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William, born Jan. 28, 1808; died Oct. 25, 1859; aged 51 years, 8 months, 29 days, married Sarah Siegfried (Dec. 17, 1808-June 23, 1858). Had 12 children, and is buried at Stone Church.
4. Christian Conrad ( 1737-Nov. 24, 1813), was married to Catharine Houck, of Lower Saucon cir 1772, he removed to Allen town- ship, near his brother, Peter. Issue: Simon, Christian, Conrad, Adam, Catharine, Pamelia, Mary, Lillie, Susanna, and Sally.
5. Frederick Laubach May 16, 1744-April 7, 1797), was married to Catharine Bitting, a daughter of Henry Bitting, of Upper Milford township, Lehigh county. She was a grand- daughter of Henry Bitting, of Freinsheim, in the Palatinate. Before setting out for the new world he received a certificate from the church and civil authorities. It is dated April 24, 1723. The church-book in his native parish, contains the entries of the following children: Martin ; Anna Sophia (Nov. 22, 1699) ; John Ludwig (1702) ; Anna Katharine (March 9, 1704) ; Henrich (Dec. 20, 1705) ; Anna Dorothea Elisa- beth (March 7, 1708) ; Johan Peter (Oct. 5, 1710) ; Justus (July 2, 1713) and Johanne Ju- liane (April 3, 1715). Henry was married to Katharine Riess, Nov. 14, 1774, and died De- cember 3, 1747, leaving two daughters: Catha- rine, married to Frederick Laubach, and Mag- dalena, married to Adam Englebard, the widow of the latter married Jacob Schaeffer.
Mr. Laubach resided on the old homestead, and operated both the mills and the farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Laubach lie buried in the Lower Saucon cemetery. Five of their children reached majority: Rudolph (April 13, 1773-Nov. 9, 1853) married Maria Huber ; Adam, mentioned later ; Margaret (March 14, 1778-Sept. 1, 186 , married to Michael Lutz; Frederick (Aug. 17, 1864-May 17, 1851), married to Catharine Ja- coby ; Susan E. (May 22, 1786-Oct. 8, 1868) married Jonas Ruch.
6. Rheinhart (1748-1785), was married to Margarethe Beidleman. He conducted a farm about two miles southeast of Freemansburg. They had issue: John (June 30, 1768-May 9; 1840), married to Catharine Lerch; Susan; John George (1770-1851), married to Maria Bahl ; Leonard (April 10, 1776-Nov. 1, 1855) ; married to Mary Thomas; Elisabeth; Sarah, married to Daniel Weidknecht.
Adam Laubach (June II, 1775-Nov. 2, 181I) son of Frederick and Catharine Bitting Laubach, was married to Catharine Odenweller, Oct. 27, 1783-April 21, 1867), a daughter of John Eliza- beth Odenweller, of Forks township. Thev re- sided in Lower Saucon township, and had the fol- lowing children: John; Jacob (March 12, 1806, died Aug. 31, 1807) ; Elizabeth (April 24, 1808- Feb. 9, 1890; Jesse (July 28, 1810-Dec. 28, 1893), was married to Maria Eliz Walter (Sept. 3, 1813-Aug. 1, 1899), a daughter of George and Sarah Schumacher) Walter, of Forks township. They had issue: Elizabeth, George, Samuel, John, Adam, Amandus, Josiah, Sarah Ann, Mari- etta, William F., and Lewis Irwin. The widow in 1822, was married to William Miller, with whom she had one son, William.
John Laubach, son of Adam ( May 9, 1904- Dec. 16, 1867), was married to Anna Walter (March 28, 1803-Jan. 28, 1884). They resided on a farm in Lower Nazareth township. Both were members of the Dryland congregation, where their remains lie buried. To them were born nine children: Adam, see below; John (May 16, 1830-July 25, 1891), married to Ma- tilda Johnson; Barnett (Aug. 30, 1832), mar- ried to Matilda Wagner ; William (May 26, 1835-December 5, 1906), married to Sarah S. Knecht; Robert (1837-1842) ; Diana Elizabeth (Dec. 18, 1839), twice married, first time to Amandus Hellick, and the second time to Aman- dus Buss ; Richard (March 6, 1842) married to Matilda Fenner; Reuben (Sept. 1, 1844-Aug. 28, 1904), married to Sarah A. E. R. Kohler ; and Mary Catherine (Nov. 20, 1846,, married to John Henry Rohn.
