History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 125

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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in 1900. He devoted much time to camp-meet- ings and evangelistic services, also preached throughout New England in Holiness and Meth- odistic churches. He founded Beulah Park, at Rittersville, and is prominent in holiness work generally.

REV. J. L. WIEAND.

In 1870 he married Rebecca Ege, daughter of Henry and Hannah (Deibert) Ege. Their un- ion is blessed with the following children : Annie, wife of Rev. A. C. Graff; Oliver H .; Ralph, and Ida, wife of Lewis Shellhammer, of Allen- town.

HARVEY JACOB WIEAND, warden of the Le- high county jail, was born in Allentown, Pa., June 28, 1860. His paternal grandparents were Daniel and Rebecca (Deisher) Wieand, whose son Jonathan D. Wieand, married Elizabeth Ernst, a daughter of Jacob Ernst. To them these children were born: Tilghman Lewis, intermar- ried with Rebecca Egge, to whom four children were born; Annie, intermarried with Rev. E. C. Krapf, to whom two children were born; Wesley and Ruth; Oliver H., intermarried with Maggie Lowden; Ralph, intermarried with, Phoebe Boyer, and Ida. Mary is intermarried with Clement A. Everhart; Harvey J., the subject of this sketch ; Alfred, who died in infancy; Emma Elizabeth, intermarried with Irving Freeman, to whom four children were born, Elmer, Harvey,

Mabel and Helen; Florence and Carrie are em- ployees of Hess Bros., Allentown, Pa., and re- side in that city.

Harvey Jacob Wieand, the third child born to his parents, acquired his early education in the public schools, after leaving which he became associated in business with his father, who was interested in a contract involving prison labor in the Lehigh county prison. His father was award- ed the contract on June 4, 1870, for the manu- facture of brooms and rag carpets and continued this work until 1885. In 1876, being joined by his two sons, he was awarded the contract for the manufacture of brooms and rag carpets to be made in the Northampton county prison for a period of two years. Upon the expiration of this contract, in 1878, he returned to Allentown and associated with him in business the subject of this sketch, Harvey Jacob Wieand, under the name of J. D. Wieand & Son, and this business relation contin- ued until the death of J. D. Wieand, in 1885. Upon the expiration of the contracts awarded to J. D. Wieand & Son, in 1885, by reason of his practical experience Harvey Jacob Wieand was employed as superintendent and instructor in the manufacturing department of the Lehigh county prison and continued to work in that capacity until April 1, 1903, when he was elected warden and served both as superintendent and instructor in the manufacturing department of the jail, as well as warden, continuously since his election.

Harvey Jacob Wieand was married, in 1878, to Sallie M. Meissner, their union having been blessed with one child, Beulah, intermarried with William W. Matlack, of Malvern, Pa., where he is associated with Bishop & Co., platinum manu- facturers. They have one child, a son, Harvey W. Matlack.

Mrs. Wieand, the wife of the subject of this sketch, is a daughter of Dr. Otto and Maria (Haines) Meissner, in which family there were three children: James W., intermarried with Carrie Heckman, to whom four children were born-Hattie, Edna, Isabel and Walter; Annie, intermarried with' John Anderson, and Mrs. Wieand. After the death of Mrs. Wieand's fa- ther, Dr. Meissner, his widow married Levi Gehring, to whom one child was born, Mary E., wife of Thomas E. Ritter. This union was blessed with three children: Lloyd, Wilmer and Jennie.

Mr. Wieand has unquestionably made the most efficient and progressive warden of the Lehigh county prison the county has ever had. His ad- ministration of the affairs of the jail has resulted in turning into the treasury of the county ap- proximately $60,000.00 during his incumbency and there remains a stock on hand in the prison

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for manufacturing purposes worth in the neigh- borhood of $10,000.00. He has reduced the cost of maintenance of the prisoners per capita under particularly adverse conditions of recent years, owing to the high cost of the necessaries of life, to the lowest amount of any county jail in the state. During his term of office but one prisoner has es- caped from jail, but was recaptured. His record among the prisoners is one to which he can well point with pride, for to all those who have been unfortunate enough to have been an inmate of the jail during Warden Wieand's term of office, he is known as a warm-hearted, cheerful, helpful human being who did many things for the prison- ers that tendered to soften and sweeten the asperi- ties of life.

