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Tilghman Neimeyer
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G. A., of Emaus; and Richard T., a school- teacher at Atlantic City, N. J.
ASA M. NEIMEYER, ice cream manufacturer and dealer in dairy products in Allentown, was born in Lower Macungie township, Nov. 15, 1870. He was educated in the Emaus high school, and the Keystone State Normal School ; began teaching school at the age of sixteen and has taught fourteen terms. In 1895 he began dealing in dairy products in Salisbury township; and in 1902 he removed to Allentown and is lo- cated at the corner of Jefferson and Union streets. He has employed a number of people and is the largest individual milk dealer in Lehigh county.
Politically he is a Democrat; and socially he has membership in the Order of Owls and Franklin Chamber, No. 9, O. K. of F.
He is a Lutheran member of the Western Sal- isbury church, and has been the superintendent of the Union Sunday school of that church for a period of fourteen years ; and, during that time, was superintendent for four years of Riegel's Sunday school, located in the same locality.
On Feb. 29, 1894, he was married to Alice J. Kline, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Lich- tenwalner) Kline.
HORACE FALK NEUMEYER.
Horace Falk Neumeyer, successful inventor at Macungie for forty years, was born July 27, 1856, in the borough, and here he was reared and educated in the public schools until he became eighteen years old. During this time, since he was ten years old, he assisted his father in the marble works, and in this way gradually familiar- ized himself with tools and machinery. He then engaged in teaching for five years, having taught public schools in Lower Macungie township, during the winter months, and during the sum- mer months continued to assist his father. In 1879 he entered the hardware store of his father- in-law, Aaron Erdman, at Macungie, as a clerk, and after remaining so engaged for three years he became a partner. The partnership continued eight years when he purchased the interest of his father-in-law in the business, and carried on the store for four years; then he sold it to Aaron Weinberger, and conducted a ware-room three years for the sale of iron pumps, windmills, hydraulic rams, etc. In 1897 he established a general machine shop for constructing and re- pairing machinery, etc., and this he has carried on until the present time. He officiated as chief burgess for one term, 1906-9, and is now serv- ing in the town council.
In his early associations with his father, Mr. Neumeyer came to direct his studious attention
to inventions, and when only eighteen years old he designed and received a patent for an electric burglar alarm and since then was granted twenty- five other patents for useful and valuable inven- tions.
The list embraces the following articles :
Electric burglar alarm.
Electric fire escape (2).
Spray Nozzles (3).
Ball-cock for flushing closets.
Valve for flushing closets.
Hopper valve in closets.
Yard hydrants (6).
Wall hydrants (2).
Hose couplings (2).
Pawnee hydrant.
Beer faucet.
Beer bung.
Flashlight lamp.
Brush and soap-holder for buckets.
Rotary lawn sprinkler.
Mr. Neumeyer was married to Emma Erd- man, daughter of Aaron Erdman, merchant of Macungie, and they have one child, Frank E.
His father, Henry Neumeyer, was born Dec. 5, 1829, in Lower Macungie, and brought up on a farm until he became thirteen years old when his father died. He then went to Macungie and learned the trade of marble cutter under Jesse B. Nehs, who was also justice of the peace and fol- lowed land surveying; and when twenty years of age he engaged in the business of preparing and supplying tombstones and this he followed at Macungie for sixty years. Having been possess- ed of much mechanical genius he put up different machinery for facilitating his labors. From early youth for many years he showed much interest in researches of a literary character and also in mathematical calculations of a higher order. About 1900 he established a sun-dial on a large tree before his dwelling house which indicates the time of day accurately when the sunlight is not obstructed, and this has attracted much at- tention of visiting strangers. He served as jus- tice of the peace for ten years; as a town coun- cilman for fifteen years; and also as a school director. He was married to Helena Falk, daughter of George, of Macungie, and they had two children: Oliver, m. Emma Stahler ; and Horace, above.
