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daughter, Laura, who is married to Harvey A. Zinszer, a wireless operator for the Marconi Company. Mr. Laudenslager resides at 920 S. Sixth Street, Allentown, Pa.
Howard J. Laudenslager, on the maternal side, is descended from the Spinner family.
Jacob Spinner, according to tradition, had been following the vocation of shad-fishing and came to this region from Philadelphia and settled in Salisbury township, where he owned about 600 acres of land. He served as a soldier in the Revolution; first as a private, later as captain. His name appears amongst those receiving dep- recation-pay. He was born March 3, 1740, and on Nov. 9, 1759, he was married to Maria Cath- erine Stoudt, their children being: (1) Jacob, m. to Miss Worman ; (2) Abraham; (3) David, m. to Salome Brong; (4) John; (6) and two daughters; one married to a Mr. Hemsing, of Easton and the other married to a Mr. Seip, of Easton
John Spinner, son of Jacob, was born in Sal- isbury township, February, 1797, and died in April, 1869. At first he followed the trade of cooper, later he engaged in farming in Salisbury township. He had been a member of Zion's Reformed church, Allentown, which he served in various capacities. He was married to Susanna Waltman, the issue being: (1) Reuben and (2) Letitia, m. to Solomon Diehl, of Salisbury town- ship.
Reuben Spinner, son of John, was born in Salisbury township, Lehigh county, June 5, 1818 and died March 24, 1886. He followed the vo- cation of farming all his life. In politics, he was a Democrat, serving as supervisor for many years. He also was a member of Zion's Re- formed church. He had been married to Cath- erine, daughter of John and Barbara (Siegfried) Diehl, their issue being: Edwin, m. to Hannah Haines, of Salisbury township, and Susanna.
Susanna Spinner, daughter of Reuben, was born in Salisbury township, May 15, 1843. On Oct. 5, 1865 she was married to Milton Laud- enslager, son of John and Mary (Ritter) Laud- enslager. Mr. Laudenslager served in the Civil War as a private in Co. D, 4Ist Regt. Penna. Militia, under Col. Wilcox, in 1864. He aft- erwards was a farmer, residing on the old Spin- ner Homestead in Salisbury township. The children born to them were: Howard J .; Mary, C., m. to Homer Kemmerer, deceased, of Salis- bury township; Ida, m. to Irwin Knecht, of the same place ; John, deceased, m. to Daisy Conrad.
LAURY FAMILY.
Michael Laury, in direct line, a descendant from the House of Maxwellton, County Dum-
fries, town of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, was the great-grandfather of Judge David Laury, of Laury's Station, Pa.
The town where he was born in 1717, is on the River Nith. He fled into Germany and in Wurtemburg, Germany, married Miss Barbara Gottshalk, who came with her husband to Amer- ica as his bride, landing in the City of Philadel- phia, in 1756. On Nov. 22, 1756, was born their first child, a son. He was christened Godfrey Laury. They left Philadelphia very soon and located on Fells creek, Northampton county, Pa. Godfrey Laury was a blacksmith and married Susanna Rockel. They were the parents of sev- eral children. John Laury, a brother, was the second son of Michael Laury, and was born in Philadelphia. Godfrey Laury had a son, who was named John in honor of his brother John.
When the call came in 1775, Michael Laury entered the Revolutionary War. His two sons, Godfrey Laury and John Laury, also joined the Continental Army. Michael Laury was then 60 years of age, and gave his reasons for enlisting in the continental army, homesickness for his two sons. The three Laury's-father and two sons- became valorous in the Battle of Monmouth, N. J., where Michael Laury was killed in this bat- tle in 1777. He lies buried in the cemetery at Mt. Bethel, N. J., now known as Warrensville, in Somerset county, N. J. Mrs. Adam Lau- bach, of Siegfried, Pa., a daughter of Judge David Laury, of Laury's Station, and a great- great-granddaughter of Michael Laury, erected a Daughter of the Revolution marker on the grave of his son, Godfrey, who died on June 27, 1824. He is said to have been a very fleshy man. In a walk of several miles on a hot day he overheated himself and upon reaching the Unionville church was overcome and soon died. John Laury, his son, and a brother, were also on their way to church and when they arrived at Unionville, Godfrey Laury had expired. His corpse was taken to his farm at Schnecksville, Lehigh county, Pa., and a few days later buried on Unionville cemetery.