Mr. Wieand is a hale fellow and always has a hearty grip of the hand for his friends, who are legion. Although a Republican of the stalwart type, Mr. Wieand has held the position as warden during the terms of judge of the courts of Lehigh county, Hon. Edwin Albright, Hon. Frank M. Trexler and Hon. Clinton A. Groman, who were a Democrat, Republican and Democrat respectively. In 1908 the addition to the present jail was built, which now ranks it as one of the best equipped and most modern in its appoint- ments of the jails of the state. This much- desired and most necessary improvement is largely due to the campaign instituted and carried on by Mr. Wieand, which resulted in its erection as a monument to his untiring energy.

OLIVER H. WIEAND, son of Rev. Tilghman L., was born at Easton, Pa., December 30, 1874; was educated in the public schools in Allentown and graduated from the American Commercial School in 1894. Afterward he became a clerk in his father's carpet store, and on September I, 1907, Mr. Wieand and his brother Ralph were admitted by their father as partners in the busi- ness under the name of T. L. Wieand & Sons. One year later, September 15, 1908, Oliver H. Wieand became the sole owner of the business, then located at No. 105 North Eighth street, and in April, 1912, he also purchased the property in which he carried on the business in a most suc- cessful manner ever since. The property he re- modeled into an apartment house in which three families reside. The entire first floor and base- ment are used as a store and storage room. Mr. Wieand also owns the property No. III North Eighth street, which he converted into three fine apartments. He also had erected during 1913- 1914 two private dwelling houses on the rear of III North Eighth street.

He was married, June 18, 1901, to Miss Mar- garet Lowdon, daughter of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Bittner) Lowden.

Mr. and Mrs. Wieand are actively identified in the work of the Ebenezer Evangelical church. He is an official of the church since he is of age; is president of the Men's Bible class since 1910; is president of the board of stewards and secretary of the board of trustees.

Rev. Daniel Wieand was born January 1, 1816, died the death of the righteous, at Reading, February 21, 1889. He was converted at the age of fourteen years; was granted a license to preach in 1845 and was received into the itiner- ary of the East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church. He was active about 23 years, in which time he traveled 52,363 miles and preached 3,752 sermons. In 1868 he took a su- perannuary relation because of throat troubles. He was an earnest and fearless preacher and a successful revivalist. He was twice married, first, to Judith Kriebel. They had the following children: Elizabeth; Rev. William K., and Mary A., who now resides at Reading. Rev Wie- and married, second, Matilda Gilbert, widow of Josiah Renninger. She died in 1907 at 225 North Eighth street, the family residence for many years, and now occupied by the daughter, Mary.

Rev. William K. Wieand was born October 28, 1845; was received into the Evangelical ministry in 1866, and served a number of ap- pointments in the East Pennsylvania Conference. He died in 1902. He was married to Carolina Haines. Their children were: Henry A., 1852- 1870, and William A., whose history follows:

WILLIAM ARTHUR WIEAND, grocer at Eighth and Liberty streets, Allentown, since 1892, was' born in Allentown, December 2, 1867. After his education in the public schools he learned the tinsmith trade, which, however, he followed only a short time. He has an established trade in the grocery business in which he has been successful. He was married October 27, 1890, to Annie J. Kranzle, a daughter of Louis and Barbara (Stei- ger) Kranzle. They have an only son, Arthur T., who is a machinist in Allentown. Mr. Wie- and and family are members of the Zion's church of the Evangelical Association on Liberty street. Socially he has membership in the I. O. O. F., the Loyal Order of Moose, and the Modern Woodmen of America.

WIEDER FAMILY.

