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AARON A. MOYER, the eldest son of the last named Daniel, a farmer of Lynn township, near New Tripoli, was born July 9, 1857, on the farm where he has always lived. His mother died when he was but six years old and then he was taken into the family of his uncle, Aaron Kistler, who was his sponsor, and brought him up to farming; and he worked for his uncle until he became of age without any wages, but afterward his uncle paid him for his services.
He began farming operations in 1887 as a tenant of his uncle Aaron, and carried them on in connection with his millwright business, and he continued to do so in the most satisfactory manner for twenty-two years without a written agreement and without a single complaint whether as to the manner of farming or as to the division of the proceeds; and upon the de- cease of his uncle, in the settlement of the estate, he bought the farm of 106 acres. There is an old log house on the place which is a landmark in the community, a likeness of which appears in the descriptive narrative of Lynn township in this publication. Valentine Carber obtained a warrant for this tract in 1750, and the log house is supposed to have been built soon afterward by Heinrich Fink.
He was married December 19, 1886, to Polly M. Kerschner, daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Weaver) Kerschner, but not having had any children of their own, they adopted Charles D. Sittler as their son when he was six years old.
JALLESEN DANIEL OSCAR MOYER, son of the third Daniel, farmer of Lynn township, was born May 14, 1859. He attended the town- ship schools whilst being reared on a farm, and in 1876 he studied at the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown for the purpose of extend- ing his education. When he became of age in 1880, he began working for Mrs. David Hart- man in Lynn township, and he continued with her until 1895, when he purchased the farm where he now lives to carry on farming for him- self. He bought it from Daniel Kerschner, and it was formerly the property of George Sittler. The original tract was 35 acres, but he added two tracts since, containing together 38 acres, and now the entire tract embraces 73 acres. He improved the place in 1902 by the erection of the present dwelling in place of the old house.
Mr. Moyer was married September 1883 to Ida J. Reitz, daughter of David and Sarah (Schitz) Reitz, of Lynn township, and they have four children: Flora L. (married to Samuel T. Weidelich, whose record appears in this publica- tion) ; Oscar (mechanical draughtsman) ; Edgar J. (architect) ; and Herden D.
GEORGE S. MOYER, engineer of Koch Broth- ers, clothiers, at Allentown, was born at Egypt, Lehigh county, June 7, 1878, and there he at- tended the public schools until he was seventeen years old. He then secured employment at the Egypt cement works and continued five years, in the meantime taking up the study of mechanical engineering. Next he filled the position of engi- neer in the establishment of the Egypt Baking Co., for six years, when he became the fireman in the large clothing house of Koch Brothers at Allentown, and here he has continued until the present time. When the engineer, C. A. Moyer, resigned in May, 1912, he was promoted to that position. He has also been given charge of the electrical department, for which he had qualified himself. He is a member of the American Order of Steam Engineers and of the Red Men.
In 1899 Mr. Moyer was married to Florence Kline, daughter of David and Marie (Seip) Kline, and they have six children: Miriam, Paul, Ernest, Adelina, Clair and Florence. They are members of the Reformed Church at Allentown.
Horatio L. Moyer, the father of George S., is a mill-wright by occupation, who resides at Egypt. He and his wife, Amanda, had four chil- dren: George S .; Wilbert, married Lillie Buch- man; and two died in infancy.
The grandparents were Moses Moyer and Leah, his wife. They were buried in the Jordan Reformed church cemetery, near Guthsville.
JOHN D. MURPHY.
Michael Murphy was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1845; and at the age of eighteen years he came to this country, settling at Cata- sauqua, Pennsylvania. There he married Eliza- beth Boyle, born in 1843, and died October 26, 1904, aged 61 years. He died September II, 1900, aged 55 years. They were members of the St. Lawrence Catholic church. He was a laborer. Their children were: Ellen, William, Michael, Patrick (1874-1902), Annie, Mary, George and John D.
