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Robert Adam Miller, only son of Joshua, was born on the homestead, Oct. 3, 1839. He at- tended the public schools of Catasauqua, and afterward carried on the homestead farm until 1870. He then carried on different businesses at Catasauqua for several years, and in 1875 opened a store in the "Fuller Block" for the sale of shoes and hats, which he conducted for twenty years, after which he retired. In 1875, he was married to Emma E., daughter of George Sig- lin, and they have four children: Minnie E., married Irvin Bickert; Ira H., married Beulah Shirey ; Jennie, married William H. Davies ; and Emma E., married Edwin F. Hermany. They are members of the Lutheran Church. In poli- tics he is a Republican.
Miss Jane E. Miller, youngest daughter of Joshua Miller, was reared on the homestead. She attended the public schools of Catasauqua, and was graduated from the high school in 1875.
W. H. S. MILLER.
Prof. William Horatio Seymour Miller, high school teacher at Allentown from 1897 to 1909, was born in the city Nov. 26, 1867. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school in 1885. After serving for five years as a postal clerk, he entered Muhlenberg College and was graduated with first honors in 1894, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then selected the profession of teaching and followed it in a most successful manner until his decease for a period of fifteen years. He first taught some of the lower schools of the city for three years, by which time his proficiency was so highly ap- preciated that he was selected as the teacher of classics in the high school. He filled this position for ten years, when he was elected principal of the city high schools and he occupied this re- sponsible position until he died April 26, 1909, performing his duties in an admirable manner. His promising career as an educator of great distinction was cut off abruptly and the com- munity mourned his untimely departure as a great loss to the public system of education. He had become prominently affiliated with the Free Masons, Odd Fellows and Elks of Allentown, and was past master of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M., and at the time of his death was high priest of Allen R. A. Chapter. He was
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also a member of Allen Commandery, No. 20, K T., and of Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
Professor Miller was married to Emma Bliem, daughter of Rev. Jacob and Celinda (Swartz) Bliem, of Hellertown, and they had one daughter Ruth, who attended the public schools and is now taking a course of higher education in the Allentown College for Women. He was an active member of St. John's Reformed Church, and filled the position of superintendent of the Sunday school for many years. He was buried in the Union Cemetery.
Professor Miller's father, Henry Miller, was born at Allentown in 1825, learned the trade of coach-trimmer and followed it for a number of years. In politics he was a Democrat, and as such came to fill the position of assistant warden of the county prison for a time. He was mar- ried to Sarah Seibert, daughter of Peter Seibert, of Lowhill, and they had five children: Mary, deceased, m. Jacob W. Grim; Anna, m. James N. Rhoda; Agnes, who became the wife of Mr. Grim after the decease of her sister; William H. S., and one died in infancy. They were members of the Salem Reformed church. He died Nov. 14, 1899, and his wife Sept. 7, 1901. They were buried in the Union Cemetery.
Reverend Bliem was a well-known minister of the Evangelical Church. His wife was the daughter of John and Christiana Swartz. They had five children : Sarah J., m. John P. Schneller ; John D .; Ella S., m. Osmon Stettler ; Laura A., m. Irvin T. Neitz, and Mrs. Miller. He died Oct. 17, 1904, and his wife on Dec. 11, 1912. They were buried in the Union Cemetery.
Professor Miller's widow received her pre- liminary education in the public schools; then she directed her special attention to instrumental music and voice culture, in which she displayed marked ability and conducted her studies with great success under distinguished tutors. Since her husband's death, she has followed the pro- fession of teaching instrumental and vocal music. She is prominently identified with St. John's Reformed church, a member of the choir, and organist of the primary department of the Sun- day school.
John Miller, grandfather of Professor Miller, was born in Allentown in 1789. He was a mason and died Sept. 9, 1828. He married, in 1816, Elizabeth Rinker, who was born Oct. 18, 1787, and died Feb. 7, 1856. They had four children: Mrs. Eliza Washburn; Mrs. Henry E. Kuhe; Thomas, born 1820, died 1899, and Henry. Mrs. John Miller was the daughter of Abraham Rinker, a Revolutionary soldier, born 1756, died 1820, who also served as captain of
a company in the War of 1812, and his wife, Gertrude.