The Wieder family derives its name from the German word widder, meaning a ram, and the coat-of-arms granted to Rudolph and Andreas Wider, at Vienna, on August 23, 1583, was a ram with large horns, standing upon three moun- tains. The crest was a ram's head between two horns. John Adam Wieder, the ancestor of the

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family in Lehigh county, was born in Germany, October 31, 1721. He emigrated to America in the ship St. Mark, which arrived at Philadel- phia, from Rotterdam, Holland, on September 26, 1741. He settled in Salisbury township, where he was assessed £10 in 1762. He lived near what is now Waldheim Park, between Mountainville and Emaus, and in a survey of the road laid out in 1760 from Emaus to Bethlehem, his name appears as a land owner on the south side of the road. He cultivated his land until his death, July 16, 1798, aged 76 years, after which his sons Adam and Valentine, executors of his estate, sold the tract of 171 acres and 38 perches on April 10, 1799, to Martin Ritter for twelve hundred pounds. He was in all probabil- ity buried in the old Allentown cemtery. He and his wife, Anna Margaret, had ten children : John Adams, born October 13, 1750; Margaret, married Henry Kern; Mary Elizabeth, married Dorias Eck; Eve, married Christian Heyberger ; John; Elizabeth, married John Topper; Mich- ael, born April 7, 1763; Valentine, born March 23, 1765; John Caspar, born March 29, 1767, and Ludwig, born March 1, 1770.

John Adam Wieder, second, the eldest son of John Adam Wieder, first, was born October 13, 1750, and died July 20, 1825. He was a farmer and the owner of 197 acres in Upper Mil- ford and five acres in Upper Saucon townships. As early as 1781 he had removed from Salisbury to Upper Milford. He married Christina Dut, who was born April 10, 1757, and died September 13, 1836. They are buried at Western Salisbury church. Their children were ten in number, six sons and four daughters: Adam, John, Leonard, Magdalena, Henry, Solomon, Susanna, Leah and Sarah. John Adam Wieder served as a pri- vate in the Revolutionary War.

John Wieder the second son of John Adam, first, lived in Salisbury township. He and his wife Margaret had a son, John, born November 16, 1790.

Michael Wieder, the third son, was born April 7, 1763. He and his wife Eva had among other children, Mary Magdalena, born November 4, 1783, died August 30, 1850, who married Henry Guth, in 1802, and had eleven children, and a son John Wieder, born February 27, 1785.

Valentine Wieder, the fourth son of John Adam, first, was born March 23, 1765, and died July 27, 1848. He married Susanna Knauss, daughter of Sebastian Henry Knauss. She was born November 27, 1768, and died March 15, 1840. They resided in Upper Milford and among their children were Valentine, Jr., born July 30, 1788; David and Thomas.

John Casper Wieder, the fifth son, was born

March 29, 1767, and died March 23, 1844. He married Catharine Egner, born March 29, 1760, died November 28, 1855. He removed to Upper Milford from Salisbury and is buried at Zions- ville. Among his children were Susanna, born 1799; Lydia, born 1802, and John, born March 28, 1806.

Adam Wider, eldest son of John Adam, second, married Christina Strassburger. She was born December 11, 1785, and died January 4, 1823. Their children were: Caroline, Saul, Eliza, Mary, and Hannah, who married Thomas Egner.

John Wieder, second son of John Adam, sec- ond, was born January 6, 1784, and died July I, 1846. He lived in Upper Milford, where he was a farmer. His wife, Susanna Smith, was born November 1, 1785, and died July 31, 1846.

Leonard Wieder, third son of John Adam, second, was born February 27, 1786, and died October 20, 1828. He lived in Upper Milford on a farm now owned by Joseph Backenstoe. His wife, Susanna Steininger, was born July 2, 1794, and died February 25, 1829. Their children were: Andrew; John A., born June 23, 1823, and Mary, wife of Aaron Erdman, of Macungie.

Magdalena Wieder, daughter of John Adam, second, born September 11, 1788, married Peter Wickert and had a son, Peter, born February 16, 1826. Other children of John Adam Wieder, second, were: Henry, born April 14, 1794; Solo- moj; Susanna, wife of Cornelius Reinbold; Leah, wife of Michael Hildebeitel, and Sarah, wife of a Mr. Greber.

LEVI A. WIEDER, son of John A. Wieder and his wife, Eva Esterly, was born August 16, 1851, in Upper Milford township. His father, John Adam Wieder, was born January 19, 1822, and died April 16, 1854. He is buried at the Evan- gelical church, near Zionsville. He was the son of John Wieder ( 1784-1846), a farmer of Upper Milford, and his wife, Susannah Smith.

