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JAMES M. PAULES, superintendent of the Hazel-Dell Slate Co., was born September 16, 1872. Like his older brothers he started to work around slate quarries at the age of nine years and has been connected with the business all his life. In 1893 he became superintendent of Hazel-Dell Slate Co. which position he has filled very cred- itably ever since. This is one of the most suc- cessful slate companies in the entire slate belt and it operates the deepest quarry in the region. They employ fifty-five men. Mr. Paules is a member of the Knights of Malta, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and P. O. S. of A., having filled all the offices in the last society. He served as school director for eight years and
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is a member of the Progressive Republican party. He and his family are members of the Reformed Church. He was married to Florence Hausman, who died April 17, 1911.
ROBERT D. PAULES, the fourth son of Daniel S. and Leanna (Walp) Paules, was born in Walnutport, March 4, 1875. At an early age he started to work in a slate quarry. In 1896 he was made foreman of the Hazel-Dell Slate Co. and in 1900 became superintendent of the Provident Slate Co. at their quarry at Daniels- ville. In 1911 he became superintendent of Provident No. I at Emerald, succeeding his brother who became superintendent of the Blue- Vein at Slatedale. He is a member of the Knights of Malta, of which he is Past Com- mander ; also of the P. O. S. of A. of which he is a Past President, and also Past District-Presi- dent. Politically he is identified with the Pro- gressive Republican party. He served for three years on the school board in Lehigh township, Northampton county. He and his family are members of the Reformed Church. He has been active in the Sunday school, having filled the office of Secretary for three years. He was mar- ried to Carrie Henritzy, daughter of Lewis Hen- ritzy (whose full record appears in this publi- cation), and they had six children: Anna A., Lewis B., Homer H., Ruth E., Alice U., and Irene H.
LEWIS P. PAVIA.
Lewis P. Pavia, of the Pavia Shuttle Co., Al- lentown, was born at Napolis, in Italy, on Oct. 10, 1883, and there educated in the public school until twelve years old. Then he accompanied his parents to America, who settled at Paterson, N. J., and there he learned the trade of silk-weaver, which he followed for three years. Next he en- tered the employ of I. A. Hall & Co., manufac- turers of shuttles and he remained with them four years. Appreciating the opportunities for an en- terprise of this kind at Allentown, he was joined by his father and brother, and they organized a company for the manufacture of shuttles, ten- sions, and silk loom equipment, under the name of The Pavia Shuttle Co., which was incorpo- rated in 1907. Mr. Pavia was elected a secre- tary of the company and through his skilful management of its affairs, a large trade has been developed with the silk mills of the United States.
Mr. Pavia was married to Florence Phifer, a daughter of William Phifer, of Allentown.
PEARSON FAMILY.
The family is of German origin and originally the name was spelled-Bearson. William Hen-
ry Bearson, the ancestor, was twenty-two years old when he came to America, settling in Bucks county, Pa. He reared a large family of chil- dren, among whom were: Henry (1782-1863), Isaac (1784-1850), Jacob (1786-1871), Amon M. (1791-1864), and there were a number of daughters.
Isaac Pearson was born in Northampton county Dec. 12, 1784, and from his youth up he lived in Moore township. He was a farmer. He died on April 3, 1850, and is buried at the Stone church of which he was a Reformed member. His wife, a Miss Reimer, bore him these chil- dren: David; Isaac, Jr., who located in Ohio; George; Samuel; James, settled in Michigan ; Adam; William; Abraham; Mary, married to Jacob Scholl; Mrs. Adam Rockel, and Mrs. William Laub. The sons all remained in North- ampton county, except those mentioned to have moved elsewhere.
Abraham Pearson, son of Isaac, was born in 1819, and was a carpenter, erecting many build- ings in Northampton county. He employed from ten to twelve men in the contracting busi- ness. He lived in Lower Mt. Bethel township until 1859, then removed to East Allen and there he died in 1891, aged 72 years. In poli- tics he was first a Republican, but later he be- came a Democrat. He was a school director in the last-named township. Mr. Pearson served as chairman of the building committee that erected the parsonage of the St. John's church, at How- ertown, Pa. His wife, Sarah, nee Hartzell, died at an advanced age. They had these children : Hiram ; Rebecca Ann, married to Milton Wood- ring; George; Jeremiah and Emma.