Conrad Neumeyer, the grandfather of Mr. Neumeyer, was born in 1780, in Lower Macun- gie, where he carried on farming in connection with milling. He died in 1844. He was mar- ried to Lydia Dieffenderfer, daughter of Henry, farmer of same township, and they had twelve children: Charles, Jacob, George, Reuben, John, Henry (above), Andrew, Isaac, Susan, m. David
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Kern; Lydia, m. Joseph Warmkessel ; Elizabeth, m. Lucas Warmkessel ; and Catharine, m. David Mohr.
The emigrant ancestor of this family was Conrad Neumeyer, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1751, and settled along the Little Lehigh. He had a son, also named Con- rad, who was born in 1755, and had ten chil- dren, among them Conrad, above-named.
EUGENE W. NEISS.
Eugene Ulysses Neiss, a well-known baker of Mountainville, was born in Watertown, S. D., July 24, 1888. He was educated in the schools of Emaus, where his father established a bakery, which business he learned and was employed at various places for some time. He then learned boilermaking at the Taylor Engineering Works, but disliking this business, he went into the bakery business at Perkasie and later at Sellers- ville, after which he was employed as a journey- man baker by Miller & Co. and John S. Jacoby, at Allentown. In 1911 he established a bakery at Mountainville, but was unfortunately com- pletely burned out on Dec. 11, 1911. He then entered the employ of Peters & Jacoby for a time, and on Aug. 1, 1912, again opened a bakery at Mountainville, in which he met with success, running several wagons. Mr. Neiss is a mem- ber of the Moravian Church at Emaus, a Re- publican in politics and affiliated with the Knights of Friendship. He married, Oct. 27, 1907, Sallie L., daughter of Frank J., and Annie ( Hill) Muth, of Vera Cruz, and they have three chil- dren : Mabel M., Madeline L. and Paul F. George W. Neiss, father of Eugene W., was born at Pine Swamp, Luzerne county, March 17, 1863, the son of Henry and Julia (Leibert) Neiss, of Lower Milford. His father moved to Allentown in 1867, where he was a grocer and later engaged in the lumber business at Pine Swamp, Luzerne county. He had five children : Joseph, Charles, James, Sarah and George W. George W. entered the bakery of his uncle at Emaus after leaving school, but in 1878 went to South Dakota, where he owned land at Clear Lake. In 1890 he returned to Emaus and estab- lished a bakery at 227 Main street, which he still conducts. He is a member and has been a trustee for eleven years of the Moravian Church, and a Republican in politics. He married, in 1878, Louisa, daughter of Henry W. and Sophia M. (Christ) Jarrett, of Emaus, and has four children: Edward, of Allentown, who married Katie Heffner ; Eugene W .; Norman N. and Helen. Mrs. Neiss was educated at the Moravian Parochial School at Bethlehem and assisted her father in his hardware store from the age of thirteen until her marriage.
NEWCOMER FAMILY.
John Newcomer had a brother, Philip, who located near Milton, Pa., and there in Turbut township he owned a large farm. He married Elizabeth Lantz, of Turbut township, and in 1864 they moved to Iowa, making the trip by team, the journey taking three months. They took up land in Iowa, and there they lived until they died. Their children were: John Samuel; Daniel; Susan; Emanuel; Levi, who served as a captain during the Civil War, from Iowa; Philip; Margaret; Kate; Annie; Joseph ; and four others whose names are not recalled.
John and Philip Newcomer had a sister who was married to John Ott. A third brother also had settled at Milton, Pa., and he had a son, John J., who was Captain of Company D, Eighteenth Regiment, Seventh Cavalry, in the Civil War, from Northumberland county, Pa.
John Samuel, son of Philip, was born in Tur- but township, in 1825. He accompanied his par- ents to Iowa, but not liking that country, returned to his native state and county. He purchased his father-in-law's farm, which he cultivated until his death in 1908, and is buried at Milton, Pa. He married Matilda, a daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Bachman) Jacoby. They had Eliza- beth, wife of Isaac Seers, of Milton; Hattie M., wife of C. C. Gast, of Milton; and Franklin A., born Dec. 31, 1866; taught school and is an able musician. Since 1897 he farms the homestead and raises truck. He is a member of the Lutheran church at Milton, which he served as organist for sixteen years. He married Jennie Clewell. Issue: Franklin C., and John W.