John A. Wieder was a school teacher in his na- tive township for a few years and later engaged in the cigar business on North Second street, in Philadelphia. His health failing, he returned to Upper Milford, where he died. His son, Levi A. Wieder, was educated in the schools of Zions- ville and at the age of 16 years went to Quak- ertown, where he learned the trade of bricklay- ing with John Groman. Remaining there two years he came to Emaus, where he spent a year and in 1871 removed to Allentown. Here he worked at bricklaying and in 1884 went into business as a bricklaying contractor. He is now the oldest contractor in that line in the city, hav- ing been in the business for twenty-eight years. Mr. Wieder is a member of Trinity Evangelical church, and of Camp 63, P. O. S. of A.

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Mr. Wieder married, on August 16, 1879, Miss Rebecca Swoyer, daughter of Joseph and Fianna (Schmidt) Swoyer, of Alburtis. They had twelve children: Harry A., a bricklayer, married Annie Esterly; their children are Mildred, Paul, Charles, Ralph and Winifred; Robert J., a brick- layer, married Estella Dreher; Arthur A., a bricklayer, and Miles C., also a bricklayer, are single; Effie F., married Clarence Gutekunst ; their children are Marguerite, Robert and Thomas; Ada M., married Daniel O'Neill ; their children are Walter and Helen; Howard P., a laborer, is single; Fred H., married Mabel Yorke; Florence R., Blanche D., Helen A., Na- thalie I.

JOHN ADAM WIEDER, son of John A. and Eva (Esterly ) Wieder, was born in September, 1856, in Upper Milford township. He was educated in the public schools and at an early age learned the trade of shoemaker, following this vocation as a journeyman for some time. He then estab- lished, in Allentown, a shop for manufacturing shoes, employing several men, where he contin- ued for some years. He then removed to Zions- ville, in Lower Milford township, and opened a shoe store and conducted it for six years, then sold out and returned to Allentown, where he estab- lished a real estate business, building and selling many houses, including several on North Seventh street, one of which is now occupied by his family. He was a progressive, enterprising and successful man, who took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the city. In politics he was a Democrat and in religion was a member of Ebe- nezer Evangelical church. He was a member of the Golden Eagles, P. O. S. of A. and I. O. O. F. He also served as a city councilman. He died June 6, 1900, and was interred in the West End cemetery.

John Adam Wieder married, on Christmas day 1873, Lavina Roth, daughter of George and Mary (Saeger) Roth. She is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Their children are: Charles F., John George, Harry W., Mamie ( 1883-1885), William and Mabel L. Wieder.

Charles F., born November 16, 1874, married Laura Shunk and has children: Earl J. F. and Margaret. John George, born February 20, 1877, married Catherine Conrad. Their chil- dren are: Herman F., Paul and Rowland.

Harry W., born July 29, 1879, married Clara Shoemaker, and has children: Ralph V., Helen M. and Hilda I.

William born September 15, 1884, married Nellie Magee, and has one child, Dorothy.

Mabel L., born November 25, 1889, married Raymond Schmidt.

John A. Wieder, son of Leonard and Susanna

(Steininger ) Wieder, was born June 23, 1823, in Upper Milford township. His parents died when he was about five years old and he was reared by his guardian, Peter Schwartz, near Emaus. After his education was completed he learned cabinet making with Christian Stauffer, near Vera Cruz. He followed this vocation for some years. He succeeded to his father's home- stead and cultivated it until about 1850, then sold it to Adam Fink. He then purchased a 50- acre farm near Shimersville, where he continued until his decease in May, 1898. He was interred at Zionsville.

John A. Wieder married, first, Catherine Mil- ler, daughter of George and Catherine (Schantz) Miller, born June 28, 1824, died in May, 1855. Issue : Mary (Mrs. Milton Mayer), William A., Sarah (Mrs. Albert Morey).

John A. Wieder married, second, Mary Stein- inger. Issue: an only son, Irwin J., who re- sides on the homestead.