HIRAM PEARSON, a retired citizen in Han- over township, this county, was born in Lower Mount Bethel township, Feb. 26, 1841. His educational advantages were those afforded by the public schools when the terms were four months per school year. He inherited the trade of wood worker from his father and for five years was employed in the car shops at Stemton, Packer- ton, and Fullerton. He had enlisted, Oct. 7, 1862, in Co. D, 153d Regt., Pa., Vol., for nine months, but he was in service upwards of ten months and fought the three days in the battle of Gettysburg, receiving wounds while in ac- tion, whose scars he will carry to his grave. At the expiration of the first enlistment he re- enlisted as a carpenter and after the general sur- render was at Richmond, Va., and there assisted in unloading and putting together of box cars, that were shipped there by boat and again served the government upwards of two years. In the Greenwood Cemetery, at Howertown, Pa., is a beautiful and very costly monument, which was
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erected by Mr. Pearson, in honor of the 153d Regiment, and its services in defense of the coun- try, both at Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg. After the war he again worked in the car shops, then burned lime for three years. Afterward he bought his uncle, Samuel Pearson's, farm of 82 acres, situated in Allen township, which he cul- ticated about six years. In 1891 he moved to Hanover township, where he had purchased and since occupies a 13-acre tract, near Shoenersville. He and family are Reformed members of the Howertown church, which he has served as a deacon. In 1880 he married Catharine Beil, a daughter of George and Sarah (Beichey) Beil. They have two children, namely: Frank, of Hanover ; and Amandes, also a farmer in Han- over, who is married to Ella Kleincuff, and they have a daughter, Bertha.
PETER FAMILY.
Caspar Peter arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Louther," Oct. 14, 1731. It is possible and doubtless probable, that he was the father of Jacob, Casper, and Rudolph Peter, who located in Heidelberg township, now Lehigh county, at an early day. As to the country or the locality from whence these came, we have no positive knowledge, but that they were of German extrac- tion and emigrated from Switzerland, is submitted as a foregone conclusion.
Jacob Peter was granted a warrant for a tract of land in Heidelberg township on March 12, 1743, and another warrant was granted him Feb. 22, 1745, and other warrants were also re- ceived by him at later dates. In addition to the above, he purchased a tract of 100 acres of land from Margaret Shentler, and son, Conrad, in 1762. He also purchased a tract of 25 acres from Henry Reinhard, in 1762. In 1764 he sold a tract of 250 acres to John Hunsicker. His last will and testament dated June 20, 1777, shows that he was the owner of other lands.
In 1762, in Heidelberg township, Jacob, Cas- per, and Rudolph Peter, were assessed 10 pounds each, and in 1764, each of these three brothers were assessed on 100 acres of land. In 1785, in Heidelberg township, were taxed, Casper Peter, on 154 acres; Jacob Peter, 268 acres, in 1788, 398 acres; John Peter, 250 acres; Philip Peter, 75 acres. In 1788, William Peter for 225 acres; Dewalt Peter, 129 acres; Philip Peter, Jr., 150 acres; and Nicholas Peter was a single man and a carpenter.
Jacob Peter (17 -- 1788), was the father of five sons and five daughters. The names of his daughters are unknown. The sons were: John Ulrich, a soldier in the Revolution; Philip Jacob; Philip ; Daniel : and Nicholas Peter.
Philip Peter (2d), of Heidelberg township, re- moved to North Whitehall township; was mar- ried to Elizabeth Stettler. Issue: Anna M., born 1787; Salome, born 1789; Philip, born 1792; Magdalena, born 1793; Catherine, born 1796; Lydia, born 1799; Daniel, born 1801 ; and Susanna Peter.
Philip Peter (3d), married Catherine Deibert. He died March 17, 1850. Issue: Maria; Eliza ; Leah ; Moses; Santee ; Susanna; Aaron, died sin- gle ; Edward; Catherine; Lewis P.