John Laury, son of Godfrey, was born in Weisenburg, Lehigh township, Pa., and married Magdalene Kuhns. They moved to Northamp- ton county, near Catasauqua, but soon removed to Lehigh county. The issue of this marriage were : Mrs. Stephen Saeger; Mrs. Dr. Wm. Kohler ; Miss Sarah Laury ; Peter Laury ; James Laury ; John Laury; Mrs. Heydt, of Ashley, Pa .; God- frey Laury, of Kansas; and Mrs. Klotz, of Weissport, Pa. John Laury died and was buried at Unionville close to his father's grave.
Judge David Laury was born June 1, 1805, in North Whitehall township. As a boy he at-
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tended a German school for a few terms, and learned to read and write that language. He was brought up as a farmer and blacksmith, and in August, 1827, he married Miss Maria Kline, of Lowhill, with whom he lived happily for over fifty years, and who died March, 12, 1878. Ten children were born to them, viz: Mary, wife of Thomas Newhard ; Henry Kline Laury ; Caro- line, wife of Adam Laubach; Lewis K. Laury; Maria, who married Dr. Stephen Ruch, of El- mira, N. Y .; Josephine, wife of George F. Kim- ball; Miss Leah Laury; Rebecca, Mrs. Joseph Bibighaus; David K. Laury, Jr .; and Alexander C. P. Laury.
In 1832 Judge Laury located in the town which was named Laury's Station in honor of him, and built the large grist-mill, the fine sum- mer resort and the hotel, besides owning much valuable real estate, and Laury's Island, in the Lehigh river, renowned as a popular picnic resort. In early life he took an active interest in politics, and in 1838, with seven other gentlemen from this county, attended a convention at Harris- burg, called to re-organize the Democratic party. The body was known as the young men's conven- tion, and a result of their work was the election of David R. Porter as governor of this state. His first commission was as captain of a com- pany, which had served in the War of 1812. This commission was issued by Joseph Ritner, the anti-Mason governor. In 1846 he was nom- inated for the legislature for the district then composed of Carbon and Lehigh counties, but was defeated. In 1850 he was again nominated and elected, and served four years. In 1856 he was a presidential elector, and voted for James Buchanan. In 1863 he was appointed postmas- ter at Laury's Station, and held the office up to the time of his death. In 1865 he was elected justice of the peace for North Whitehall, and in 1867 was appointed revenue collector for Lehigh and Northampton counties. He was elected as- sociate judge of Lehigh county, in 1868, and served with distinction and honor.
At the time of the opening of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad, in 1855, Judge Laury was appoint- ed station agent at Laury's and held that position until his death. He was an early advocate of the building of the road and helped to collect money to pay for the first survey of the Lehigh Valley Road. The ground occupied by the Laury depot was donated to the Lehigh Valley Company by himself and wife. Judge Laury was a Democrat all his life, and his first vote was cast for Andrew Jackson. In 1854 he was commissioned major- general of the seventh division, Pennsylvania militia, comprising Lehigh, Northampton, Car- bon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties, which
office he held for over three years. In church and Sunday school work he was active, and it was one of his proudest boasts that he organized the first Sunday school in the county, outside of the city of Allentown. He was one of the pil- lars of St. John's Lutheran church, at Laury's, and was one of the committee that built the edi- fice. He was kind and charitable, and no one stood higher in the esteem of his fellow-men than he.
LAYTON FAMILY.
Israel Layton, an Englishman, was born July 5, 1798. He came to America when a young man, locating at Flourtown, Montgomery county, Pa., and there he was married. He was a fence-maker. In later life he settled in Le- high county, first living at Emaus, later at Ruppsville, and in 1880 came to Allentown where he died on March 23, 1881, and is buried on the Union cemetery.