John D. Murphy, of Hokendauqua, proprie- tor of the Washington Hotel, was born August 15, 1881, at the place named, and reared in that community. He worked for a time for the At- las Cement Co .; then, for four years he was em- ployed in a meat market in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon his return to Hokendauqua in 1901, he engaged in the wholesale liquor business for two and one-half years, and in September, 1904, he took charge of the Washington Hotel, which was established in 1859. He is a member of the F. O. E.
In 1904 he married Margaret Somers, daugh- ter of Spence and Mary (Mullen) Somers, na-
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tives of County Derry, Ireland; who emigrated and settled at Hokendauqua. They had these children : James (who was buried on his second birthday) ; Margaret, and John, Jr.
MUSCHLITZ FAMILY.
Members of the Muschlitz family who have located in Lehigh county in recent years trace their ancestry to Gottlieb Muschlitz a native of Switzerland, who emigrated to America on the ship Eastern-Branch which landed at Philadel- phia on October 3, 1753. He settled first at Germantown, and had a number of children, one of whom was named John; and he had a son by name of Jacob; and this Jacob was the great- grandfather of Dr. Charles H. Muschlitz, of Slatington. In a list of the detachment. of sol- diers from Pennsylvania which was stationed in garrison at Fort Bradford under the command of Lt. Col. Joseph Shippen on January 20, 1760, the name of Godfrey Muschlitz appears.
Jacob Muschlitz located at Lockport, in Le- high county, and was a cooper by trade. He was a private in the First Company of Riflemen from Lehigh county in the Pennsylvania Militia in the year 1812. In 1835 he moved to Millport where he had a farm of twelve acres and on this farm erected a stone dwelling-house for himself and lived in it until he died. He was married on July 26, 1791, to Elizabeth Gann by Reverend Blumer, and had five children: William, Jacob, Sallie (married to Stephen Lentz, of Towamen- sing), Lydia (married to William Ruch, of Weissport), and Robert.
Robert Muschlitz, the youngest son of Jacob, was born at Lockport, in Lehigh county, in 1827. He was reared at Millport (to which place his parents had removed when he was quite young), and he learned the trade of cooper; but he after- ward followed boating for upwards of twenty- five years on the Lehigh canal. When he discon- tinued boating, he purchased some land and car- ried on farming until 1893 when he moved to Slatington and lived in retirement until he died in November, 1904. He was married to Lovina Boyer, daughter of John Boyer and his wife (nee Christman), born in 1834 and died in 1893; and they had twelve children: Robert F., Mary (mar- ried to W. C. Kramer), Sarah, Grant, Sobel (who died young), William A., Lizzie (who died young), Lewis, Henry, and three others who died in infancy. They were members of the Re- formed congregation of Towamensing Church, and there he was buried. A part of the town of Palmerton is built on land which was formerly his property.
and educated in the local schools and in the Key- stone Normal School at Kutztown. After teach- ing school four terms he filled a position as clerk in a store for a while, then became a partner of Henry Kuntz and traded with him under the name of Kuntz & Muschlitz for eighteen years when he withdrew and became the senior member of the firm of Muschlitz, Peter & Co., and this partnership was carried on for four years when Mr. Muschlitz acquired the sole ownership and conducted the business for himself until his death on October 25, 1910.
In politics Mr. Muschlitz was a Republican and he served as a school director for a time. He was interested in several slate industries, and was one of the organizers of the Citizens National Bank of Slatington and served as director and vice-president until he died. He was a member of the Slatington Lodge, No. 440, F. and A. M. He was married to Amanda, daughter of Hon. Charles Meendsen, of Mauch Chunk, and they had three children: Dr. Charles H., Dr. F. A. (graduate of Jefferson Medical College, class of 19II), and Edgar A. (who died in infancy). They were members of the Reformed Church which he served as a trustee.