Nicholas Peter (5th), son of Jacob Peter ( Ist) married Elizabeth , and they had issue: John Jacob, Elias, Daniel, Elizabeth.
HOMESTEAD OF GODFREY PETER, NEAR NEW- SIDE, HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
Caspar Peter, one of the three brothers, evi- dently settled in Heidelberg township some years after his brother, Jacob, had settled there.
The first warrant granted to Casper Peter, is dated March 12, 1752, and another bears the date of June 14, 1765. He later on became pos- sessed of other large tracts of land. He resided about one mile east of the Heidelberg church. There he built a house in 1761, and in the wall of it was a stone bearing the inscription, "1761, C. P." This house was erected on one of the tracts of land which Casper conveyed to his son, Jacob, in 1785, and Jacob and Susanna, his wife, conveyed the premises to their son, Casper, and he in turn to his son, Godfrey, and Godfrey to his sons, Levi and Gideon H. Peter. It is not
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known at what time Casper Peter died, or where he is buried. His wife died in 1795, and she was buried in the old graveyard at the Heidelberg church. The inscription on her tombstone reads thus :
"Hier Ruhet in Gott, Anna Elizabeth eine geborne Ribsamin Casper Peter's eheliche haus- frau. Ist geboren den 15 ten tag Mertz, 1724. Im Ehestand gelebt 34 jahr 6 mon. Geboren drei Kinder. Starb dem 26 ten tag July, 1795. Alt 71 Jahr, 4 monat, and II tag."
Casper Peter and Elizabeth Ribsam had the following children: Jacob, born March 22, 1751 ; John; and Casper, born Feb. II, 1753.
Jacob Peter (Ist), was a farmer in Heidelberg township, in the part now included in Washing- ton township. He owned 350 acres of land situated about one mile east of the Heidelberg church, and he resided on part of the same. He also owned other large tracts of land. He married Susanna Rex, daughter of George Rex. Issue : John, Casper, J. Jacob, Susanna, and Margaretta Peter.
John ( Ist), born May 17, 1773, married Eliz- abeth Bloss. He died March 21, 1857, and was buried at Frieden's church. Issue: Susanna, born 1795 ; Elizabeth; Jonas; Magdalena; Mar- garetta ; John; Henry; Anna M .; Catherine ; Mi- chael and William, born 1813.
Casper, Jr., was a farmer on 173 acres deeded to him by his father, May 17, 1803. He died Nov. 15, 1841, and was buried in Heidelberg church cemetery. He married Juliana Bloss. Issue : Daniel, (1798-1826) ; John Casper, born 1797, had a son, Gideon; Godfrey.
Godfrey Peter, son of Casper and Juliana (Bloss) Peter, was born March 19, 1800. He marred Lydia Harter. Issue: Levi, Gideon H., Tilghman, Owen H., and Maria Peters.
Gideon H. Peter, the second son of Godfrey and Lydia ( Harter ) Peter, was a life-long farm- er, succeeding to his father's homestead. He was an active member of the Heidelberg Reformed church, serving it as deacon, elder and trustee.
He married Maria Hunsicker. Issue: Henry Wilson, born 1854; John Francis; Osville Levi; Eliver Godfrey, born Sept. 15, 1866.
OSVILLE L. PETER, son of Gideon H. and Maria ( Hunsicker) Peter, was born Aug. 29, 1860, at Saegerville. He was reared to farm life and began farming on the tract of land which was the original Casper Peter homestead. He became the owner of 102 acres of this land in 1885, and operates it as a truck farm.
The present house was built by Godfrey Peter, and the barn by his father in 1867. In this barn is a stone bearing date and initials "1761. C. P," meaning Casper Peter. The stone was taken
from the wall of the original house. Mr. Peters is a member of the Reformed church at Heidel- berg, having served as a deacon for several years. He is connected with the Mutual Aid Society, of Lowhill township, and a member of Camp No. 391, P. O. S. of A., at Saegersville.