He was a Methodist, but later united with the Evangelical church, was a devout church- member unto the end of his life.
He was married to Ann Lippincott, who was born April 5, 1799, and died on Sept. 8, 1870. Their children were: Joseph, John, William, Charles, James, Mary, married to Archibald Rex and Sarah, married to Jacob Kuhnsman.
Joseph Layton, son of Israel, was born Oct. 21, 1820, in Lehigh county. He was a shoemak- er and followed it at Ruppsville, in Upper Ma- cungie township, upwards of twenty years. In 1880 he moved to Allentown, where he followed his trade until several years before his death, which occurred on Sept. 14, 1907. He is buried on the family plot on West End cemetery, Allen- town. He and family were active members of Bethany United Evangelical church. In politics he was a Democrat and was elected supervisor and tax collector of Upper Macungie township, serving both offices for some years.
He was married to Elvina Schankweiler, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Falk) Schank- weiler. She was born Aug. 20, 1824, died June 26, 1891. Unto them were born these children:
Mary A., married B. L. Gaumer. Samuel, died in infancy. James, a shoemaker of Allentown.
William, died in infancy.
George, died in infancy.
Ellen married 3 Uriah Henry.
Charles D. Baldy.
Clemens M., of Newside, Pa. Oscar B., of Allentown. Ida, married W. F. Fink.
Rev. John T., whose history follows.
Emma A., married Robert Draher. Victor A., of Allentown.
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REV. J. T. LAYTON.
REV. J. T. LAYTON, pastor of Emerald Mis- sion, was appointed by the Annual Conference in 1912, which met in the Seibert United Evan- gelical church of Allentown. He was born at Ruppsville, Lehigh county, September 28, 1861. He attended the common schools and during the summer months worked upon the farm, until 1880, when he came to Allentown and for six- teen years drove a bread wagon in Allentown and the surrounding country.
In 1880 he was soundly converted and in 1894 he united with Seibert United Evangelical church, Allentown ; was class leader for 22 years, and active in church and Sunday school work. At the Annual Conference, which convened at Bangor, Pa., in 1902, upon the recommendation of his class of Seibert United Evangelical Church at Allentown, Rev. Layton was licensed to preach. He has served Berrysburg Mission, in Dauphin county, from 1905-1908; Oley Mis- sion, from 1908-1912. Rev. Layton is devoted to his calling and his labors are successful. He was married in 1883 to Emma J., daughter of the later Charles and Eliza (Mill) Issermoyer, They have two children: Lottie L. (married to G. H. Seidel, of Allentown), and Claude F., married on Nov. 1, 1913 to Annie Scherer.
LAZARUS FAMILY.
The progenitor of the Lazarus family original- ly settled in Northampton county, near Shoeners- ville. Near this place, on the Lazarus home- stead, Daniel Lazarus was born April 10, 1768, and died on Nov. 5, 1857. He followed farming all his life, having been the owner of the old homestead; one farm of 130 acres, and another farm of 85 acres. On the latter farm he erected the original set of buildings. He was a Lutheran member of the Shoenersville church, which he served faithfully as an officer. He was married to Elizabeth Paul, born April 18, 1776; died Feb. 14, 1833. They had children, as follows: Peter, settled in Michigan; George, mentioned later; David, settled in Ohio; Jacob, buried in Allentown; Elizabeth, married to Elias Hause- knecht; Christiana, married Mr. Schmoyer; Daniel, Jr .; buried in Kansas, where he had lived; Maria, married to William Herbst; Joseph, and Thomas, mentioned later.
George Lazarus, a son of Daniel and Eliza- beth (Paul) Lazarus, was born November I, 1799, died June 3, 1883 ;. he was a farmer by occupation, having been the owner of a part of the old homestead, comprising 130 acres. His barn was destroyed by lightning in 1837. In the same year he built a new barn. In politics
he was a Republican, and held the office of school director, and assessor of Hanover township. He was a member of the Lutheran congregation of the Shoenersville church, which he served as deacon, elder, and trustee. He was married to Elizabeth Miller, a daughter of Henry and Bar- bara (Schreiber) Miller. She was born Oc- tober 30, 1803, and died March 3, 1845. They had the following children: Henry D .; Reuben D .; Rev. George M .; William; and Elizabeth, wife of Reuben Lerch.
