History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 28

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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HOWARD H. MISSON.


Howard H. Misson, cashier of the Citizens' National Bank, of Slatington, since its organiz- ation in 1902, and connected with the banking


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business of the borough upwards of twenty years, was born Feb. 11, 1861, in Russ township, Mon- roe county, and when four years old his parents moved to Slatington. He received his education in the local schools.


At the age of seventeen years he received a teacher's certificate and he followed teaching in Washington township for six years. He then entered the employ of the Hyatt Slate Co. as a clerk in order to train himself in the line of busi- ness affairs, and he filled this position for only a year when he secured the appointment of clerk in the National Bank of Slatington, and he continued his services in that capacity for five years with such fidelity and ever increasing abil- ity that the Board of Directors, in appreciation of his promising career as a banker, promoted him to the responsible position of teller of the bank, and he served as teller for twelve years. He had entered upon the performance of his new duties with the same constant attention to business as he had previously shown, and by the year 1902, when certain capitalists of the community organized the Citizens' National Bank of Slatington, they agreed upon him as the cashier of the new financial institution, and he has since filled this position with entire satisfac- ton to the Board of Directors.


In 1891 Mr. Misson was married to Millie Rice, a daughter of Moses M. Rice, clothing merchant of Slatington, and they have two daughters, Norma and Pauline L. He and fami- ly are members of the Presbyterian Church, which he served as trustee for many years and he is now acting as an elder. He has also taken great interest in the Sunday school, acting as as- sistant superintendent.


The father of Mr. Misson was David B. Mis- son, who was born on the family homestead, in Russ township, Monroe county in 1832. In his youth he learned the trade of carpenter and he followed this until he died in 1905. He was married to Louisa Smith and they had four chil- dren: Emma (married James Bohlus, of Free- land, Pa.) ; Howard H .; Mary I., and Ada L. (married Dr. Luther Campbell, dentist, of Slat- ington).


MITTMAN FAMILY.


Conrad Mittman came to this country on the ship "Osgood" which arrived at Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1750. He settled in Bucks county, Pa., and there was born his son, John. The latter, earlier in life was a stone mason and later a farmer in Lower Saucon township. He is buried at the Lower Saucon Church, which he served as deacon and an elder. He was a school director and supervisor. He was married to


Elizabeth Fogel and they had these children: Isaac, Thomas, who lived upon the homestead ; Joseph, was a farmer in Snyder county, Pa .; Mary Ann, married Levi Beau; Elizabeth, mar- ried William Riegel and Sarah, married Samuel Leidig.


Isaac Mittman was born in Lower Saucon township and there was a cooper until he re- moved to Forks township, Northampton county, upon a 52-acre farm which he had purchased, dying shortly after the buying and removal upon this farm. His son, John J., then farmed it for two years, when he sold it. Isaac Mittman is buried at the Arndt's Church, which he served in official position. He was married to Caroline Stever and they had a large family, twelve chil- dren growing into manhood and womanhood, namely: John J., William, Louisa, Elizabeth, Frank, Isaac, Catharine, George, Caroline, Annie, Rebecca and Daniel.


JOHN J. MITTMAN, an aged and retired farm- er in Hanover township, Lehigh county, was born in Northampton county, this state, February 21, 1839. The first twenty-eight years of his life were spent in his native county. When he was a young man he learned the carpenter trade which he followed eleven years. He removed to Le- high county and there farmed until 1900, when he built himself a house on a two-acre tract, which he bought from the Jacob Fenstermacher estate. Here he since lives in retirement. Mr. Mittman, in connection with farming for a num- ber of years, bought and sold cattle on an ex- tensive scale. His 85-acre farm is adapted for dairy purposes and he was engaged in shipping milk to Bethlehem for a number of years, and this he sold both wholesale and retail.


He and family are active church members. They are connected with the Reformed congre- gation of Christ's Church, at Shoenersville. He served it officially for many years, was a deacon, elder and trustee.