Osville L. Peter married, in 1884, Adaline Clauss, daughter of Frank and Caroline (George) Clauss. Issue : Ralph H., who married Maude Weiss; Minnie M. (Mrs. George W. H. Schneck) ; Claude O., graduate of the Keystone State Normal School, class of 1911, and now a. teacher; Hayden Mckinley; Linda C .; and Helen A. Peters.
Owen H. Peters, son of Godfrey and Maria. ( Hunsicker) Peter, was married to Elmina Peter, daughter of Abraham and Salinda (Krause) Peter, born in 1843. Issue: Howard A .; John; Charles L., born 1870; Henry Wilson, born in 1872; Fred; Emma L .; and Annie J. Peter, born in 1875.
HOWARD A. PETER, son of Owen H. Peter, and grandson of Godfrey and Lydia (Harter) Peter, is the merchant and postmaster at Ger- mansville. He was born June 12, 1862, at Saeg- ersville. At the age of nineteen years he learned the tanning trade at Saegersville, serving as an apprentice for two years, and later pursued a commercial course at the Bryant and Stratton Business College, at Baltimore, Md. He was graduated from this institution in 1883 and spent the following thirteen months in the West. In the fall of 1885 he formed a partnership with his father, Owen H. Peter, under the firm name of Owen H. Peter & Son. They succeeded the firm of Peter & Moser, tanners at Saegersville, which firm commenced business in 1863. The firm of Owen H. Peter & Son conducted a suc- cessful business until 1905, continuing longer than any other tannery in that section. From 1905 to 1908, Mr. Peter was engaged as a lumber merchant and employed about twenty men. In 1908 he purchased the store and hotel at Germans- ville and conducts both in a very successful man- ner, enjoying the confidence and patronage of his. community.
Mr. Peter is actively identified with the Repub- lican party, and is a recognized leader in his dis- trict. He served as township committeeman for ten years ; was a delegate to the state convention in 1896; and was census enumerator of Heidel- berg township in 1890; also served as auditor of the township in which he is popular.
Socially Mr. Peter is connected with the P .. O. S. of A., of Saegersville. He and his family are members of the Reformed congregation of the Heidelberg church, which he has served as dea- con.
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On March 4, 1889, he was married to Cora A. Bachman, the estimable daughter of Phaon and Madina (Kistler) Bachman, of Lynn town- ship. They have six children, namely: Hattie M .; Russell A .; Sallie E .; Earl B., who died in infancy ; and Viola I.
Philip Peter was married to Elizabeth Stetler. They lived on a farm along the Jordan creek, southwest of Schnecksville. The name Philip Peter appears in Captain Simson's company, First Pa. Regimental Line, in 1778. Philip Peter and wife had eight children: Daniel; Philip; Eliza- beth, married Abraham Jacob; Susanna, married to Abraham Schaadt ; Sallie, married to Abraham Bearer ; Catharine, married to Joseph Gross; a daughter, married to Mr. Guth; another daugh- ter, married to Mr. Eisenhard.
Daniel Peter, son of Philip and Elizabeth Peter, was born March 3, 1801, and died June II, 1875. He was married to Elizabeth Gross, born July 3, 1802, and died March 27, 1872. They were the parents of nine children: Frank, mar- ried Sarah Semmel; Alfred, married to Miss Fegley; Henry, married to Magdalena Deibert; Charles, married (first) to Sarah Troxell, issue : Frank, Mary, and Oscar. He married (second) Louisa Kern. Issue : Emma, Elizabeth, and New- ton; Morgan, married Maria Kemmerer. Issue : Rev. Madison C., of New York, Rev. Joseph, Rev. Morgan, of Palmerton; Judith, married Adam Garey; Magdalena, married Abraham Horn; Sallie, married Edwin Weaver; Lizzie, married Solomon Lichtenwalner.
RICHARD D. PETER, son of Franklin, was born in Heidelberg township, Feb. 7, 1871. He was reared on a farm and in 1896 he moved to Al- lentown and began clerking in a grocery store, which occupation he followed until 1905, when he started in business for himself at Ninth and Chew streets, Allentown. He and family are members of the Reformed Church. In 1893, he was married to Lillie Best, a daughter of Lewis and Louise (Billheimer) Best. Two children were born to them, viz: Norman R., and Helen C.