HENRY D. LAZARUS, a son of George and Elizabeth (Miller) Lazarus, was born Oct. 18, 1835. He received his education in the common schools and Bath Academy. For 25 years he farmed his father's farm, near Mechanicsville. In politics he is a Democrat. He served as su- pervisor of the township for ten years, and filled the office of school director for three years. He has for many years been a faithful member of the Lutheran congregation of Mickley's church, hav- ing served as deacon for two years; elder, four years ; and trustee, fourteen years. He was mar- ried to Sarah R. Laubach, daughter of John and Annie (Albright) Laubach. Mrs. Lazarus died June II, 1886. They had children as follows : Albert T .; Berth E., deceased, married to Frank- lin Wisser ; William C .; Franklin G .; Victor D., all of South Bethlehem; Aquila M., wife of Eugene Bleiler.
Albert T. Lazarus, son of Henry D., and Sarah R. (Laubach) Lazarus, was born in Han- over township, June 9, 1859. He was reared on the farm and has followed farming ever since. In 1882 he was in Seneca county, Ohio, and in 1893 he was in the northwestern part of Minne- sota. In 1888 he began farming in Whitehall township. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Lutheran congregation of Mick- leys church. He has filled the office of deacon four years and elder four years. In 1886 he was married to Sarah L. Roth, daughter of Ezram and Ellen J. (Scheetz) Roth. They have one daughter, Eva A., married to Mr. Semmel.
Rev. George M. Lazarus was born in Shoen- ersville, May 26, 1839. He was married to Amanda C. Dech. They were the parents of five children: Rev. Jacob W .; Newton C .; Elizabeth A .; George F .; and Rev. Luther D.
William Lazarus was born Oct. 23, 1841. He was married to Amanda Schuyler, a daughter of George and Susannah ( Herman) Schuyler. They were the parents of the following children : Harrison G .; Calvin H .; Howard H .; Morris J. ; Elmer E. ; Amanda C., deceased ; William D., deceased ; Ella G., deceased ; and Emma J., de- ceased.
Thomas Lazarus, son of Daniel and Eliza-
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beth (Paul) Lazarus, was born Dec. 4, 1809, died Sept. 24, 1871. He was the owner of a part of the original Lazarus homestead, the part upon which his father erected the new buildings. On this tract he lived and died. He was mar- ried to Anna Maria Balliet, a daughter of John Balliet. She was born June 13, 1813, died Jan. 13, 1887. They were the parents of the follow- ing children: Catharine, married to Tilghman Stuber; Elizabeth, married to William Lilly; Carolina, married to Aaron Diefenderfer ; Ma- tilda, married to Joshua Colver ; Jonas E., born Aug. 18, 1841 ; in 1876 he moved to Ross town- ship, Monroe county, where he has a farm of 171 acres. He was married to Charlotte Die- fenderfer. Issue: Anna M., wife of S. L. Van Buskirk; Sarah J., wife of Peter Drumheller ; Lovine, married to Aaron Dech; James; and Tilghman, of Hanover township, and Richard F.
RICHARD F. LAZARUS, farmer, of Whitehall township, was born Nov. 27, 1848. He was reared on his father's farm near Shoenersville and began to farm for himself in 1873. In 1875 he purchased a farm of forty-eight acres in Whitehall township, upon which he moved the following year and where he has resided ever since. The tract was formerly owned by Ed- ward Grammes and Eli Sterner and was known as the George homestead. The tract contains valuable deposits of limestone which have been used by the American and Lehigh Portland Ce- ment Companies. He is also the owner of a large farm at Howertown, and in 1912 he pur- chased a tract of land near Shoenersville, upon which he has erected a stone crusher, which he himself operates, furnishing a large amount of crushed stone for the Catasauqua and Bath Rail- road. Mr. Lazarus takes a very active interest in church affairs, being a member of the Re- formed congregation of Mickley's church, in which he has served as a deacon and elder for a number of years. He was a member of the building committee when the new annex was erected. He has a number of times represented his congregation at classis and synod.