John Newcomer, the brother of the above- named Philip, was a farmer in Upper Sau- con township and after his active labors were over, he removed to Coopersburg, where he died and was buried at Blue Church, of which he was a member of the Reformed congregation. He married Lydia Ott. Issue: (1) Thomas; (2) Philip; (3) Elemina, married Peter Eck- ert; (4) Susanna, married Ephraim Schaffer ; (5) Elizabeth, married to Charles Ott; (6) William.
Philip Newcomer, eldest son of John and Lydia (Ott) Newcomer, was born in Upper Saucon on May 21, 1828. He was educated in the public schools and at a suitable age he learned the saddlers' trade. He followed his trade in Coopersburg until 1869, then removed to South Bethlehem, and thence to Stockertown, remain- ing there until his wife's decease, in 1893, when he returned to Coopersburg, living with his son, until his death, on Feb. 21, 1905. He was a member of the Reformed congregation and was a deacon of the Blue church. He married Eliza-
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beth Lentz. Issue: an only son, C. Frank New- comer.
C. FRANK NEWCOMER, son of Philip, was born Sept. 4, 1854, and educated in the public schools and the Bethlehem High School. At the age of sixteen years he learned the trade of carriage trimming which he followed seventeen years, in various places. He returned to Coop- ersburg in 1890, where he now resides. He pur- chased the baking establishment of Krause Broth- ers, which he has since operated. He was one of the original men in the incorporation of the Coopersburg Electric Light Company, in 1911, which furnishes light for the borough and sur- rounding community which has been success- ful from the beginning.
It is capitalized at $5,000. Officers, C. H. Stoneback, president; C. F. Newcomer, vice-pres- ident ; R. D. Barron, Treasurer; and Willis Jordan, secretary.
Mr. Newcomer is a director, since 1909, of the Lehigh Valley Cold Storage Company, at South Bethlehem. He and Mr. Stoneback were largely instrumental in the establishment of the Emaus Telephone Company. Mr. Newcomer was one of the organizers of the Coopersburg National Bank, of which he is a director. He was one of the organizers and is the secretary of the Coopersburg Telephone Company, which op- erates seven miles of wire and has upwards of fifty subscribers. He was also one of the organ- izers in 1909, of the Mountainville Telephone Company in connection with Mr. Stonebach. In politics he is a Democrat and was burgess of the borough. He is a Lutheran member of St. Johns Union church and has been a trustee for four years. He was married on Nov. 25, 1880, to Emma E. Kromer, daughter of John and Lovina (Miller) Kromer.
NEWHARD FAMILY.
The name of this family, spelled Newhart, Neihart, Newhardt, and Neihardt, had its origin from the village of Newhart, in the Odenwald, Germany. There lived Conrad Newhart, whose name is found in records in the year 1140. He was an armorer and became so proficient in this art that Emperor Frederick, called Barbarossa, elevated him to the dignity of a Patrician and gave him a coat of arms. He settled in the province of Zweibruecken, where he was elected to the senate. He was long remembered on ac- count of a legacy he left for widows and orphans. The document was lost in the thirty years' war. He died in 1191, as chief master of the armorer guild and senator. He married Martha Buck, and had two sons: Ulrich and Caspar, who both became armorers. Ulrich died without sons.
Caspar Neuhart, who was fond of travelling, married Johanna Bierer, of Thuringen, and re- ceived the same honors as his father. He pur- chased a fine estate in Zweibruecken and died in 1236. His son, George, managed the estate of his father, and married Mary Dauer. He died in 1280, leaving three sons: Andrew, Veit, and Michael.