DOCTOR CHARLES H. MUSCHLITZ, son of Robert F., was born at Lehigh Gap on December 18, 1881, and after graduating from the Slating- ton high school, class of 1896, attended the American Commercial College, at Allentown, the Lafayette College, and the Jefferson Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1904. He then entered the Philadelphia hospital and after serving there two years he was associated with Dr. H. A. Wilson, in Philadelphia, in a general practice of medicine for three years, and in the fall of 1909 he located in his home town of Slatington at No. 435 Main street, where he has since developed a large practice. He is a member of the Lehigh county Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Medical Association, Philadelphia Medical Society, and the University Club. He is also a member of the Slatington Lodge, No. 440, F. and A. M.
In 1908 he was married to Minnie M. Roper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Roper, and they have a son, Robert Roper, and a daughter, Phyllis. They are members of the Reformed Church.
WILLIAM A. MUSCHLITZ, the third son of Robert, a farmer of Washington township, was born at Millport, in Carbon county, on May 6, 1867. He was reared on a farm and given a common school education; then he secured a clerical position with the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., at Caxton, which he filled for nine years, and a similar position with the Adams Express
Robert F. Muschlitz, the eldest son of Robert, was born in Carbon county on April 19, 1852, Co., at Pittston, where he remained nine years.
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In 1908 he began farming in Washington town- ship on a 92-acre farm and having equipped him- self with modern machinery he has carried on operations there in a successful manner.
In March, 1892, he was married to Lucy Bos- teck, a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth ( Fost- er) Bosteck, and they have four children: Mary E. (a graduate of the Slatington High school and the American Commercial School) ; Harry W., Allen B., and Ethel L. They are members of the Reformed Church at Slatington.
Henry A. Muschlitz, the youngest son of Rob- ert, a manufacturer of hosiery at Slatington, was born at Millport, in Carbon county, April 30, 1877. He was graduated from the Slatington high school in 1895. In 1896 he entered the employ of the Slatington Knitting Co., as book- keeper and served the company until 1901 when - he organized the Crystal Knitting Mills and he has since operated this plant, giving employment to 70 people. He is a member of Slatington Lodge, No. 440, F. and A. M., Slatington Chap- ter R. A. M., No. 292, and Allen Commandery, No. 20, K. T., and also of the Rajah Temple, at Reading.
On Dec. 21, 1899, he was married to Carrie D. Schaeffer, daughter of B. J. and Elmira (Hunsicker) Schaeffer, and they have a daughter, Reba E. He and his family are members of the Reformed Church. He was the superintendent of the Sunday school there for seven years.
MUSE FAMILY.
The ship Nancy, John Ewing, captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, amongst its pas- sengers, brought to Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1752, Jacob Mussgenug. Tradition haş it that he came from Bingerloch on the Rhine. He located in Whitehall township, Northampton county, where he followed the trade of blacksmith. He is known to have had two sons: Jacob and David-and three daughters, Dorothea, m. (I) Samuel Musick, and (2) Andrew Knedler ; Juli- ana Margaret, b. 1758, d. 1841, m. Peter Roth, and Christina Swartz, who had two daughters- Salome and Catharine. He died about Novem- ber, 1798.
David Musgenung, son of Jacob, is said to have been a farmer in Whitehall township, his farm lying on the Jordan river .. He served in the Revolution as a private of Capt. Adam Serfass' company, and his name appears amongst those who received Depreciation Pay. The name of his wife was Anna Maria Meyer, the issue being: Jacob, b. Jan. 29, 1786; John; Henry; Nancy, wife of John Dongle; and Betsy, who was a mute and never married. Whilst fixing a binder chain, the same broke, and the binder hit him,
breaking several ribs. He lived several days, and whilst being lifted in bed, a rib punctured his lung, death being almost instantaneous.
Henry Moose, son of David Musgenung, was a blacksmith by trade. He was married to Betsey Nagle, and amongst their issue was: Elias, Sr .; Betsey, wife of Charles Ibach; Lovina, m. to Mannasses Newhard; Lydia; Henry, married twice, his second wife being Macetta Guth; and Thomas and John, who went West. Henry died May 17, 1830.