In 1872 he was married to Ellen Hower, a daughter of Aaron and Susanna ( Stofflet) Hower. To them the following children have been born : Annie M., married to Harry Mill ; Sarah, married to John Grim; George D .; Aaron F .; Martha, and Ellen.
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AARON F. LAZARUS, son of Richard F., was born in Whitehall township, Dec. 28, 1884. He received his education in the Whitehall township school, Muhlenberg Academy, Franklin and Marshall Academy, and graduated in the com- mercial department of the Eastman National Business College, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
When the Coplay National Bank was started he was elected bookkeeper, which position he has held ever since. In 1911 he was married to Lula M. Troxell, a daughter of Lewis P. and Sarah E. (Stevens) Troxell.
Jeremiah C. Lazarus was born in Catasauqua and was educated in the local schools. He learn- ed the machinist trade and for thirty years he has been foreman of the Hazleton Iron Works. He is married to Sarah Tait with whom he had the following children : Charles T., Samuel M .; Howard R .; Edwin L .; Harry; Sarah D., mar- ried to B. Mackman; Lydia M., married to Ed- gar Shick; Martha C .; and Joseph J. Mr. Laz- arus is a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he filled the office of deacon and elder, and Sunday school superintendent.
SAMUEL M. LAZARUS, son of Jeremiah C., was born in Catasauqua, Oct. 11, 1876. He was educated in the public schools of Hazleton. He learned the machinist trade and followed it until 1903, when he became the foreman in the quarry of O. E. Leh. Later he became the partner of Mr. Leh in quarrying stone for the American Cement Co. In 1902 he was mar- ried to Minnie J., a daughter of O. E. and Ro- sena (Troxell) Leh. They have one child, Dor- othy L.
Mr. Lazarus is a member of the Reformed Church. In politics he believes in the principals of the Republican party. Socially he is connect- ed with the following organizations: Red Men, No. 97, of Egypt; F. O. E., No. 110, of Allen- town; Elks, No. 130, of Allentown; Catasau- qua Club; Clover Club, of Allentown ; McKin- ley Club, of West Bethlehem; and Washing- ton Club, of Egypt.
LEH FAMILY.
John Philip Leh, the pioneer of this family, came to America, landing at Philadelphia, Sep- tember 14, 1749.
Henry Leh was a native of Moore township, Northampton county, where he owned two farms. In 1825 he moved to Whitehall town- ship, Lehigh county, where he carried on the trade of basket-making. He died in 1841 ad- vanced in years and is buried in the old grave- yard of the Egypt church. He was married to Susan Stump, a native of Upper Saucon town- ship. She died in 1848 and is buried at Union- ville. They had children as follows: John Henry; Samuel, a weaver and farmer in North Whitehall township; Daniel, born July 27, 1814; Joseph of North Whitehall; Reuben, born May 5, 1818, a merchant at Catasauqua ; Susan ( Mrs. Daniel Wright), and Maria.
John Henry Leh ,was born in Northampton
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county, September 30, 1793, and died in North Whitehall township, July 9, 1845. He was mar- ried to Catharine Roth, born August 30, 1800, and died August 14, 1874. They are both buried at the Egypt church, where they were members of the Reformed congregation. They were the parents of twelve children of whom two died in infancy, as follows: Stephen; Charles; Polly (Mrs. Henry Donneberger) ; Horace, lived in North Whitehall; Henry W .; Eli, died aged 4 years; Daniel, lived in North Whitehall ; Lewis J. P., lived in North Whitehall, was a soldier in the Civil War; Catharine (Mrs. Eli Wieder ), and Caroline (Mrs. Adam Baer ).