Andrew made an agreement with his brothers and purchased the estate, giving them money for their share, which they squandered and died in poverty, without issue. Andrew prospered and purchased more property. He married Anna Frank and died in 1317. His descendants flour- ished as landlords and lived in Zweibruecken until the Thirty Years' War put an end to their prosperity. After this war, only a Daniel and Gottfried Neuhart can be found. Gottfried set- tled at Oberbach. Daniel took possession of one of the estate and married Dorothea Hornmeyer. He died in 1685, leaving two sons: Christof and George, who still lived there in the year 1710.
George Frederick, Michael and George Neu- hard, of this family, emigrated to America in the ship St. Andrew, sailing from Rotterdam, and arrived at Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 1737, when they took the oath of allegiance to the King of England before Judges James Logan, Clement Plumsted, Ralph Asheton, and William Allen. In the following year they settled in what was then the frontier of Bucks county. The eldest of the brothers, George Frederick, usually called Frederick, with George Kern, took up a warrant for 400 acres of land on the Coplay creek, in Whitehall township, on Feb. 1, 1743. This was divided on Nov. 30, 1744, and he received 2031/2 acres, which he later sold to Adam Deshler, on account of the lack of spring water and the abundance of heavy timber. On Nov. 28, 1746, he purchased 250 acres along the Jordan creek, from John Eastburn, which adjoined William Allen's land on the north. Portions of this tract are still owned by descendants, Francis J. New- hard, and the Koehler family.
Frederick Newhard was one of the principal citizens of Whitehall township, where he was assessed £22 in 1762, one of the twelve highest rated men in the township. In 1764, he was as- sessed for 250 acres of deeded land and 60 acres of undeeded land. He was naturalized April 10, 1755. He was a member of the Reformed congregation at Egypt, and when the Allentown congregation was organized attended church in the new town. He built a log house on his land, near the Jordan, the foundations of which can still be seen. He died Nov. 29, 1765 ,in his 66th year, and was buried in the old cemetery at Al- lentown. In 1768, his widow, Mary Margaret,
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was assessed for 90 acres of cultivated land and 210 acres of uncultivated land, with two horses and two cows. His widow survived him some years and on May 27, 1771, with the other heirs, released to the two eldest sons, Frederick and Lawrence, in consideration of £5 paid to each, the entire tract of 371 acres which the father had owned.
Frederick Newhard's will read as follows:
The first day of January in the fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France & Ire- land King, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred & sixty four, I, Frederick Neuhard, of Whitehall Township, in the County of Northampton, in the Province of Pennsylvania, Cordwainer, being some- what infirm in Body but of sound & well disposing mind & memory, blessed be God for the same and all other of his mercies & favours confer'd upon me and being mindful of my mortality and desirous to settle my worldly affairs in the best manner I can, do make this to be my Last Will and Testament of and concerning all my temporal estate in manner following (hereby revoking all other Wills) that is to say, first, it is my will that my just debts & funeral expenses be duly paid and I do give unto my two sons Frederick and Lawrence the sum of Thirty pounds each lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be paid unto them within six months after my decease, and forasmuch as I have already advanced for my eldest son Christopher in my Life Time I do give unto him five shillings like money in full of his share or other expectancy out of my estate. And I do give unto my dear and well beloved wife Maria Margaretta and her assigns all and singular my Mesuages and Tenements and Hereditament whatsoever or wheresoever with the appurtenances to hold her my said wife Maria Margaretta and her assigns for & during all the Term of her natural Life without Impeachment of Waste. And I do will and devise that the same Premises upon the decease of my said wife shall revert and remain over unto my children namely, Frederick, Lawrence, Daniel, Peter, Juliana, the wife of Stephen Schneider of Whitehall township, aforesaid, yeoman, Salome, Sophia and Elizabeth Barbara, Part and Share alike and to their several & respective Heirs and Assigns forever. Moreover, I do give unto her my said wife Maria Margaretta the Use and Occupation of all the rest & residue of my Goods & Chattels & Personal Estate for and during all the Term of her Natural Life and from & immediately after her Decease I would have what is left thereof to be equally divided amongst all my before named chil- dren. My meaning is not to lay my said wife un- der any Restraint or to make her or her Executors or administrators responsible or accountable for anything that shall hereby come to my said wife's possession, for I will not put her under the control of any of my children. And I do nominate & an- point my trusty and much esteemed Friends, George Knauss and George Jacob Kern, to be the Execu- tors of this my Last Will & Testament, and I do hereby commit my minor children and their educa- tion unto them the said George Knauss and George Jacob Kern and the survivor of them. They may bind them out to learn Trades or Husbandry, as they in their Discretion shall think fit. In Witness
whereof I the said Frederick Neuhart, the Testa- tor, have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year first above written.