Elias Moose, Sr., son of Henry, was born March 25, 1808, d. May 23, 1893. He was married to Anna M. Danner (b. March 21, 1801, d. Sept. 12, 1881), the issue being : Charles, deceased, m. to Sarah Hartzell; Ed., m. to Matilda Dorney, deceased, of Cetronia; Willoughby; Eliza, m. to John Fahringer, de- ceased, of Allentown; Catharine Anna, m. to Charles A. Keck, of Cetronia; and Elias, m. Ist to Amanda Fahringer, deceased; 2nd to Rebecca Grate.
Willoughby H. Muse, son of Elias, Sr., was born at Cetronia, Pa., Nov. 11, 1837, d. Dec. 3, 1894. He had been a carpenter and painter by trade, and later turned to contracting. He belonged to the Evangelical Church, which he served as trustee. He married S. Amelia (b. Sept. 2, 1847, d. April 29, 1909), daughter of George and Sallie (Brobst) Danner, the issue being: 1-Alverdo L., b. Sept. 19, 1863, d. July 6, 1903; 2-Hirmeno V., b. Feb. 10, 1865, d. March 11, 1865; 3-Herbert P. W. Mrs. Wil- loughby Muse was married, the second time, to Moses B. Schadt.
HERBERT P. W. MUSE, son of Willoughby, was born at Cetronia, Pa., Feb. 25, 1871. He attended Muhlenberg College Preparatory School during 1888-89, entering the College in the Fall of the latter year and finished the Freshman year. During 1890 attended the Am- erican Business College, went to Chicago, where he was 6 months, and, on returning, entered the employ of G. W. Seagreaves, with whom he con- tinued for 10 years; thereafter he entered the .employ of the Second National Bank, where, since Feb. 1903, he is the note clerk. In politics, he is a Republican, a member of Grace United Evangelical church, which he serves as stew- ard since 1908. On April 12, 1899, he was married to Mary J., daughter of John B., and Elizabeth (Kast) Stuart, the issue being: (1) Miriam Jean; (2) Evelyn Stuart; and (3) Eliz- abeth Amelia. He resides at 1442 Linden Street, Allentown.
MUTH FAMILY.
The Pennsylvania Archives record the follow-
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ing immigrants by the name "Muth" as having arrived at Philadelphia :
Name. Ship. Date of arrival.
Johan Peter Muth, Priscilla. Sept. 12, 1750
Henry Muth, Phoenix, . Nov. 2, 1752
Johannes Muth, Prince of Wales, Nov. 5, 1764
Johan Geo. Muth, Boston, . . Nov. 10, 1764 Julian Muth, and
daughter Maria,
. Columbia, . Sept. 17, 1793
Dorothea Muth,
Wm. Whitsell, . Mar. 3, 1794
John Muth is recorded as a soldier of the Seventh Class Militia, from Northampton coun- ty, Pennsylvania, under Capt. John Trexler, whose company was a part of the First Battalion, commanded by Col. Stephen Balliet, in commis- sion from Nov. 1, 1781, to Jan. 1, 1782.
In 1849, Elizabeth Muth, widow of Frederick Muth, Senior, died in Berks county one of the executors of her estate was Frederick Muth, Junior.
The ancestor of Charles L. Muth, of Steins- ville, Lehigh county, and James M. Muth, of Catawissa, Lehigh county, was born in Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, and emigrated to America some time before the Revolutionary War. Tra- dition states that he was a married man when he came to this country and settled in Windsor township, Berks county. He had a son, John,
John Muth, in earlier life, lived in Windsor township, Berks county, and from there he went to Weisenberg township, Lehigh county. He was a farmer, and a member of the Reformed church, having been buried on the graveyard at the Ziegel's church. He was twice married : first to Elizabeth Schuler; second to Regina Grim, of Weisenberg township.
The children by his first wife were: Mrs. Henry Keck; Mrs. Landis (who is buried at the Egypt church); Mrs. Dinah Schaffer ; Mrs. - Bleiler; Mrs. Hannah -; and Andrew (who owned land at the Blue Mountain).