Mr. Mittman is a Democrat and he served Hanover as school director, auditor and super- visor. He has been an industrious and enterpris- ing citizen.


He was married April 6, 1861, to Emma J. Ott, a daughter of Michael and Barbara (Ott) Ott of Bucks county. In 1911 they celebrated their golden wedding, which was attended by 232 friends. Their children and granchildren were all present. It was a day long to be re- membered. A fine supper was served to all. Many of those present had come from a dis- tance. The following children are born to them : Ella, married to Jacob Hankey; Fietta, mar- ried to George Winch; Pauline, married to George Lilly; Clara, married to Allen Stump;


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Minnie, married to Charles Johnson; William, married to Alice Snyder. They farm the Mitt- man homestead and have Laura, Nettie, Thomas, Russell, Florence and Dorotha; Ammon, mar- ried to Mantana Beitler. They live at North- ampton, Pa. Their children are: George and Harry; Annie; John, married Ida Mather, they live at Bethlehem, and have a daughter, Helen; Milton, married to Eva Wanner, they reside at Shoenersville, their children follow-Stanley, Annie, Harold and Mildred; and Charles, mar- ried to Annie Berkstresser, they live at Bethle- hem and have a son, Walter.


JOHN MOAT.


John Moat, of Catasauqua, is a son of Wil- liam Moat, a native of Belfast, Ireland. Wil- liam Moat was born August 21, 1841. He came to America in 1862, locating first in the State of New York. On February 1, 1865, he en- listed at Rochester, N. Y., in Company K, 22nd Regiment N. Y. Cavalry, served nine months and was honorably discharged at the end of the war at Richmond, Va. After the war he was lo- cated for several years in the Rocky Mountain district, where he worked at railroad construc- tion. Later he located at Catasauqua, where he worked in the plate mill, in the employ of the Catasauqua Manufacturing Co. for thirty years. He filled the position of patrolman in the bor- ough of Catasauqua for five years. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and belonged to the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. Fuller Post 378. He was married to Margaret M. Leickel, a daughter of Frederick and Lucinda (Nagle) Leickel. She was born June 21, 1851, and died August 23, 1908. They were the parents of the following children: William, John, Annie, George, James and Sarah.


John Moat, son of William Moat, was born in Catasauqua, May 14, 1873. At the age of 15 years he learned the trade of machinist, and since March 1, 1887, is employed in the Bryden Horse Shoe Works. He is foreman of the ma- chine department. He is actively identified with the Republican party, and is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Catasauqua. So- cially he holds membership in the following or- ganizations : I. O. O. F., of Catasauqua; Red Men, in which he is a Past Sachem, and the Bryden Beneficial Society, of which he is one of the Board of Managers. On March 28, 1895, he was married to Elizabeth G. Williams, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cunning- ham) Williams, natives of Wales. Issue: J. Russell and Harry L., graduates of the Cata- sauqua High School, 1913; Charles, died in in- fancy, and Elsie L.


PHILIP MOATZ.


Philip Moatz, from Schall's Forge in Oley township, Berks county, removed to Heidelberg township, in Lehigh county. He was a charcoal burner, and followed the furnaces, having been employed at Lehigh furnace at the Blue Moun- tain. He was also a blacksmith. He was born in 1800, died in 1861, and is buried at Ziegel's Church of which he was a Reformed member. His wife, Lydia Weikel, hailed from Pottstown. She is buried at the Ziegel's Church. Their issue was an only son, Gideon.


Gideon Moatz was born at Oyster's Tannery, in Oley township, in 1829; died in 1903, and is buried at Ziegel's church. He followed farm- ing in Upper Macungie township. He married Viola, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Sny- der) Rehrig, of Slatedale, who is still living at Breinigsville. Their children were: Philip, Wil- liam, the supervisor of Upper Macungie town- ship; Mary, wife of William Harper, of Phila- delphia; Edwin, of Emaus; Alfred, of Fogels- ville; Kate, married to Joseph Kurtz, of Allen- town.