Adam Laubach (Aug. 27, 1828-May 15, 1896) was married to Marietta Haupt, a daugh- ter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Uhler) Haupt, of Bushkill township. She was born Oct. 15, 1832, and died Oct. 31, 1899. They were farmers and resided in Upper Nazareth township. They were members of the Dryland Reformed con- gregation, where their remains lie buried. To them were born two sons: John Richard, and Robert Adam.
Robert Adam Laubach, was born July 9, 1859, and is married to Sabilla Catharine. Rein- heimer, a daughter of John and Eliza (Shively)
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Reinheimer, of Palmer township. They reside at 201 South Broad street, Nazareth.
JOHN RICHARD LAUBACH, secretary of the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, son of Adam and Marietta Haupt Laubach, was born Nov. 7, 1857, near Georgetown, Lower Naza- reth township, Northampton county, in the log house still standing and now owned by his brother, Robert Adam. In the spring. of 1859 he removed with his parents to the Daniel Farr farm, situated on the Mauch Chunk road, where his grandparents resided. Here he passed his boyhood, and is now the happy possessor of the farm of his childhood days. He attended the eight corner schoolhouse, which was erected in 1827 and torn down in 1877, which stood along the Mauch Chunk and Easton Road, and, also the private (summer) schools at Christian Springs, and Hecktown, and the private school at Bath, taught by Miss Alice Kern, and later the Latin Trach Academy, at Easton. In the fall of 1877 he entered the profession of teach- ing and taught twenty-two consecutive terms in Lower Nazareth, and neighboring townships and in the schools of the borough of Nazareth. He taught his first term in Michael's school-house, Upper Nazareth. During the summer and va- cation periods he engaged in painting and paper- hanging. On April 1, 1899 he was appointed assistant postmaster to C. E. Michael. He had charge of the registry and money orders, and cleri- cal department, during his incumbency, owing to the influx of foreigners, the receipts of this depart- ment rose to and exceeded $75,000.00. He plan- ned and mapped out the rural routes, radiating from Nazareth. On April 1, 1907 he left the postoffice and entered upon the duties of the secretaryship of the Farmer's Mutual Fire In- surance Company, which position he graces with efficiency and dispatch. During 1910-1911 he was treasurer of the borough of INazareth. In addition to his many duties, Mr. Laubach has collected a vast amount of local historical and ge- nealogical data, especially on his own family. He is a member of the Northampton Historical and Genealogical Society and of the Moravian His- torical Society. Fraternally Mr. Laubach enjoys membership in the Nazareth Council O. U. A. M .; Nazareth Castle No. 396, K. of G. E., and Nazareth Temple No. 10, L. of G. E., the latter of which he has served for a number of years as treasurer.
In 1883 he was married to Ida Camilla Kahl- er, a daughter of Charles and Julian (Nolf) Kahler, of Nazareth, and the following spring removed to Nazareth in the house where he still resides, 341 South Broad street. This union was blessed with five children, two of whom died in
infancy. Annie Marietta is married to Henry A. Beck, of Nazareth, they have one son, Charles Francis. Florence Julian is married to Raymond G. Adams; they reside at Cherry Hill, Bush- kill township, and have one daughter, Helen Eliza. Charles Adams graduated from the Naz- areth high school in 1905; Muhlenberg College in 1909, and from the medical department of John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. After the death of his wife in 1892 he married Camilla Catharine Herman, a daughter of John Tilgh- man and Anna Margaret, (Brown) Herman, of Palmer township. Mr. Laubach is a faithful member of the Dryland Reformed congregation and takes a deep interest in her welfare. In poltitics he is a Progressive. Mr. Laubach is one of those quite reserved and unassuming men, which make up the strong and substantial citi- zenship of a community and which are the real strength of a nation.