FRANCIS X. MINDLER.
Francis X. Mindler, was born in Biern, Ger- many, in 1826 and emigrated to Pennsylvania about 1840, locating at Tremont, in Schuylkill county. He remained there until 1872, then moved to Allentown, where he died November 16, 1872, at the age of 45 years. He was a weav- er by trade, but followed laboring. He was a German Catholic. His widow was Josephine Martin, a daughter of George Martin, and she has her home with her son, who bears his father's name. Their two children were: Emma (who died small, at Tremont) ; and Francis X., jr.
Francis X. Mindler, Jr., who was born at Tremont, February 9, 1872, his parents having moved to Allentown when he was a babe. At a proper age he learned the finishing trade at a furniture factory, and this he followed for more than twenty years at Allentown. Later, for two years, he was bar-clerk for A. O. Walt ; and in April, 1907, he became the proprietor of the "West Catasauqua House." He has mem- bership in the F. O. E., No. 110; and the Loyal Order of Moose, No. 129, both of Allentown. He was married and has a son, Curtis X.
MINNER FAMILY.
This family is original to Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and there Jacob Minner died in the year 1809, leaving a widow and the follow- ing children : Kate who became the wife of Mr. Hart; Sallie, married William Strauch ; Jonas; and Jacob who settled at Reading, Pa., where he died during the nineties. He was a shoemaker. He left a son Henry, who is likewise a shoemaker.
The widow of Jacob Minner, after his death, went to Schuylkill county, Pa., where she married Jacob Fetterman, but they had no issue.
Jonas Minner, son of Jacob, was born in Montgomery county, Sept. 11, 1807. After his father's death, in 1809, his mother gave him to raise in the family of one Adam Bardman, in District township, Berks county. He became a weaver and wove carpets, flaxen cloth and linsey- woolsey. He acquired his own home and a small farm.
He and family were Lutheran members of Huffs church, serving it as an elder twelve years.
His wife, Polly Derr, was a daughter of Hen- ry Derr, of Hereford township. She died in June, 1887, aged seventy-six years. He died in District township on May 9, 1898, in his ninety-first year of age. Both are buried at Huff's Church. Their children were: Franklin D., Daniel, who enlisted in the Union Army in 1861
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and during the war was drowned at the mouth of the Mississippi river, Annie became the wife of Jesse Schaffer, John died unmarried, Jeffer- son lives in District township, Henry lives in Shamrock, Louisa after the death of her sister became the second wife of Jesse Schaffer and Mary is the widow of Edmund Ackerman. She lives at Allentown.
Franklin D. Minner, son of Jonas, was born April 17, 1831. He attended the only pay school about one month each winter. The school master's salary was made up by each pupil pay- ing him at the rate of three cents a day. In that day the wood stove was still used and the willing school boy helped to chop the wood that was burned to keep the school house warm.
In his young manhood Mr. Minner learned the stone mason and plastering trade. He was a boss mechanic for 20 years, employing from seven to ten men, and erected the foundation of many buildings.
In 1904, when 73 years old, he worked at his trade four days. He resides on a 20 acre tract in the western part of District township, and is a substantial citizen.
Mr. Minner has been the assessor of his town- ship for upwards of 40 years. He held the office successfully for 29 years. In point of service he was the oldest assessor in Berks county. He is a Democrat.
He has served the Lutheran congregation of Huff's Church as an elder eight years.
In 1853 he was first married to Eliza, daugh- ter of Nathan Rohrbach. She died June 6, 1873, aged 39 years. They had eleven children: Cath- arine, married to Robert Hassler, now deceased ; Jonas, who died in 1908; Henry, of Hereford township ; Elizabeth, married to Abraham Haas; Mary, married to Obediah Yeakel; Frank R .; Alfred, deceased, and four who died small.