Philip Peter, son of Philip, was born Jan. 14, 1792, and died March 17, 1850. He was mar- ried to Catharine Deibert, born Dec. 29, 1811. They were the parents of the following children : Aaron ; Moses; Nathaniel; Edward; Leah, mar- red to Jacob Woodring; Catharine, married to Thomas Engler ; Susan, married to Edward Over- holzer; Eliza, married to Thomas Kressler ; Mag- dalena, married to Mr. Dreisbach; and Lewis.
Nathaniel Peter, son of Philip, was born June 2, 1820, and died Aug. 21, 1887. He was mar- ried to Clarissa Hausman, who died Feb. 28, 1908, a daughter of Daniel Hausman. They
had children, as follows: Fianna, wife of Peter Scherer; Maria, wife of Wm. LeFever; Jere- miah, married to Emma Johnson; Erasmus, mar- ried to Jerusha Falk; Richard F., mentioned be- low ; Ellen K .; Ida, wife of Cosmus Kuhns; Wil- son, married to Ellen Mosser; Howard, married to Bertha Dorward; and Milton.
RICHARD F. PETERS, huckster, of Coplay, son of Nathaniel, was born March 30, 1870, in North Whitehall township. In 1880, his parents moved to Ruchsville, where he worked on the farm. In 1892 he commenced the huckstering business at Ormrod, where he lived nine years. Later he lived at Mechanicsville and Ballietsville, and in 1899 he moved to Coplay, where he has since resided and carried on his business. Politically he is a Democrat and in 1910 he was elected a member of the borough council. Mr. Peter and family are members of the Reformed congregation at Unionville. He is a member of Camp 378, P. O. S. of A., of Guthsville.
In 1890, he married Ida L. Acker, a daugh- ter of David and Mary (Carl) Acker. This union has been blessed with the following chil- dren: Stella, born Aug. 1, 1893, married to ยท Merritt Trankely, a machinist for the Atlas Ce- ment Company. Issue: Adele and Mildred ; Jennie, born Aug. 1, 1893, died Oct. 3, 1911 ; Mamie E .; Elsie, born June 22, 1896, died Sept. 6, 1896; Laurie E .; Earl A., born July 2, 1906, died Oct. 18, 1908; Elda A.
LEWIS P. PETER, son of Philip and Catharine (Deibert) Peters, was born Jan. 12, 1836, in Whitehall township, on one of the tracts now in- cluded in the Trexler deer farm. His parents were farmers. When quite young he learned the milling trade at Kern's Mill, at Kernsville, and later was employed at Schantz's, and Schreiber's, and Lichtenwalner's mills, following the trade for fifteen years.
In 1873 he came to Allentown, and located at No. 122 North Seventh street, where he con- tinued his business until the time of his death, on June 17, 1912. He began his business in a small way, employing one baker and a driver, but the business continued to grow and at one time he had employed twenty men ; later he man- ufactured ice cream for the wholesale and retail trade. In politics he was a Republican, and he served a term as councilman of the Fourth ward. He was always most active in religious work, and was a liberal subscriber and contributor towards old Ebenezer Evangelical church. He was a firm believer in future sanctification and be- came a leader in the Holiness movement in Al- lentown. When the Holiness chapel was erected on Linden street, in 1908, he became a member of that church and he remained a pillar of it until
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his death. He was greatly interested in the spir- itual uplift of the city. He was charitable, public spirited, and an exemplary citizen and business man. He was married three times; first to Amanda Knerr, in 1857. She died in April, 1870. They had four children, viz: Elenora, who died, aged two years; Sallie, wife of Alfred Fritz; Ambrose F .; and Charles P., all of Allen- town. He married (second) Emeline Lehr, who was born March 21, 1843, and died Jan. 28, 1895. One daughter, Ella M., wife of C. E. Ahlum, of Allentown, was born to this union. He married (third) Minnie E. Koch, a daugh- ter of Samuel Koch, of Allentown.
