Dr. Little had the unusual honor of officiating at his own father's second marriage.

His earlier years were those of the average city boy, except being hampered by such poverty as forced him to earn his living and work his way since his fifteenth year. He attended the public schools and in July 1854 was graduated with high honors from the college of the city of New York. Next, to earn the money needed to study for the ministry, he taught the usual branches in Wooster Street public school, and also in night school. In May, 1859, he was graduated with fifty-three other young men from Union Theo- logical Seminary, N. Y., when out of 140 stud- ents he was pronounced by a distinguished com- mittee of examiners, one of the three highest in Hebrew language and literature. His first ser- mon was preached on Sunday, April 17, 1859, in Spring Street Presbyterian church, New York City, the church where he was baptized and where he had made his public profession of faith in Christ, when a college boy of near sixteen. Three words, "Behold he prayeth" (Acts 9, II). comprised the text of his beginning sermon, which was listened to by an audience of over one thousand persons. A post-graduate course at Union Seminary occupied his time mostly for two years more, he being kept busy Sundays, sup- plying pulpits in city and country, far and near.

However, in June, 1861, he accepted an urgent and unexpected call from the Reformed church of Canastota, New York, which some years ago became, and now is, Presbyterian. Having been, since April, 1859, a regular li- censed preacher, he was on the night of the first Bull Run Battle, Sunday, July 21, 1861, or- dained to the gospel ministry by the Third Pres- bytery of New York. The ordination sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Bur- chard, of "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion" fame. The other part of the largely attended ordination services were taken by six other prom- inent Presbyterian clergymen.

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In nearly fifty-five years of pulpit work Dr. Little has had but three pastorates: At Canas- tota, New York; at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and at Hokendauqua, Pa. Concerning these the New York Observer said editorially some time ago: "In each of these three pastoral charges he made a successful record of which any minister might well be proud." On Sunday afternoons for his first twenty-eight years of his Hokendauqua pastorate, he also preached in the Lock-Ridge Presbyterian church at Alburtis, in the Fern Dale Presbyterian church at Fullerton, and to the Union Congregation at Ironton; where his addi- tional labors were crowned with gratifying suc- cess.

His well deserved degree of Doctor of Divin- ity came to him unexpectedly from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., at commencement, June, 1887. Many other honors have fallen to his lot. For four successive years he was annually elected President of the Lehigh Valley Chris- tian Endeavor Union, which under him grew to a membership of fifty four hundred young people. He was a delegate from his denomination attend- ing the Pan-Presbyterian Council, July, 1888 in London, England. He has also represented Eastern Pennsylvania at General assemblies in Minneapolis, Omaha, Saratoga Springs, and New York City, and at International Christian Endeavor Conventions in Montreal, Canada; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D. C .; Madison Square Garden, New York City, and Detroit, Michigan. For forty-four years the Presbytery of Lehigh has every year elected him unanimous- ly to the chairmanship of its important commit- tee of church erection.

Dr. Little is happily married, his faithful wife having been married to him in New York City, Nov. 12, 1868. Basking in the sunshine of a Christian home and a loving congregation, they are blest with excellent children: John T. Lit- tle, married to Miss Mary E., only daughter of Mr. John E. Lentz, of Allentown, and father of Margaret Lentz Little, the only living grand- child of the Hokendauqua pastor; James E. Lit- tle, of Steelton, Pa., married to Miss Amy C., daughter of Mr. James M. Hodge, of Catasau- qua ; also three younger children, Dr. and Mrs. Little's daughters: Helen V., Katharine E., and Mary Rae, residing in Hokendauqua parsonage.

After three-quarters of a century of life he still carries on a minister's full work, with a healthy body, a vigorous mind, and a big, warm heart. His people love him, and he is an influen- tial factor in our Lehigh Valley. Many friends wish he may live to become a century plant.

LOBACH FAMILY.

In the year 1745 a fulling mill and fifty-nine acres of land were conveyed to Peter Lobach, a pioneer. He was the founder of Lobachsville, in Pike township, Berks county. In 1759 he was the third largest tax payer in Rockland town- ship. The territory in Pike township that em- braces Lobachsville (which perpetuates the fam- ily name), was, until 1842, a part of Rockland. The village was formerly the seat of active man- ufacturing interests and a business place of im- portance, but with time and the shifting of iron ore, manufacturing localities, it has declined until but little remains. Lobach carried on the fulling- mill and was succeeded to that business by his son, Samuel, who was the father of two sons, William and Samuel, and one daughter.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 11

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: 854

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: 854