FRANK R. MINNER, building inspector and a prominent citizen of Allentown, was born in District township, Berks county, Aug. 11, 1866. He was educated in the public schools and by the use of midnight oil. At the age of 13 years he began to work and when 16 years old he learned the trade of ornamental plastering. Later he was engaged in the produce business for five years, at Bechtelsville, Pa. Mr. Minner having always taken an active interest in politics, served under two administrations in the county commission- ers' office in Berks county. He was also a justice of the peace in Bechtelsville borough for 8 years, resiging his commission as a justice and the clerk- ship in the commissioners' office to come to Allen- town, to engage in the general contracting busi- ness in which he employed as many as 30 men. He put in the ornamental work in the Orpheum
theatre, Allentown, which is a credit to the city.
On March 28, 1908, from a list of 18 candi- dates, he was elected by council to the office of building inspector. He took office May I, of the same year; and in March, 1911, he was re- elected by a unanimous vote. He is a Democrat.
Mr. Minner and family are members of the St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Socially he is con- nected with these lodges: Decatur Lodge, No.
FRANK R. MINNER.
33, I. O. O. F., of Philadelphia; Camp 324, P. O. S. of A., of Bechtelsville; Order of Owls, Nest No. 72; and Allentown Aerie No. 110, F. O. E., and the B. P. O. E., of Allentown. On July 31, 1886, he was married to Olivia H. Moy- er, a daughter of Charles and Anna (Heinrich) Moyer. They have these children: Ella, Edgar who died in childhood, Octava, Virginia, Charles, Naomi, Leroy died in infancy, Bru- netta, Lora and Hallie.
Jonas R. Minner, son of Franklin, was born in District township, Berks county, in 1856, and died in November, 1908, aged 52 years. He is buried at Bechtelsville, Pa., but died in his own home at 804 North Seventh street, Alletown, which he had built just one year before his death. He had been a cement contractor and for twelve years was associated with J. Albert Schaeffer, under the firm name of Schaeffer & Minner. Ear-
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lier in life Mr. Minner had learned the plastering trade and this he had followed upto the time he engaged in the cement business. He and family were members of the St. Michael's Lutheran church, Allentown.
He was married, first, to Mary Specht, a daughter of Franklin Specht, and they had the following children: Howard; Tamar; Dr. Edwin S .; Mary, who died in infancy. The mother of these children died in 1890, aged 26 years.
He married, second, Emma Herb and they have these children: Ralph J .; Irene; Martha Tamar, is married to Preston W. Smith and they reside at Allentown.
DR. EDWIN S. MINNER, of Egypt, was born at Bechtelsville, Berks county, Pa., December 29, 1888, son of Jonas R. and Mary (Specht) Min- ner. He was educated in the public schools of Pottstown and graduated from the Allentown High School with second honors in the class of 1905. The following year he was employed in the drug store of Robert F. Good, Allentown. In 1906 he registered in the Medico Chirogical Col- lege, of Philadelphia, and graduated in medicine in 1910. He was elected the resident physician of the Allentown Hospital for the ensuing year and on August 1, 1911, he located at Egypt, where he has built up a very large general practice. In 1914 he erected one of the finest residences in that section of Lehigh county. It is located on a tri- angular lot at the corner of Main and Siegfrieds streets, Egypt. While a student at college he was vice-president of the Y. M. C. A. and was that body's representative to the students confer- ence at Northfield in 1907. Socially, Dr. Min- ner has membership in Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M., Allentown, and the Independent Order of Red Men, at Egypt. He and family worship in the Egypt Union church, of which they are Lutheran members.
On May 16, 1912, he was married to Carrie Rogers, daughter of John and Ida E. (Zimmer- man) Rogers, of Girardville, Schuylkill county. Unto them was born a son, Roger Jonas Minner.
Mrs. Minner is a graduated trained nurse of the Allentown Hospital in the year 1911. While a student at College, Dr. Minner was a member of the Heisler Hollopeter and Fox Societies and was one of the editors of the Class Record.
MINNICH FAMILY.