Philip Moatz, the postmaster at Trexlertown, is the owner and proprietor of the "Yoder House," which is the oldest established hostelry in that section of the country. Peter Trexler, a pioneer settler, established the place. Mr. Moatz was born at Germansville, Lehigh county, Nov. II, 1848; worked in the ore mines for his father until he was 18 years old. Through . Edwin Mickley he located at Hockendaqua, where he was employed about the machine shop and fur- naces of the Thomas Iron Co. for a period of three years. Later, he became an engineer at Breinigsville for the same company, and several years afterward Mr. Mickley gave him the con- tract to dig ore by the ton, which he followed, off and on, to the present time. Mr. Moatz and J. N. Schrader are partners since 1875, and they employed as many as 80 men. Jointly they own 50 acres of valuable iron ore land in the East Penn Valley. Politically, Mr. Moatz is a Re- publican. He is a member of the Trexlertown Church, which he served as trustee ; a member of Trexlertown Lodge, No. 326, F. & A. M .; Allen Chapter, and Allen Commandery, No. 20, of Allentown, and Lulu Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Philadelphia; Macungie Lodge, No. 231, I. O. O. F., and the Encampment.


In 1870 he married Susanna, a daughter of Samuel and Anna (Wise) Moyer, the issue be- ing: William H., of Allentown; Charles G., of Trexlertown; Alfred H., a miller, of Trexler- town; Laura, who died aged 8 years ; Annie, who died, aged 4 years, and Lennie, aged 4 months.


A family of Moatz's distantly related, live in


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Berks county, Pa. Martin H. Motes, a con- tractor and builder, of Hamburg, Pa., was born Dec. 25, 1835, in Rockland township. For a time he had followed boat building. He married Sept. 18, 1858, Catharine, daughter of Jacob and Addie (Croll) Behler. They had twelve chil- dren of whom two died small. Frank, a son, traveled for eighteen months with the "Buffalo Bill" show.


John Motes, the father of Martin H., was born Jan. 5, 1810, and drowned during a freshet in August, 1876. In 1834 he married Hannah, a daughter of John Hall, of New Jersey, who was a soldier in the war of 1812. Their chil- dren were: Martin, Eliza (married to Jerry Rubright ), Augustus, Noah, Hettie (married to George Walters), Hannah (married to Addi- son Schmick), Ellen (married to Charles Rou- denbush), John, and Peter. Peter was married twice, having issue from each wife. His chil- dren were: Jacob, John, Isaac, Peter, William, Ellen, Caroline, Mary, and Susanna wife of Jacob Herb.


Gideon Moatz was a farmer at Breinigsville, where he died at an advanced age. He was married and had a son, Edwin, who was born in Upper Macungie township, in 1861, and resides at Emaus. He was an engineer for a number of years, but he has been employed by the W. H. Taylor & Co., Allentown, for a number of years. In his position as foreman of the erection of automatic fire sprinklers for the company he has traveled all over the United States. He is one of the reliable employees of this old estab- lished house.


He married Rebecca, a daughter of William D. and Caroline Neumoyer, and their union is blessed with three children, as follows: Howard, a pattern maker by trade, resides at Emaus; George E. P., history follows; and Milton, a silk weaver, at Emaus.


GEORGE E. P. MOATZ, superintendent of the Emaus Silk Company, was born in Breinigsville, April 11, 1882. At the age of thirteen he was an errand boy in the Keystone Silk Mill, and at a suitable age he learned the core-making trade at the Allentown Foundry Company, with which he was employed for four years. Afterwards for seven years he was employed as loom fixer at the D. G. Derry silk mill at Emaus. On Oct. 6, 1913, he accepted his present responsible posi- tion, and has charge of 225 employees.


He and family are members of the Reformed Church, and fraternally Mr. Moatz is 2 mem- ber of the Odd Fellows' lodge.