By his second wife he had seven children: Daniel; Jacob (lived in Weisenberg) ; Solomon (died in North Whitehall and buried at Cedar- ville) ; Reuben (buried at Cedarville) ; Samuel (buried at Seiberlingsville) ; Sallie (m. David Miller) ; and Lydia (m. Adam Hahn).
Daniel Muth was born in Windsor township, April 15, 1822. He worked on a farm until he learned the carpenter trade in Weisenberg town- ship, from a man by the name of Rauch. In 1849 he settled at Steinsville, Lehigh county. There he began housekeeping, and also the undertaking trade, which he followed with carpentering many years, until his death, August 8, 1886, in his 65th year. He usually employed eight men.
He and his family were members of the Re- formed congregation of Steinsville church, which
he served as a trustee. On March 28, 1852, he married Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Berger) Kern. She was born February 24, 1832, and is still a well preserved lady, having her home with her son, James M., at Catasau- qua, Pa. Their children were: Amanda (m. Ferdinand Strauss) ; Mary J. (m. John B. Follweiler ) ; John Albert (born December 16, 1856, d. March 18, 1884) ; Frank D. (b. March 5, 1858) ; Ida C. (m. Alfred Kramer) ; Charles L., and James M.
CHARLES L. MUTH, a native of Lynn town- ship, residing at Steinsville, where he operates the Steinsville creamery, was born January 30, 1864. He learned the carpenter trade and fol- lowed it for some years; then entered the slate quarry and was employed in the preparation of blocks and roofing slate for several years. In 1902 he became the manager of the creamery at Steinsville and has since carried on its manage- ment in a successful manner.
Mr. Muth is a Democrat and in 1893 served the township as tax collector. He has become prominently identified with the Sons of America and the Odd Fellows. He was a charter mem- ber of Camp 288, P. O. S. of A., at Steinsville, served as the financial secretary for six years and as the treasurer since 1907. He has also been a member of the Blue Mountain Lodge, No. 249, I. O. of O. F., at Steinsville, since 1896, serving as the secretary for a number of years, and in . 1910 was elected the District Secretary of the Grand Lodge, and honored with the appoint- ment of District Deputy. He is also a member of the Rebeccas, a branch of the Ladies Lodge of the P. O. S. of A.
Mr. Muth and his wife are prominent mem- bers of the Reformed congregation in the Jacobs church, which he served as deacon and treasurer, each office for two years. He is greatly inter- ested in the Sunday-school work at Steinsville, having officiated as the superintendent of the Union Sunday School since the Spring of 1902. The school has a membership of 140.
Mr. Muth was married October 4, 1892 to Ivanora M., daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Wynans) Braucher, grand-daughter of Hein- rich and Anna Mary (Kuhns) Braucher, and great-granddaughter of Jacob Braucher and his wife, born a Ritter.
JAMES M. MUTH, at Catasauqua, was born in Lynn township, February 2, 1868. In his young manhood he learned the carpenter trade from his father, Daniel. He was in the employ of John B. Follweiler a number of years. Later he located at Staudtsville, West Penn township, Schuylkill county, where he followed the trade until 1900, then settled at Catasauqua, where,
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- in 1911, he erected a modern frame residence at No. 725 Fourth street, and this is his residence. He still follows his trade as a boss carpenter.
He and his family are members of Salem Re- formed church, which he served as deacon and is now treasurer. He is a member of these lodges: Camp No. 288, P. O. S. of A., Steins- ville; Council No. 963, J. O. U. A. M., Sieg- fried, and the Whitehall Beneficial Association. In politics he is a Democrat.
On August II, 1894, he was married to El- mira Staudt. She is a daughter of John and Sarah (Snyder) Staudt, merchant and extensive real estate owner at Staudtsville, in West Penn township, Schuylkill county. They had two children : Hettie Sarah (who died April 26, 1906, aged 10 years, 4 months and 9 days) ; and Ralph A. (born April 30, 1903).