Peter Minnich, the ancestor of this family, was living in Allen township in 1785, when he was assessed for 54 acres of land. He and his wife Elizabeth had a son, Peter, who was born May 17, 1776, and died Nov. 1, 1849, in Han- over township, Lehigh county. He married,
April 23, 1799, Magdalena Siegfried, born Oct. 10, 1778, and died April 5, 1859, daughter of Andrew Siegfried. They had two sons and three daughters, two of whom were: Lydia, unmar- ried, buried at Rittersville; and Abraham.
Abraham, son of Peter and Magdalena (Sieg- fried) Minnich, was born Nov. 13, 1891, and was a life-long tailor at Rittersville. He was a member of the Reformed Church. He married Diana Fatzinger, daughter of Henry Fatzinger. Issue: (1) Eliza (Mrs. Henry Moyer) ; (2) Daniel J .; (3) Thomas; (4 and 5) Mary and Alfred, died young.
Daniel J. Minnich, son of Abraham and Diana (Fatzinger) Minnich, was born in 1849, at Rittersville, where he has always resided. He early learned the carpenter's trade and has since followed that vocation. He was employed by James Ritter, of Allentown, for forty years. In 1870, he erected his present home on the Allen- town and Bethlehem pike. It stands upon a portion of his grandfather's homestead. He was deacon and elder in St. Peter's Reformed church.
Daniel J. Minnich married, in 1876, Mantana Moyer, daughter of William and Sarah (Fat- zinger) Moyer. Issue: (1) Lillie (Mrs. Wil- liam Reichenbach; (2) Alfred, died young; (3) Ellen (Mrs. James Fogel) ; Charles W., born 1885, a carpenter, married Jennie Young. Issue : Francis E. M. Minnich.
Thomas H. Minnich, son of Abraham and Diana Minnich, was born June 12, 1854, and died Jan. 3, 1911. He was a brick mason. He was a deacon and elder of St. Peter's Reformed church at Rittersville. He married, Oct. 6, 1876, Camilla D. Osenbach, daughter of Charles and Harriet (Reichard) Osenbach. Issue : (1) Asher; (2) Robert; (3) Lizzie; (4) Alice; (5) Della; (6) Emma; (7) Laura; (8) Mamie; (9) Helen; and (10) Paul Minnich.
WILLIAM J. MINNICH.
William Jacob Minnich was born in Allen- town, March 29, 1831. He lived with his uncle, Tobias Hufford, and attended the public schools and academy under Prof. Kreagee. He left school at the age of 16, and worked with his uncle as apprentice for four years, learning the shoe trade. He then left his uncle's employ and went to Indiana. Not succeeding in obtaining employ- ment he returned to Harrisburg. He worked at Lewiston, Pa., and made four shoes a day. In company with Daniel Miller, he went to Phila- dtlphia, and there took the emigrant train from Dock street station, and made his way to Pitts- burgh. From there he made his way to Madi- son, Ohio, and thence to New Orleans, La. He
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returned to Allentown in 1855, and continued his trade.
In October, 1862, he enlisted with Co. B, 176th Penna., under Captain S. D. Lehr, and served ten months near Savannah, Ga. He received his discharge at Philadelphia.
On March 29, 1859, he was married to Ma- tilda Romig, born in Saucon township, Sept. 10, 1837. She was a daughter of Henry and Eliza (Waltman) Romig, a farmer and shoemaker. He was married in Philadelphia, and moved to Mountainville, where he lived with his father- in-law for several years. In 1872 he built his present home. For 25 years he dealt in milk, delivering at Allentown. He was also employed in the Allentown Rolling Mills for a period of ten years.
Mr. Minnich and family are members of Zion Evangelical church, which he served as trustee. In politics he is an independent Republican. They have the following children: Charles Henry, of South Allentown, married Ellen Miller, daughter of Edward F. Miller; Mary Amanda, married Jacob Sames; Tillie, deceased ; Edwin Franklin, a painter, lives at Detroit, Mich .; Emma E., married George H. Leh, of Allentown; Clara Eliza, married George Wolf, deceased, lives with brother Charles; Alfred William, of East Strouds- burg.