WILLIAM A. WIEDER, son of John A. and Catherine (Miller) Wieder, was born October 19, 1852, in Upper Milford township. He was reared upon the farm and educated in the public schools. In 1876 he went to Kansas, returning in 1877. He then located at Palm Station, Pa., and operated a mill for two years. In 1883 he re- moved to Laury's Station, Pa., and was for five years with J. R. Sholl, a miller. In the spring of 1897 he became proprietor of Seipel's Station Hotel, in South Whitehall township, where he remained three years. In 1900 he became pro- prietor of the Valley House, at Cementon, and has since continued there. He is a member of the K. of P., of Emaus, and a member of the Re- formed Church.

William A. Wieder married, in 1887, Annie L. Kline, daughter of Michael and Catherine (Ross) Kline, of Bucks county. Issue: William J., married Lillian Bredbenner ; issue: Marcus and Raymond; Catherine (Mrs. Peter Berg) ; Lizzie (Mrs. C. C. Miller) ; Mary; Harry, and Susan Wieder.

Valentine Wieder, Jr., married Susan Leibert, and had twelve children: Henry; Thomas, Ed- ward, Joseph ; Ephraim ; Tilghman ; Lydia, mar- ried James Leibert; Lettie, married Isaac Mc- Hose ; Lucetta A., married Enos Shoemaker ; Lu- cinda, married William Meckley; Sally, married Jesse Wasser ; and Mary, married William Rice.

Henry Wieder, the eldest son of Valentine, Jr., and Susan (Leibert) Wieder, was born Sept. 10, 1810. He was educated in the schools of the day, and was reared upon the farm. Upon reach- ing manhood he cultivated the homestead during his lifetime and his son, Edwin H., succeeded to its ownership. He died Dec. 31, 1899, and

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was interred at Salisbury Reformed church, of which he was a member, deacon and elder. He married Maria M. Kline, daughter of Peter Kline. She died in 1893, in her 83d year. Issue : John P .; Edwin H .; and Wilmer F.

Thomas Wieder, son of Valentine, Jr., and Susan (Leibert) Wieder, was born in Upper Mil- ford township, and was reared upon the farm and became a life-long farmer at Sinking Springs, Berks county, where he was buried. He had four children : William, James, Mary, and Ella Wieder.

Joseph Wieder, son of Valentine Wieder, Jr., was a carpenter and located in New York State. He had one son.

Ephraim Wieder, son of Valentine Wieder, Jr., lived on his father's old homestead up to the time of his decease. He left an only child, Mary Wieder.

Tilghman Wieder, son of Valentine Wieder, Jr., was born about 1835, and now resides at Emaus with his daughter, Emma Stansfield.

Edward Wieder, the third son of Valentine Wieder, Jr., and Susan Wieder, was born Oct. 28, 1818, in Upper Milford township. He was reared upon the farm and became a fur and silk hat manufacturer at Emaus, Hellertown, and later at Allentown, in 1851. Here he carried on his trade until his decease, Sept. 18, 1860. Inter- ment was in Fairview cemetery, Allentown. He and family were members of Zion's Reformed Church, which he served as deacon.

Edward Wieder married Sophia Laubach, daughter of George Laubach, born in 1822, died in 1909. Issue: Wilson J .; Susan (Mrs. Jacob Blumer ) ; Emma (Mrs. James Ruhe) ; George, at Allentown.

WILSON J. WIEDER, eldest son of Edward and Sophia (Laubach) Wieder, and proprietor of the Wieder Granite & Monumental Works, was born Jan. 12, 1842. He was educated in the public schools and the old Allentown Academy. At the age of fifteen years he began learning the stone-cutting trade. In 1864, he engaged in this business for himself at Allentown, and up to the present time he has erected thousands of tomb-

stones in eastern Pennsylvania. He employs five men, and his shop is equipped with modern pneu- matic machinery. Some of his artistic and prin- cipal monuments are the following. In Fairview cemetery : the John W. Eckert, the Gernerd, the Mark S. Young, and Horlacher's; in West End and Union cemeteries: the Henry Roth, Shankweiler, Lehr, Nathan Dresher, Wal- ter Huber, and the Hon. Jeremiah Roth monu- ments. In the Allentown cemetery: the Col. T. H. Good; and in the German Catholic ceme- tery, the Joseph Lieberman monuments.

Mr. Wieder is an independent voter. During the nineties he represented the Second ward, in the common branch of the city council. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and resides at 633 Walnut street.