Henry W. Leh, of Allentown, was born in North Whitehall township, January 16, 1832. He worked in the ore mines of Ironton, where he and his brother Daniel and cousins William and Samuel Leh contracted digging ore for five years. Later he and his brother Daniel lumbered a 40-acre tract. He conducted a 42-acre farm for a number of years in North Whitehall town- ship. In 1906 he moved to 407 North Fifth street, Allentown, where he lives retired. Polit- ically he adheres to the principles of the Repub- lican party. He is a member of the Evangelical Church in which he has been an exhorter and class leader for a number of years. On August 10, 1856, he was married to Caroline Hollenbach, born October 3 1837, died July 7, 1891. To them the following children were born: Pauline, died in infancy; Elemina, died aged 14 years; Osville P .; Mary C. (Mrs. Wellington Neff) ; Albert J., born April 4, 1863; Charles D., born May 23, 1864; Henry B:, born February 17, 1867; Clara J., born July 11, 1868; Edgar J., born July 25, 1872; Preston A., born October 15, 1875, and Franklin G., born March 5, 1878. He was married a second time to Lattimer, daugh- ter of Nathan George. She died December 10, 1905. He was married the third time to Mary Roth, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (De Long) Roth. She was the widow of Thomas Frantz.
OSVILLE P. LEH, son of Henry W., was born in North Whitehall township, October 3, 1859. He received his education in the public schools and the Keystone Normal School. He began to teach at Ironton in North Whitehall township, where he taught for two years. For thirty years he has taught in Whitehall township, 26 years of which he has taught in Kleckner's school. In 1892 he was granted a professional certificate and two years later a permanent certificate. He owns the Nathan Peter homestead, which con- tains 28 acres. In politics he is a Democrat and has filled the office of assessor and registration assessor. He is a member of the Reformed con-
gregation of Egypt church, which he has served as trustee and elder. He holds membership in the P. O. S. of A. and the Whitehall Beneficial Society, in which organization he filled the office of president and financial secretary. In 1883 he was married to Polly A. Newhard, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Scheirer) Newhard. To them the following children have been born: Ralph R., of Washington, La .; Sarah C., stenog- rapher with the Allen Motor Co .; Leonard L., a graduate of the Whitehall township high school 1905, of the Allentown Academy 1907, of Frank- lin and Marshall College in 1911 and at present a student in the Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster; Ammon; Gerald J., died aged 6 years; Emerson, died aged 2 years; Melva I. and Burton H.
PRESTON A. LEH, son of Henry W., was born in North Whitehall township, October 15, 1875. He was educated in the public schools of his na- tive township. For a number of years he follow- ed farming in his native township and in Tomp- kins county, N. J. He was a member of the Egypt Cornet Band, of which organization he was president for five years. He is a member of the Lutheran congregation of Egypt church. He is a member of Pride of Allen Council, No. 182, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, of Allentown. He is an expert penman, having engrossed a large number of family records and baptismal certifi- cates. On August 11, 1900, he was married and is the father of the following children: Hattie A., Thomas S. F., Elsie E. E., Samuel H., Harrison O. P., and Myrtle A. L.
Daniel Leh, son of John Henry, was born in October, 1835, in North Whitehall township. He was an ore mine contractor for a number of years, afterward bought a farm near Sheidy's and lived upon it until his death. He and family were members of the Reformed congregation of Egypt church, which he served as deacon and trustee. He married Susan, a daughter of Daniel and Eliza (Scheirer) Frantz. Their children were: Henry D .; Maggie J., married Jeremiah Schneck, and Ellen R., married Richard Krause.
DR. HENRY D. LEH, of Egypt, was born in North Whitehall, December 8, 1861. He was educated in the public schools, also attended the select school of the late John H. Behringer. He taught school two terms. His first term of 1880 and '81 was at Butz's school, and the following year he taught at Northampton. He began read- ing medicine in 1882 with Dr. Josiah A. Koch, and in the fall of the same year he entered the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, graduat- ing in 1884. He began the practice of his pro- fession at New Tripoli on April 17, 1884, and he continued there until his removal to Egypt, on
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