Peter Laubach, son of Adam, grandson of Peter, and great-grandson of Christian, was born in Allen township, Aug. 24, 1788. He resided on a farm near Howertown, and was a man of great activity. In addition to farming, he con- ducted a blacksmith shop, store, grist-mill and engaged in contracting. He supplied large quantities of material used in the building of the Lehigh canal, including the lumber for the building of Schwartz's dam. In 1822 he and his brother, Joseph, purchased the Kearn's mill, now the Mauser mill, at Northampton, which they operated jointly for many years. Peter Laubach is still remembered in his community for his firmness and kindness. He was a faith- ful member of the Howertown Reformed congre- gation, where his ashes and those of his good wife rest. It was at his house, April 30, 1833, that about sixteen of his neighbors gathered and that it was decided to erect a union church at Howertown. At the time of his death he is said to have been one of the richest men in the county, that his wealth was estimated at a quarter mil- lion, something very unusual in those days. It is said that at that time the Laubach's owned forty per cent. of the land in Allen township. He was a faithful member of the Howertown Reformed congregation and contributed liberally to its sup- port. He died Sept. 7, 1857, and his wife, Elisa- beth Neligh, who was born December 30, 1789, died April 2, 1871.
To him and his good wife were born the fol- lowing children: Joseph, born April 30, 1810. He was married to Phobe Hess. He lived at Catasauqua, where he conducted a store and coal yard at Biery's Ford and was postmaster for many years. He had issue: William, Frank, and John.
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2. John (June 13, 1812-Feb. 15, 1879), was married to Esther Biery (April 19, 1813-Feb. 18, 1873). They lived on a farm near Hower- town and their remains lie buried at Howertown. They had three children: Stephen; Mrs. Alfred Kohler, residing in Kansas, and one son, who died during the Civil War.
3. Peter, born November 14, 1817. He ob- tained the old homestead. He removed to Mary- land from whence he returned later, and died soon thereafter. He was the father of the fol- lowing children: Dr. Amandus J., who died at Fort Wayne, Ind., and was twice married. The first time to a daughter of the late Hon. Mc- Hose, and the second time to a daughter of Robert E. Wright, Sr. Dr. George, who re- moved West and died; Thomas, a merchant in Rochester, N. Y .; Malinda, married to George Baer, of Howertown; Peter, who died single, and Mary (Mrs. William Landis), Bath, Pa. 4. Samuel, see below.
5. Reuben, was born Oct. 1, 1823, and died single, July 13, 1843. 6. Anna M., was born Nov. 28, 1825, and died, unmarried, July 2, 1848. 7. Adam, see below. 8. Thomas, born Dec. 13, 1830, was married to Amanda, a daugh- ter of David Bleim, 1856. He pursued farming in Whitehall township, and later in Allen town- ship, until 1886, when he removed to Bethlehem, where he died recently. They had issue: Clin- ton D .; James F .; Jane L .; Mrs. A. P. Speng- ler, and Mary L., Mrs. H. O. Smith. 10. Le- vina (Dec. 13, 1832-March 1, 1838). 11. Eliza, married to Aaron Bachman, of Lower Saucon ; 12. Sarah, married to Samuel Hess; 13. Magda- lena, married to Edward Schreiber. (See Schreiber family.)