On March 23, 1908, he was married to Eliza- beth De Frain, a daughter of Benjamni and Sy- billa (Carl) De Frain. Their union is blessed


with three children, namely: Charles, Ruth, and Paul.


WILLIAM JOSEPH MOESSNER.


William Joseph Moessner, secretary of the Arbogast & Bastian Company, is a native of the city of New York, born October 12, 1870. He was the fourth child of Ernest F. and Cath- arine (McKenna) Moessner, and his mother was a daughter of James and Catharine (Com- iskey) McKenna. The children of these parents were: I. Anna, unmarried. 2. Thomas F., who married Catharine Gibson, and to whom were born two children-Harold and Thomas, Jr. 3. Pauline, who became the wife of Thomas M. Gartland, and the mother of one child, Ignatius. 4. William J., the immediate subject of this memoir. 5. Louise, unmarried. 6. Mary, who became the wife of William F. Koehler ; no is- sue. 7. Louis, who married Ellen Brett, no is- sue. 8. Josephine, unmarried. 9. Agnes, un- married.


William J. Moessner was educated in the pub- lic schools of his native city and at St. Francis Xavier's College in the same place. He was too intent to enter upon mercantile pursuits to be content to remain in college to the completion of the collegiate course, and when well grounded in a liberal and practical education he entered the employ of a western packing company, with which he remained for four years, working in- dustriously, and closely investigating all the methods of that house, mechanical and manage- rial. In 1894 he located in Allentown, Pennsyl- vania, where he engaged with the firm of Arbo- gast & Bastian in the capacity of salesman and head bookkeeper, and he occupied this two-fold position until the incorporation of the Arbogast & Bastian Company in 1902, when he was chosen to his present position of secretary. Dur- ing these years he has witnessed the growth of the business of the house from its early annual re- ceipts of $150,000 to $200,000, to the immense sum of three and a half million dollars. His methods in keeping in hand the innumerable and complicated accounts necessary to this large busi- ness gave him a reputation as a masterly account- ant, and his intimate knowledge of all the de- tails not only of the office, but of the mechanical departments, enables him to keep closely in touch with both producer and buyer. Deeply immersed in his duties, he has devoted his entire attention to the house with which he has been so long identified, holding aloof from both political and club life. He is, however, loyally devoted to the city which is his home, and affords willing aid to the furtherance of every community interest. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church.


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Mr. Moessner married Miss Maud L. Starr, a daughter of Walter and Alice (Gangewere) Starr, and the latters' children are: Maud L .; Irene, who is the wife of Frank R. Halligan, and to whom were born two children: Irene and Frank; Edna, who is the wife of Frank Maury; and Erma.


Mr. and Mrs. Moessner have the following children: Josephine, William, Catherine, Alice, Mary, Ernest, and Walter.


MOHN FAMILY.


Henry Mohn, a native of Northampton county, lived in Plainfield township, where he was for a time a shoemaker, but subsequently cultivated a farm of seventy acres near Belfast for six years. He then sold the farm and engaged in the hotel business for a number of years at Brodheads, between Bethlehem and Nazareth and later in Salisbury township, at which latter place he remained three years, when he retired. He died March 13, 1876, aged 73 years and 5 months. He married Eliza, daughter of John Fehr. She was born June 7, 1805, and died Sept. 22, 1890. They had eight children: Sylvester, who was a member of the Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, was wounded at Antietam and died in the field hospital; Charles, of Easton, who also served in the Second Pennsylvania Cavalry and who married Louisa Moyer ; Henry, who served 9 months in the Civil War, married Caroline Smith and died in Northampton county ; John J .; Louisa, married Jackson Leibert ; Julia, married Dr. Wm. Crawford, of Nazareth ; Ellen, married Francis Buchecker, and Helen, married Josiah Moyer.