FRIDRICH NEIHART. Seal.
Signed, Sealed, Published & Declared by the above named Frederick Neihart, the Testator, for and as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who in his Presence & at his Request have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses to the same.
THOMAS HUNSICKER, Acknowledged at Easton,
JOHANNES ROTH, May 14, 1766, Before Lewis Gordon, Deputy Register. J. OKELY.
Frederick and Mary Margaret Newhard had nine children : I. Christopher; 2. Juliana; 3. Frederick; 4. Lawrence; 5. Salome; 6. Daniel; 7. Peter; 8. Sophia Margaret; 9. Elizabeth Bar- bara.
I. Christopher Newhard, the eldest son, was a farmer, and in 1761 lived on the Jennings farm along the Lehigh. In 1762 he removed to Mount Bethel township, where he secured 250 acres of land. He enlisted in Col. Samuel Miles' Regi- ment of Riflemen on April 14, 1776, in the Revo- lution, and was killed at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776. His estate, amounting to £60, was administered by the court on July I, 1777. He had one child, Elizabeth, who mar- ried George Schick.
II. Juliana Newhard, the eldest daughter, mar- ried Stephen Snyder, of Whitehall township. They both died in March, 1796. Their children were: Frederick; Henry, born 1758, died Sept. 9, 1825; Daniel, born Feb. 1, 1766; Peter ; Eliz- abeth Barbara; Salome; and Magdalena.
III. Frederick Newhard, son of Frederick, with his brother, Lawrence, farmed the home- stead, which they owned jointly, until March 10, 1789, when it was divided, the northeastern por- tion going to Frederick. He died in 1794, and was buried on his own land. His estate of 153 acres was valued at £1,006, and was accepted at the valuation by his eldest son, Daniel. His wife, Mary Susanna, was born Feb. 12, 1746, and died Aug. 3, 1821. They had nine children :
Daniel, eldest son of Frederick, Jr., was born March 8, 1773, and died Dec. 20, 1840. He farmed the land of the homestead and was a prominent citizen of the township. He was a member of Zion Reformed church and married, Aug. 1, 1796, Catharine Burger, who was born Dec. 22, 1774, and died Sept. 23, 1825. They had twelve children: I. Jonathan, born Aug. 13, 1797, died unmarried, June 10, 1864. 2. Daniel, born July 26, 1798, died young. 3. Charles, born Aug. 9, 1799, died Nov. 23, 1883, who married Mary Ann Laury and had children : Monroe; Lavinia; Charles ; Emily, wife of Mor- ris F. Scheirer and Mary Newhard. 4. Abra-
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ham, born Nov. 7, 1800, died Oct. 14, 1872, unmarried. 5. Elizabeth, born Nov. 28, 1801, died young. 6. Henry, of whom below. 7 Anna, born July 17, 1804, died Sept. 7, 1864, married John Marcks and had children: James, married Amanda Grammes; and had one daugh- ter, Anna, married John Geisler; Tilghman, married Emma Heberly; Levi, married Louisa Kuhns, and had one son, John, married Lizzie Bastian; and Matilda, married William Schmoy- er, and had a daughter, Laura, married James Geisinger. 8. Catharine, born Aug. 18, 1806, died July 6, 1887, unmarried. 9. James, of whom below. 10. Levi, born Jan. 30, 1810, died young. II. Reuben, born Nov. 29, 1813, died Aug. 18, 1882, married Catharine Kline, and was the fa- ther of Ephraim R. Newhard, who was born April 17, 1849, and died June 2, 1901. 12. Ed- win, born Jan. 17, 1817, died Aug. 12, 1821.