Hon. Joseph Laubach, son of Adam, was born April 30, 1810. He attended the local schools and spent one year at the Easton academy. In 1830 he entered into the employment of J. and M. Butz, millers and merchants at Easton. In 1839 he removed to Laubach's, now Northamp- ton, where he conducted a general store, coal, and lumber yard, and grist-mill in partnership with his elder brother, Peter. He continued in business here for a period of thirty-one years, during which time he was postmaster, and for eleven years captain of the local militia. In 1840 he was elected county auditor and re-elected twice. During the years of 1848-1849 he served as state representative, and in 1855 was elected state senator; in both capacities he served with honor and distinction. Known particularly for his honesty and integrity. In 1861 he was elect- ed associate judge of Northampton county and twice re-elected. He was president of the North- ampton Savings Bank, until it was changed to
a national bank, serving also in the latter institu- tion in the same capacity for a period of one year, also the president of the Lehigh Valley Iron Works at Coplay, and for many years president of the board of trustees of the Allentown Col- lege for Women. In 1870 he removed to Beth- lehem, where he was actively engaged in various pursuits until the time of his death, November, 1884. His remains lie buried at Howertown. To him and his wife, Eliza Schwartz, were born two daughters: Mrs. Dr. Hornbeck, and Mrs. Edward Klotz, son of Congressman Klotz, and a son, James, who died in his fifteenth year. It is recorded of him "that he was quiet and unas- suming in his manners, and owed his place in the confidence and affection of the people, only to his strict integrity, his benevolence, his unvary- ing kindness, and courtesy, his sound judgment, keen perception and intuitive knowledge of right ; that he was a consistent and devout member of the Reformed Church and contributed liberally to her charities."
ADAM LAUBACH, son of Peter and Elisabeth (Neligh) Laubach, was born Nov. 9, 1827, in Allen township. In his youth he attended the public schools and as a young man he entered the office of his father's mill. In 1858 he es- tablished a general store, coal yard, lumber yard, and sand depot at Siegfrieds. Through his hon- esty and integrity he established a large busi- ness and amassed quite a fortune. He was post- master of Siegfrieds for upwards of forty years, and served as school director for a period of fif- teen years. He was a faithful member of the Howertown Reformed congregation, and for many years the treasurer of the union congrega- tion. It is recorded of him that he was "kind- hearted, philanthropic, and public-spirited." He died from the injuries received in a runaway at Siegfried's Station, June 26, 1905. He was mar- ried to Caroline Laury, a daughter of Hon. David Laury. (See Laury family.) To them were born the following children: Alfred P., cashier of the Cement National Bank; Elizabeth, the wife of Rev. George P. Stem. She is prom- inent in D. A. R. circles, and the mother of two children : Laury and Caroline ; Samuel, deceased ; Miss Minnie, at home, a lady of culture and refinement ; and Mrs. George H. Kleppinger.
Samuel Laubach, son of Peter and Elisabeth (Neligh) Laubach, was born in Allen township, Jan. 10, 1821. He received his early training in the public schools and as a young man was a clerk for his father in the mill. Upon his father's death he accepted the mill as a part of his in- heritance and in partnership with his uncle, Hon. Joseph, continued until the time of his death, Feb. 18, 1863. At the time of his death, though
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a comparative young man, was the most promi- nent man in the western part of Northampton county, and was given the complimentary nom- ination of the Republican party for the state senate. He was one of the founders and first di- rectors of the Catasauqua National Bank. He served as deacon and elder in the Howertown Reformed congregation, where his remains lie buried. He was married to Lucy Hess, a daugh- ter of David Hess (Oct. 18, 1784-March 22, 1832), of Allen township, whose remains lie buried at Stone Church. To him and his wife, were born the following children: Allen D., who is in the employ of the Atlas Portland Cement company, and is married to Mary Gibson, and resides at Allentown. They have no issue, but an adopted daughter, Alice, the wife of Lewis Newland; Edward, deceased; Honorable Ed- ward H .; Peter J .; Amanda E., married to Rev. John F. DeLong, D.D. (see DeLong family), and Samuel F.