NADIG FAMILY.
Charles Henry Nadig, father of Henry Nadig, of Allentown, was a native of Prussia, Germany. He was a cooper by trade, a farmer and land- owner, and also a manufacturer of wine and owned a vineyard. He was married in 1850 to Catharina Mathews. Mr. Nadig and family sailed for America from Havre De Grass in the sailing vessel, Felshitz, and landed at New York after a passage of 34 days. They came direct to Allentown, where the family located. He estab- lished a cooperage and became engaged in the manufacture of barrels and other commodities. The rest of his life was spent in Allentown, where he died in 1862. His wife died in 1908, aged 85 years. Both are buried on Fairview cem- etery. They had four children, all of whom were born in Germany, as follows: Henry; Re- becca, deceased, married Lewis Benger; Kath- arine, married Henry Moyer, of Allentown; and Philip.
HENRY NADIG was born Oct. 14, 1844, in Prussia, Germany. When six years old, his par- ents emigrated to America, and he was reared and educated in the schools at Allentown. At an early age he learned the trade of machinist at the Barber machine shop of Allentown, and for a short period worked as a journeyman.
In 1870, with his brother Philip, he established a foundry and machine shop on Fourth street, known as Nadig Bros., which they have con- ducted successfully for 35 years, and now employ upward of 45 hands. The business is now con- ducted by Charles Nadig, a son of Henry Nadig.
Mr. Nadig is a man of inventive mind. He invented and had patented a single automatic en- gine, also a puller moulding machine. In 1889, he built the first automobile at Allentown, which was run by gasoline, and it was the first of its kind in the country.
The firm has continued to build automobiles since. In 1880 he built his present fine home at Fourth and Linden streets, Allentown. Mr. Nadig has been an earnest student of nature, which has received much of his time and con- sideration. He is an independent voter, and his motto in the affairs of life have been the Golden Rule.
He was married in 1873 to Miss. Clara. S. Walter, a daughter of Frederick Walter. They have ten children: Charles, who succeeded his father in the foundry and machine business; Lawrence, who is in the foundry and machine business at Quakertown, Pa .; Harry H., a medi- cal doctor, and who conducts a private sanitarium at Holebrooke, N. H .; Frederick, died in in- fancy; Robert F., who conducts a private school for mechanical engineering at Columbus, Ohio; William, who conducts a foundry and machine shop at Clarion, Pa .; Esther, married to Charles Deiley, of Allentown; John, who is engaged in the automobile business at Franklin, Pa .; Clara, mar- ried to a Mr. Guth, a photographer, at Chicago, and Earl, a student at Muhlenberg College.
NAGLE (NAGEL) FAMILY.
Leonard Nagle, an immigrant from Germany, came to the Province of Pennsylvania after the middle of the eighteenth century. His name appears among the list of house owners of Allen- town, in 1781, where some of his many descen- dants still live. He was married and among his children were: George; Leonard; John; Re -; becca, married to James Ginkinger; and Chris- tiana, the wife of Casper Newhard. She was born in 1790, and died in 1871. Her children were: Joseph F. Newhard, who was a popular merchant and landlord of Allentown and was high sheriff of Lehigh county; William H .; Charles ; James J. ; and S. P. Newhard. The last two resided in Philadelphia.
Leonard Nagle was recorder and register of wills of Lehigh county from 1812 to 1821.
John Nagle, son of Leonard, was a laborer in Whitehall township. He died very suddenly while his son Joseph was not yet twelve years old. His wife, a born Weightknecht, was a good, hard-working woman, dying in 1883, at the ripe age of 93 years. Their children were: Joseph ; William; Mary, married (first) Moses Roth, and (second) Peter Herman; Eliza, married to Richard Snyder; and Hettie, who was married to a Light, and died at the age of 56 years. Wil- liam Nagle was past seventy, and Mary, his sis- ter, was past 70 when they died. Eliza was still living in 1912 and was almost 90 years old.
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