Henry Newhard, son of Daniel, was born April 24, 1803, and died Feb. 15, 1888. He was a blacksmith, as well as farmer, and when the Lehigh canal was constructed, sharpened the tools for the workmen, located at Siegfrieds. He was supervisor of the township several years and also was elected school director as a Democrat. He was a member of Zion Reformed church and later of Salem's, and served as deacon and elder. He died Feb. 15, 1888. His wife, Sarah, was a daughter of the Reformed clergyman, Rev. John Gobretcht and was born Feb. 25, 1808, and died Aug. 12, 1881. They are buried on Union cemetery. They had five children : Carlotta L., born Nov. 14, 1834, died Aug. 6, 1907, who married Edward P. Reichard, and had children: Wm. H., of Allentown; Oscar D., of Philadel- phia; Maria S .; Charles N .; Rev. F. E .; and Nathaniel P. ; Angelina C., born 1836, died 1837; Adelina C., married Jacob Ritter ; Rebecca Su- sanna, born March 27, 1843, of Philadelphia; and Francis James.
FRANCIS J. NEWHARD, of Whitehall town- ship, proprietor of the Newhard stone crusher and quarry on the Egypt pike, was born on the homestead, March 27, 1843, one of twins. He was reared on the farm and engaged in farming until 1890, when he embarked in his present business, in which he employs twelve people. Mr. Newhard owns 67 acres of the original tract purchased by his great-great-grandfather in 1746, now in the family for 168 years. His father built the present house in 1849 and the barn in 1854. On the tract is also a small log house, built by a Tollman over a century ago. In 1908, Mr. Newhard erected a fine cement block resi- dence on the pike, where he resides. He has served as a school director in the township for six years and as assessor for two years, as a Dem-
ocrat. He is a member of and has served as dea- con of the Reformed congregation at Mickley's church. He is a member of the executive com- mittee of the Newhard Family Reunion and served several years as treasurer. Mr. Newhard has rare natural ability in sketching and cartoon- ing and is a free hand drawer and fine penman, as well as a skillful woodworker. He married, in 1869, Alice M., daughter of Abraham and Maria (Erdman) Mickley. They have no children, but have an adopted daughter, Maggie J., daughter of Charles Newhard, who married Frank T. Merkle, a grocer, at Eighth and Chew streets, Allentown, and has two children: Ralph F., and Esther L.
James Newhard, son of Daniel, was born Oct. 25, 1808, and died April 5, 1892. He located at Egypt and married Salome Kline, who was born July 9, 1815 and died Feb. 13, 1894. They had eight children: Alfred H., born Jan. 10, 1839, died Jan. 9, 1899, married Louisa E. Sieg- er and had children: Willis, of Chicago, Dallas, and Kate; Frank H., who married Fianna Mil- ler and had children: Laura M., wife of H. J. Dehnhardt, Emma C:, wife of Edw. Jones, Reba, wife of C. H. Shaw, Harvey L., of Oak Grove, Del., Carson, of the 46th U. S. Regt., and Walter F., deceased ; James D. ; Pauline E., wife of Lewis Kohler; Lewis; Elmina S., wife of Cyrus A. Kuhns; Chester H .; and Willough- by H.
JAMES D. NEWHARD, son of James, received his education in the Egypt schools and was en- gaged on the farm until the age of seventeen. He then spent two years in learning the coach- maker's trade with Frederick Becker, of Catasau- qua. In 1871 he removed to Allentown and en- gaged in carriage-making with Wolf & Neligh, on North Seventh street. Later the business was extended on South Seventh street as Neligh & Newhard. Mr. Neligh subsequently sold his interest in the business and removed to West Point, Neb. Meanwhile, Mr. Newhard had en- gaged in the livery business on North Hall street, and since 1898 has been located on North Church street, where he stables 35 horses. He is the old- est liveryman in the city and does the largest business. His stables have been recently reno- vated and are models of neatness, with all mod- ern appliances.
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