HON. EDWARD H. LAUBACH was born Sept. I, 1852 at Laubach's, now Northampton, and was baptized in infancy by the Rev. Cyrus Beck- er, and was confirmed as a member of the Re- formed Church. He received his early training in the public schools, the Allentown Military Academy, Cooperstown Seminary, and Franklin and Marshall College. After spending one and a half years at the latter institution, he returned home to manage his father's estate, which con- sisted of grist-mill, general store, coal, and lum- ber yard, post office and considerable real estate. Though young in years he was very successful in its management and was assisted by his brother, Peter J. He taught public school for a short time, was station agent at Laubach's, latet changed to Stemton, and now Northampton, su- perintendent of the Dry Run Sunday school, which for a time met in the depot. At the age of 22, he was elected school director. This was the only public office he served until in 1890 when he was elected state senator, he was re- elected in 1894, and served until the close of the session of 1897, when, his seat having been con- tested, he was removed. Soon after reaching majority he was elected county committeeman of the Democratic party, which position he occupied for many years. He was frequently chosen del- egate to county and state conventions and for four terms served as county chairman. His long service in politics, his wide experience, and sound judgment and diplomacy, made him an almost ideal legislator. After his senatorial ca- reer he devoted himself entirely to business be- ing associated with his brothers in the Laubach Co., of which he is the secretary.
In 1876 he was married to Elisabeth Stewart,
a daughter of James Stewart, of Catasauqua. She died Feb. 7, 1885. This union was blessed with three children: Samuel T., a graduate of Lehigh University, and is employed as a me- chanical engineer, at Johnstown, Pa. He is married to a Mayme Wolf, of Lewisburg. They have one son, Edward. Mabel, a graduate of the Allentown College for Women, is married to Ed- ward C. Nagel, a member of the Northampton county bar, and is the mother of three children: Elisabeth, Louise, and James. James Howard, a graduate of the Lehigh University and West Point Military Academy is a lieutenant in the United States army, and is stationed at Galves- ton, Texas. He is married to Edith Percell, and has one son.
PETER J. LAUBACH was born Jan. 20, 1858, was baptized by Rev. Becker, and confirmed as a member of the Reformed Church. He was educated in the public schools, Weaversville Academy, Franklin and Marshall Academy and College. During his sophomore year he returned to assist in the management of his father's estate. He and his brother, Edward H., bought the in- terests of the other heirs and continued to con- duct the varied interest of their father under the name of the Samuel Laubach estate. In 1906 they sold the coal-yard to their brother, Samuel. In 1911 they changed the firm name to the Lau- bach Company of which Peter J. is the president and Edward H. is the secretary. In 1898 the Northampton Brewing Company, having failed, they, as their creditors, were compelled to take over their establishment and have conducted it ever since. Mr. Laubach is a director of the Lehigh National Bank of Catasauqua, vice-pres- ident of the Allen Trust Company, of Northamp- ton, and a member of the board of directors of the Allentown hospital. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat and stands high in council of the party. Though a man of wide and varied interest he takes special pleasure in the management of his splendid farm in Allen township. In 1889 he was married to Mary C. Deily, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Deily, of Catasauqua. They reside in their beautiful home in Catasau- qua and are happy in their large circle of friends. Mr. Laubach is a member of Trinity Reformed congregation, of Coplay, in which he has served in the capacity of deacon and Sunday school su- perintendent. Mrs. Laubach is a member of the Lutheran Church of Catasauqua. In both of these congregations they contribute liberally to their support as well as to their respective char- ities.
SAMUEL LAUBACH was born at Northampton, Aug. 25, 1863. He was educated in the public schools of Allen township and the Allentown
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preparatory school. After which he entered upon a clerkship with the Laubach estate, for two years he was frieght clerk in the Northampton rail- way station. In 1906 he leased the coal-yard from the estate and in 1909 purchased it from the estate together with the farm and a num- ber of dwellings. He is also a member of the Laubach company. On June, 1891, he was mar- ried to Mary Warne, a daughter of Jacob and Amanda (Fritch) Warne, of Coplay. This union was blessed with two children: Robert W., a graduate of the Nazareth Military Acad- emy, Mercersburg, and now a student in Lafay- ette college; and Anna, a student in the North- ampton high school. Mrs. Laubach died Janu- ary 29, 1898, and was buried on the family plot on the Howertown cemetery. He was married a second time to Annie P. S., a daughter of Elias and Louisa ( Peter) Sieger, of Coplay. (See Sieger family.) They reside in their beautiful home on Newport avenue, near his place of busi- ness. Mr. Laubach is a member of Howertown Reformed congregation, and Mrs. Laubach, of the Coplay Lutheran congregation.