AMBROSE F. PETERS, treasurer of the Peters & Jacoby Company, and a prominent church and Sunday school worker `of Allentown, was born near Kernsville, Nov. 14, 1863, son of the late Lewis P. and Amanda (Knerr) Peters. He attended the local schools and the Allentown Business College. In 1877 he became associated with his father in the manufacture of ice cream ; also in the baking and catering business, which he has followed up to the present time with marked success. The firm of Peters & Jacoby Company conducts along modern lines the finest eating' establishment in Allentown. Mr. Peters is a member of the following organizations: Barger Lodge, No. 333, F. & A. M .; Allen Council, No. 23 ; Allen Chapter, No. 203 ; Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Reading; and Lehigh Lodge, No. 83, I. O. O. F., of Allentown.
On Oct. 18, 1888, Mr. Peters married Helena Miller Pavey, a daughter of Rev. Charles and Helena ( Miller) Pavey, an Englishman by birth, and a minister of the Baptist Church, who re- sided at Chalfonte, Bucks county, at the time of his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Peters, the follow- ing children were born: Ruth, a graduate of the Moravian Seminary, Bethlehem; Paul J .; Anna A .; Philip P .; Charlotte E .; Horace A .; Kath- arine H .; and Julia L.
FRANCIS PETERS, merchant, of Egypt, Pa., was born in Carbon county, Nov. 9, 1849. He was a student in the following institutions: Wy- oming Seminary, Weaversville Academy, Kutz- town State Normal School, and graduated from Crittenden's Commercial College, Philadelphia, in 1872. In 1869 and the following two years he taught in the public schools. In 1872 he entered the employ of Henry Scholl, at Bath, and worked for him six years. In 1877, he entered the em- ploy of Milton J. Kramer, at Allentown, as clerk in the dry goods department. In 1878, he was employed as head clerk in the general store of I. A. Cleaver, of Berwin, Pa. From 1880 to 1883, he worked in the dry goods department of the store owned by A. A. Huber. The following
four years he was with W. P. Huber, at Allen- town. In 1887, he moved to Cementon, and afterward occupied the old homestead of William F. George, his father-in-law. In 1888, he moved to Egypt, and engaged in the mercantile business for himself and he has followed it ever since. Mr. Peters and family are members of the Re- formed church at Egypt. He holds membership in the following organizations: K. of G. E .; Red Men, and Royal Arcanum, all of Allentown; also the P. O. S. of A., of Egypt, of which he has been the treasurer for the last ten years.
He was married to Mary C. George, daughter of William F. and Maria (Kohler ) George. To them the following have been born: Leroy G., Allen A., Raymond F., Earle W., Ruth I., Ralph R. and Harold E.
ALLEN A. PETERS, jeweler of Allentown, was born at Egypt, Pa., April 26, 1881, son of Francis and Mary C. (George) Peters. He was educated in the local schools and graduated from the High School of Whitehall township. He was employed by his father as clerk until he was eighteen years old, after which he took a course in the Philadel- phia School of Horology, graduating in 1900. He then accepted a position with E. H. Wether- hold, jeweler at Allentown, and continued with him until July 5, 1902, at which time he engaged in business for himself, at No. 116 North Sev- enth street. In a few years he had established a fine business and enjoys a large patronage. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A. and the I. O. O. F. Mr. Peters and wife are members of St. Andrews Reformed church, Allentown. In 1904 he was married to Jennie, a daughter of H. H. Renninger, general merchant of Sassamansville, Pa. They have two children, Arthur A. and Catharine R.
David J. Peters was born near Best Station in Washington township, May 31, 1823, and died September 4, 1899. For a number of years he was proprietor of the Half-Way House, near Best Station. In 1869 he moved to Cementon, where he built the Laurel House, which he con- ducted for twenty-one years, when he retired and sold it to Joseph Mickley. He was a member of the Reformed Church, which he served as deacon and trustee. He was married to Caroline Heil- man and they had the following children : Francis; Jonathan; Elvina; Susan; Osville, of Leesport; Ellen; Dr. N. C., of Cementon ; Sylvanus and Melvin.
SYLVANUS PETERS, farmer and teacher of Whitehall township, was born in Washington township December 9, 1867. He was educated in the public schools of his native place and the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown, from which institution he was graduated in 1890.
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