JOHN J. MOHN, storekeeper in Salisbury township, son of Henry, was born in Plainfield township, Dec. 6. 1836. He was educated in the local schools and assisted his father on the farm and at the hotel. On Oct. 6, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, com- manded by Col. Butler Price and participated in the battles of Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Todd's Tavern, Yellow Tavern, Meadow Bridge, Harve's Shop, St. Mary's church, Deep Bottom, Malvern Hill, Charles City Cross Roads, Wyatt's Farm, Boydton Plank Road and Five Forks. He was wounded at Chancellors- ville and taken to Fort Howard Hospital, where he remained four weeks until discharged, Aug. 20, 1863. He re-enlisted Feb. 10, 1864, was promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865, and served until honorably discharged as a veteran, June 28, 1865.


After the war Mr. Mohn engaged in the hotel business in Salisbury for three years, then spent ten years in manufacturing brick, four years as


a storekeeper, some time in the fire clay business, again kept hotel for three years, and a store for five years and the balance of the time he spent in farming. He is a member of the Reformed con- gregation of Eastern Salisbury church, where he has served as an elder for 20 years. He is a staunch Democrat and was township super- visor for ten years and tax collector for five years. He married, Feb. 23, 1860, Araminta, daughter of John Bishop, who was born July 28, 1838. Her father was born in Easton March 115, 1810 and died Dec. 25, 1889. He was a mason by occupation and married Pauline Smith, who was born Oct. 10, 1810, and died Sept. 22, 1893. They are buried at Farmers- ville. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop had ten children: Emeline, Araminta, Edward, Jeremiah, Elemina, Mary, Kate, William, Amanda and Uriah. Mr. and Mrs. Mohn had seven children: Milton, died aged sixteen ; Laura, died in infancy ; Forest ; Helen, married James R. Brown, of Reading; Lillie, married Albert C. Levan; Stella, deceased, and Henry F.


HENRY F. MOHN was born in Salisbury, March 26, 1878. He attended the schools of the vicinity until the age of sixteen, when he became a conductor on the Lehigh Valley Rail- road for ten years, after which he engaged in the store business with his father. He married, Jan. 15, 1901, Nellie, daughter of Oliver H. and Jane (Swick) Reinhard, of Salisbury, and they have three children: Marie, Minerva and Lucille.


MOHR FAMILY.


Andrew Mohr was a farmer in Lower Macun- gie township. He had learned the blacksmith trade but did not follow it. He married Miss Mechlin. Both were buried at Zionsville church graveyard. Their children were: Julia A., married to Peter Brunner; Sarah, married to Andrew Schultz; Mary, married to George Landis; Amelia, married to Benjamin Helfrich ; Charles, married to Sarah Kern; and John M. Mohr, whose history follows.


John Mechlin Mohr, son of Andrew Mohr, was born March 26, 1838, in Macungie town- ship. He was reared upon the farm and educated in the common schools in Lower Macungie and in Quakertown. At an early age he learned the carpenters' trade, after which he was employed in a general store at Longswamp, for six years. The store was owned by his brother-in-law. Aft- erwards he embarked in the general mercantile business for himself, at Longswamp, and subse- quently at Macungie, and later sold out his busi- ness and followed farming in Longswamp town- ship for six years. In 1888 he removed to Al- lentown where he worked at the carpenter trade


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until 1913, when he retired from business and now resides at 1131 Linden street. In politics he is a Democrat. He and his family are mem- bers of Salem Reformed church.


John Mechlin Mohr married (first) Sarah Dry Fritch, a daughter of Nathan and Mariah (Dry) Fritch, born Feb. 25, 1843, and died May 10, 1871. Issue: Ellen Laura, married to Frank K. Kemmerer ; and Agnes Mary, who died, aged six years. John Mechlin Mohr was married (second) March 18, 1875, to Marthe B. Grav- er, a daughter of Jacob Graver, and his wife, Henrietta Young. She died March 13, 1899, aged 48 years. Issue : An only child, Harry Lu- ther Mohr.