George Minnich, father of William J., was born Dec. 12, 1808, and died Oct. 31, 1834. He married Hannah Remmel, who was born July 2, 1810, and died June 7, 1834, and they lived in what is now the Sixth ward, Allentown. They are buried on old Linden street cemetery. He learned the trade of tailor with Andrew Kurtz, which he followed at Allentown, and was a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. The father of Hannah Remmel lived on and owned the land where the Allentown furnace now stands.
Peter Minnich, father of George Minich, was born in Hanover township. He was a tailor by trade and is buried at Rittersville. He had six children: George, Abraham, and a son, who moved to Livingston county., N. Y., Margaret, Lydia, and Kate.
John Minnich was a farmer and lived in Northampton county, in the section now embraced in West Bethlehem, where he had a farm, most of which is now included in the borough limits. He was a member of the Reformed Church and is buried on the old Salisbury graveyard. His children were: John; David (?) ; Peter, who was a soldier in the War of 1812, being a mem- ber of the Ist Company of Riflemen from Penn- sylvania ; and Jacob.
John Minnich was born at Bethlehem and died in Whitehall township. He is buried on the old
cemetery at Egypt. He was a farmer. He had property at Mechanicsville, in South Whitehall township, and earlier in life owned and lived on the homestead at Bethlehem. His wife was a Miss Balliet and their children were: (1) John, was born June 25, 1811, and died July 13, 1906, aged 95 years and 18 days. He married Sarah Kemmerer, born in 1813, died 1893. (2) Mi- chael. (3) Jacob. (4) Simon. (5) Susanna, who married John Stopp; and (6) Sarah, who married David Heilman.
Michael Minnich was born on March 8, 1803, on the homestead at Bethlehem and died at the Iron Bridge, South Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Nov. 26, 1889. He was a farmer all his life and owned three farms, one of which is now owned by Col. H. C. Trexler, and is used as his Buffalo Ranch. His farm in South Whitehall township is now in the possession of his son, Monnelius Minnich, and the third farm is owned by the Troxell estate. He was a Republican and was supevisor in his district. He was a deacon of the Egypt church.
His first wife was Polly Brown, and their children were: Edwin, Reuben, Aaron, Solo- mon, Monnelius, Dianah, who married Lewis Hummel; Adeline, who married Nathan Haas; Polly, who married Robert Rockel; and Fietta, who married Owen Roth. He was married (second) to Elizabeth Newhart. She was born Sept. 10, 1811, and died July 13, 1893. They had a son, Frank.
Reuben Minnich was born in South White- hall, Oct. 17, 1832, and learned the tailoring trade at the age of 18 years. He followed it for four years, then moved to Mechanicsville, where he continued the trade until he removed to Allentown in 1887. For eleven years he con- ducted a confectionery store on Chew street, between Seventh and Eighth, and in 1898 he moved to Mountain Side, N. J., where he con- ducted a small farm five years. He again re- turned to Allentown, where he resided with his son, Elmer N. M., until his death on Sept. 15, 1913. He was a member of the Reformed Church.
In 1864 he married Carolina Diehl, daughter of Solomon and Lucy (Guth) Diehl. They were married 44 years. Mrs. Minnich was born Feb. 10, 1837, died Feb. 10, 1908, and is buried on Greenwood cemetery, Allentown. Their chil- dren are: (1) Mantana, who married James Lester, of Allentown; (2) Oscar N. S., of Zions- ville ; (3) Elmer N. M .; (4) Minnie M. M., who was born May 28, 1875, and died Oct. 4, 1878; and (5) Linnie, who married Eugene Lear, and resides at West Field, N. J.
ELMER N. M. MINNICH, the proprietor of
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"The Windsor Cafe," at No. 821 Hamilton street, Allentown, is a native of South Whitehall township, and was born Sept. 9, 1869, son of the late Reuben Minnich.