Wilson J. Wieder married, in 1867, Emma V. Matz, daughter of William Matz, of Pottsville, Pa., who died in 1882 aged 40 years. Issue : John, a tombstone cutter; Marion, married Rev. William G. Ginder, a Reformed minister at Weissport, Pa.

WILHELM FAMILY.

The Wilhelm family is one of the pioneer families of Old Northampton. Ludwig Wil- helm and his wife, Sophia, resided in Dryland, near Hecktown, many years prior to the Rev- olutionary War. One of their sons, Johannes, married Charlotte Lawall and also resided near Hecktown. Johannes died quite young, leav- ing a widow and five small children. They were: John, Simon, Christian, Daniel and Mi- chael. The children were "put out" among the friends and neighbors. The widow was mar- ried again to Mr. Bauman, and lived at Paradise, Pa. Daniel was born Jan. II, 1805, and died in 1861. He was married to Anna Maria Beck and resided at Nazareth. John, Simon and Christian went to Ohio, John locating near Worcester, Simon at Findley and Christian at Medina. Michael was born at Nazareth, Aug. 2, 1807, and died at Allentown Sept. 19, 1865, aged 58 years, I month and 17 days. He received a part of his early training at Nazareth Hall. As a young man he learned the trade of shoemaking. He came to Allen- town in about 1853, opened a shop and continued making shoes until he retired. He is said to have invented the first boot lathe. He was a class leader in the Evangelical church. His wife, Susan, was a daughter of Peter Keich- lein. She was born Aug. 29, 1818, and died Sept. 5, 1856, aged 36 years. To them were born three children: Charles (1849-1852) ; Calvin (1851-1854) ; and Thomas M., whose history follows.

THOMAS M. WILHELM, a substantial busi- nessman, was born at Allentown, March 16, 1857. He attended the public schools of Allen- town, and as a young man learned the trade of blacksmithing. In 1885 he engaged in the bak- ing business, locating at 136 N. 9th street. In 1889 he removed to his present location, 346 N. 8th street. He employs six men and has three teams delivering the product of his bakery. He was married in 1885 to Emma C. Stevens, a daughter of David Stevens. They had one daughter, Mabel, who died February ' 14,

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1907, in her twentieth year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm are members of Trinity United Evangelical church, in which he has served in the capacity of steward since the year 1890. Fra- ternally Mr. Wilhelm holds membership in the I. O. O. F. and P. O. S. of A.

EDWARD WILLIAM, Station Agent and Oper- ator at Walbert, Lehigh county, was born in Greenwich township, Berks county, upon the homestead of his grandfather Kohler, July 13th, 1888. He was educated in the public schools of Fleetwood, and was newsboy for the town for two and one-half years. After passing through the schools he was employed by the York Silk Mill of that town for about two and one- half years as broad silk weaver and later as gen- eral utility man. On July 20th, 1906, he ac- cepted the position as assistant agent at the P. & R. Station at Fleetwood, and at the same time he studied the art of telegraphy Completing the course in about nineteen months in connection with other work, he accepted the position as night operator at Fleetwood, but then on account of the business being very dull he found himself out of the position after having worked about three weeks. About two weeks later which was on April 11th, 1908, he was sent to Kutztown as assistant agent and operator which position he held exactly seven months. On November 12th, 1908, he was again given the position of night operator at the Fleetwood station, which he held until March Ist, 1909 at which time he accepted the position as agent-operator for the C. & F. R. R. Co., under the jurisdiction of the Reading sys- tem, and also agent for the United States Ex- press Company, which position he serves to this time. He is a member of the K. of P., No. 142, of Fleetwood ; Jr. O. U A. M., No. 1004, Kutz- town; Camp No. 378, P. O. S. of A., Guths- ville, and a member of the Independent Order of Railway Employees ; also, a member of the P. & R. Relief Association, and of the Lutheran Church. He was married to Cora Missouri, daughter of Samuel S. and Emma M. (Becker) Billig, of Lyons, Berks county. They are blessed with two children, viz .: Jacob Lewis, born April 2d, 1910, and Emma Anna born June 5th, 1912. His wife Cora M. was born, in Evans- ville, Maidencreek township, Berks county, April 13th, 1887.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 125

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