HARRY LUTHER MOHR, son of John Mechlin and Martha B. (Graver) Mohr. was born Nov. 10, 1875, in Longswamp township, Berks county, Pa. He was educated in the public schools of his neighborhood and at Allentown. After- wards he took a course in the American Com- mercial School, Allentown. He then accepted employment as bookkeeper, first with Krause's Wholesale Shoe Co., then with A. J. Ziegler Co., and later with Clauss Bros., continuing with the latter house for ten years. On Sept. 1, 1907, he removed to Bethlehem, and conducted a retail shoe business for two years, when he sold out to J. C. Shankweiler, and returned to Allentown in 1908 and organized the Lehigh Shoe and Rub- ber Co., Incorporated. The firm does a whole- sale business only. In politics Mr. Mohr is a Democrat. He and family are active members of the Salem Evangelical church, which he has served as a steward and secretary. He holds membership in the P. O. S. of A., the Jr. O. U. A. M., and the T. P. A.


Harry Luther Mohr was married in 1905 to Miss Stella Schultz, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Schultz) Schultz, of Reading, Pa. They have these children: Sarah Martha, Helen Vi- ola, Mary Elizabeth, and Katherine Estella Mohr.


LLEWELLYN MOHR was brought up on a farm near Fogelsville. He was born in 1849. When h ebecame of age he learned the carpenter trade and he has since carried it on. He owns a farm of 95 acres, and this he cultivates in connection with his trade. He has filled the position of treasurer of the St. John's Reformed church, at Fogelsville, for about forty years, and during this time has also been interested in the choir singing. He was married to Elmina Rauch, daughter of Jonas, of South Whitehall, and they had six children: Ambrose, m. Katie Fritz ; John, m. Katie Hantz; Messina; Henry, m. Lucy Albright; and two died young. And Sol- omon Mohr, of the same place, was her grand-


father, and there carried on farming. He was the leader of the choir of the same church for many years, and in his day the members did not have the aid of a pipe organ. He died in 1892, aged 83 years. He was married to Elizabeth Peter, daughter of Xander Peter, of Weisenberg, and they had nine children: Solomon, m. Elmina Benner ; Tevilla, m. James Fries ; Jonathan, m. Mary Knecht; Tilghman, m. Elizabeth Shollen- berger ; Llwellyn; Maria, m. Jesse Larisch ; Phaon, m. Messina Rauch; Andrew, died single, in 1882, aged 30 years; and Catharine, died sin- gle, in 1880.


Mrs. Hausman's grandfather, Jonas Rauch, was a carpenter and pump-maker, and followed the business for many years. He died 1890, aged 70 years. He was married to Polly Kuhns, and they had fourteen children: Elvina, m. Aaron Kuhns; Matilda; Maria, m. William Freyman; Monroe, m. Mary Shoemaker; Cath- arine, m. Joseph Rupp; Elmina; Leon, m. Ame- lia Knerr; Cresura, m. Amandus Albright ; Eliza, m. Edwin Faust; Clara, m. Milton Leibelsper- ger ; Andrew; Messina, m. Phaon Mohr; and two died young.


OLIVER KERN MOHR.


Oliver Kern Mohr, job printer at Allentown, was born June 26, 1867, in Lower Macungie township, Lehigh county, and educated in the local public schools. At an early age, he entered the printing office of Oscar P. Knauss, at Ma- cungie, wh ere he learned the trade of printer. After working for a time at Philadelphia, he located at Slatington and published the Slatington News for four years. He afterward worked at his trade for short periods at Bethlehem and Catasauqua ; and in 1897 located at Allentown, first engaged for a while in the Dorney furni- ture store, but since then in the job printing business. He started at No. 524 Hamilton street and continued there seven years; next he was located five years at No. 40 North Seventh street; then he removed to No. 727 Turner street and there he has continued until the present time, employing upward of eight hands. He has become affiliated with the Junior Order American Mechanics, Patriotic Order Sons of America and Knights of Friendship.




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