He was reared upon the farm up to the age of seventeen years, then he came to Allentown, and learned the trade of pretzel baking with Jacob Yeakel, for whom he worked for fourteen years. In 1900, he purchased the business from his former employer and successfully conducted it for five years, and in December, 1905, he bought the Stephen Kline baking establishment, located at the northeast corner of Turner and Madison streets. This extensive business he conducted in a most successful manner until Feb. 1, 1913. Mr. Minnich in this business, displayed great ability, and made many improvements to the property, trebled its capacity, and gave employment to twenty people. He was the fifth man in the United States to install automatic baking machin- ery. At the same time was also engaged in the ice cream and confectionery business, manufactur- ing cream both for his wholesale and retail trade. After Mr. Minnich had disposed of the baking business, he purchased a farm at Vera Cruz, con- sisting of 152 acres of good land. The property had been the homestead of the Fetterman family for more than 100 years. He also owns a farm at Fogelsville, this county, of 133 acres, which was a Steininger homestead. Mr. Minnich owns much real estate in Allentown. He is president of the Merchants Ice Company, a most success- ful corporation at Allentown, and is prominently identified with the following lodges: Charter member of Allen Council, No. 753, Independent Order Americans, which is the strongest council in Pennsylvania, having 1,124 members. Mr. Minnich has served this organization as financial secretary for 21 years; member of Alton Castle, No. 149, A. O. K. of M. C., since 1890; mem- ber of Franklin Chamber, No. 9, Knights of Friendship; and the Order of Owls, No. 72. He served as postmaster of Allentown, substation No. 1, from 1905 until he sold his baking estab- lishment.
He was married, in 1891, to Miss Cora L. George, daughter of Nathan and Eliza (Latti- more) George. They have adopted two sisters, namely: Viola and Hilda Bachman.
SYLVANUS J. MINNINGER.
David Minninger's early vocation was tend- ing an old toll bridge on Hamilton street. He subsequently became a cigar manufacturer. He was the first organist of Salem Reformed church and also organist and choir master at St. Paul's Lutheran church. His children were Edward and William Henry Harrison.
William Henry H. Minninger, son of David Minninger, was born in the borough of Allen- town. He was educated in the public schools and academy. He early learned the cigar makers' trade and carried on that business all his life. He was the director of the Allentown Band for 35 years. For years, the family has been well known throughout the city and county. He died aged 58 years, and was interred in Union ceme- tery. William H. H. Minninger, married Anna Bernhard, daughter of Reuben Bernhard, of near Emaus. Issue: (1) Sylvanus J .; (2) Ed- gar; (3) Anna (Mrs. George Ruhe) ; (4) Gertrude (Mrs. Harry Williams) ; (5) Julia; (6) Elsie; (7) William, a cabinet-maker.
SYLVANUS J. MINNINGER, the eldest son of William H. H., and Anna Bernhard, was born March 12, 1865, at Allentown. He was edu- cated in the public schools in the Third Ward, of Allentown. At an early age he learned cigar-making and followed it for a number of years. Ever since he became of age, he has been active in politics, in various ways. He has for years been identified with city affairs, and two years ago was, as a Democrat, elected council- man from the Third Ward, and has been an able and obliging official. For some years he has conducted the saloon on South Centre Square, known as "Puds Place." One of his strong assets is a fund of sound common sense.
The firemen never had a better or more loyal friend than Mr. Minninger. He is the present president of the Columbia Fire Company and a contributing member of both the Pioneer and Fairview companies. He is also largely identi- fied with fraternal organizations, his general feeling of good fellowship and his disposition in general making him most desirable to any or- ganization. He is a member of the Jordan Lodge, No. 763, F. & A. M., He is Past Pres- ident of Allentown Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and a member of the National Aerie, past president of the local Nest of Owls, and a member of the Buffaloes, Tigers, Order of Inde- pendent Americans, Knights of the Mystic Chain, Sons of Veterans, Lehigh Democratic Club, Lehigh Saengerbund, and the Mucky Muck camping club. He is at present one of the fire commissioners and has done valiant serv- ice in that line. Sylvanus J. Minninger mar- ried Isadora Agnes Scheffy, daughter of Stephen and Emeline (Snyder) Sheffey. Issue: Lloyd Minninger and two who died in infancy.
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