LAUDENSLAGER FAMILY.
George Laudenslager emigrated from Ger- many about the year 1776, and settled in Ma- cungie township, where he followed the trade of weaving. He married Catharine Agel, and had four sons and two daughters. Two of the sons were: Henry and Joseph, Henry was born Oct. 28, 1790, in Lehigh county, his life having been chiefly spent in Macungie township and Al- lentown, to which city he moved in 1831. Here his death occurred in 1871. He married Lydia Haman and had these children: Nathan, Cath- arine, Susan, Sally, Henry, Charles and Eliza- beth.
Nathan Laudenslager was born July 5, 1814, in Macungie township. After he was fifteen he removed to Bethlehem and learned the tinsmith trade which he continued in Allentown until 1838, when he sold his business and purchased a half-interest in the Allentown Gas-Light Com- pany. Under his management the works were enlarged and the property greatly improved. In 1871 the interests he purchased were sold for ten times its original cost, and Mr. Laudenslager retired from active business, though still identi- fied with the Catasauqua National Bank. He married in 1834, Rebecca Horn, and had chil- dren: George H .; William A .; Charles L .; Mary; Eliza, married to George Seislove; and Sally, married to C. H. Edwards.
Joseph Laudenslager, son of George, was a mechanic and laborer in South Whitehall town- ship. He was born before the close of the eight-
eenth century and died about 1867. He ınar- ried Elizabeth Herman and they are buried at Fogelsville. Their children were: (1) Eliza- beth, married to Jacob Behringer. They live in Upper Milford township, Lehigh county. (2) Willoughby, who was a laborer and for more than twenty years was hostler at the Meyers- ville hotel. He was a member of the Jordan Re- formed church and is buried there. He married Jane, a daughter of Charles Miller, of Bath, Pa. They had these children : I. Susan married to Al- fred Weidner. They live at Kutztown; 2. Charles J .; 3. Peter a carpenter-contractor, near Allentown.
CHARLES J. LAUDENSLAGER, the plumbing and heating contractor at Guthsville (Stettlers- ville P. O.), was born Aug. 6, 1866, in Upper Macungie township, son of Willoughby Lauden- slager. He was reared upon the farm and at the age of 22 years learned the plumbing trade at Allentown, which he has pursued ever since. He was a journeyman until 1899, when he engaged in the present business at Guthsville. He em- ploys three people and installed steam-heat in five houses at Siegfried and Northampton, also installed the steam-heating system for the Phoenix Fire Company house at Catasauqua; the Jor- dan Reformed church; the Longswamp Union church; the Ziegel Church; the hotel at Guths- ville and in many other buildings.
He owns and occupies the homestead of the late Dr. George P. Seipel at Guthsville since 1894. He was a deacon of the Jordan Reformed church ; is a charter member of Camp No. 172, P. O. S. of A., of Topton, Pa., and a Democrat in politics.
He married Sept. 30, 1892, Viola, a daugh- ter of Phaon and Caroline (Guth) Guth and their children are: Stanley, a plumber who as- sists his father; Raymond, who graduated from the American Commercial School in 1913; Mar- tin, a cabinet maker ; Charles; Harvey; Robert; Edna and Bessie.
HOWARD J. LAUDENSLAGER, son of Milton and Susanna (Spinner) Laudenslager, was born in Salisbury township, Lehigh county, May 8, 1866. After his course in the public schools, he worked a couple of years on the farm. At the age of eighteen, he learned the trade of black- smith, which he followed for 19 years in the vi- cinity of Allentown and Bethlehem. In 1912 he entered the milk business and still later started the Allentown Construction Company. In pol- itics he is Republican, fraternally is a member of K. of F., and I. O. A., as well as of Zion's Reformed church. He was married Dec. 29, 1887, to Ida S., daughter of Jacob and Mary Etta (Dech) Oberly, the issue being an only
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