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In 1890, Mr. Ruhf married Bertha S. Heitz, of Allentown, daughter of William and Lydia (Lindstrom) Heitz, and they had five children: Emma Alice; Annie, who died when six years old; Russell Charles William; Marie; and Mil- dred.
His father, Charles Ruhf, was born in Bavaria, where he was educated and followed the trade of stone-cutter until he was 31 years of age; then he emigrated to America and located at Mauch Chunk, Pa. He was employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company as car inspector at Mauch Chunk, Packerton, and Lehighton, until Feb. 13, 1905, when he was accidentally killed on the railroad, and his remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery at Lehighton. He was married to Barbara Nunberg, of Bavaria, and they had five children: August W .; Carrie, married Daniel Knauss; Minnie, married Jelson Yenks; Charles ; and Annie, married Frank Zim- merman.
JOHN E. RUMSEY.
The grandfather of John E. Rumsey was Pres- vin Rumsey, a native of New York. His grand- mother, nee Smith, was a native of New Jersey. James B. Rumsey, the father of John E., was born in Pennsylvania, in 1848. He followed lum- bering in Luzerne county for a number of years. In 1885 he took up the general machine con- struction business for corporations; but he has been the general foreman of the motive power for the Penn Allen Cement Company, at Penn
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Allen, Pa. He was married to Mary J. Rickert, a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Wenner) Rickert. They were the parents of the following children: John E .; Susan E., wife of George D. Kugler, of Shickshinny, Pa .; David W., of Nazareth ; Verena, died, aged fourteen years.
John Ellis Rumsey, of Cementon, was born near White Haven, Pa., Jan. 23, 1870. He was educated in the public schools of his native place, and the Kingston Seminary, graduating in the commercial department of that institution in 1888. He returned to the coal mines and a year later he entered the store department of M. S. Kem- merer & Company, of Sandy Run, for whom he worked 21 years. In 1902 he located at Sieg- fried, where he engaged in the general merchan- dise business. In 1908, he entered the wholesale liquor and bottling business at Cementon, which he disposed of June 1, 1914. He is president of the Northampton Improvement Company since 19II, also director of the Allen Trust Company, of Northampton, Pa. His fraternal connections are with the F. O. E., No. 110, and the Inde- pendent Americans, at Freeland, Pa. In 1892, he was married to Hannah Davis, daughter of Evan X. and Rebecca (Basset) David, both de- ceased. They were both natives of Wales. To Mr. and Mrs. Rumsey two children were born, namely: James W., and Stanley E.
RUPP FAMILY.
The ancestor of the Rupps, who have been prominently identified with the western section of Lehigh county for upwards of 150 years, was George Rupp. He was born Aug. II, 1721, in the village of Wimmerau, in Lower Alsace, Germany. The names of his parents were Ulrich Rupp and Margaret Holtz. He was married, Jan. 23, 1750, to Ursula von Peterholtz, born Aug. 17, 1722, in the town of Rabschwiern, Duchy of Zweibruecken, in Upper Alsace, and they emigrated to Pennsylvania shortly after- ward. By a tradition of the family it appears that he was of the common people, but his wife of the nobility, and their marriage was without the sanction of her parents. They settled on a farm of several hundred acres near the present village of Chapman, in Upper Macungie town- ship, Lehigh county, now known as Ruppsville, and to them were born nine children: Maria Clara, m. to a Faringer; Margaret, m. to a Mertzler; Anna Margaret, who died single; Adam Herman; John George; Andrew; John; Maria Susanna; and Anna Maria, m. to a Schu- macher.
Adam Herman Rupp, the eldest son, was born in Upper Macungie, Nov. 7, 1756, and married Barbara, a daughter of a Michael Berer (Biery).
and they had a son named Jacob. He was en- listed in the Revolution, and served four years. Afterward he took an active part in the military affairs of the county, and came to be elevated to the rank of a brigadier-general. He inherited the homestead and occupied it in carrying on farming operations until he died, Aug. 30, 1831.
Benjamin Haas Rupp, of Vera Cruz, Lehigh county, is in possession of the sword he carried during the Revolutionary War, which he had made himself and decorated with the silver taken from the silver dollars that his neighbors had presented to him.
Jacob Rupp, the son of Adam H., born July 13, 1787, was a farmer by occupation, having also inherited the homestead, and carried it until his decease. He was married to Maria Fogel, and they had six children : Sarah, m. John S. Gibbons, Esq., who became a distinguished attorney of Al- lentown; Mary, m. David Schall, of Trexler- town; Eliza, m. Victor Blumer, publisher of Friedens Bote, of Allentown ; Herman, see below ; Benjamin Rupp, farmer at Chapmans, and father of George Rupp, Esq., attorney at Allentown; and Tilghman Rupp, who was engaged in the jewelry business at Philadelphia.
Benjamin was a large land owner in Upper Macungie. Ruppsville, which he built up, was named in his honor. He was married to Harriet Wescoe. They had one son, George, who was a lawyer, having been admitted to the bar before he was 21 years old. He married (second) Mary Rauch, and they had the following children: Annie, married to Wm. F. Roth, deceased ; Mary, married Wilson J. Hartzell; Dr. John, of Shoe- makersville, Pa .; Harry, died while a student of Heidelberg College, Ohio; Thomas, died out West; Dr. Benjamin, a physician and druggist, of Wahoo, Nebraska.
Tilghman Rupp married Emily, daughter of John Wilson, of Bethlehem. Their children were: Henry, a member of the firm of Bailey, Banks & Biddle; Fannie, married to Theodore Spear, of Philadelphia ; William, of Philadelphia.
John George Rupp, the second son of George, was born Feb. 28, 1758, in Upper Macungie, and lived there for some years, then moved out of the county. He was married to Catharine Guth on Jan. 12, 1790.
Andrew Rupp, the third son, was born March 26, 1760, in same township, and followed the trade of carpenter. He was enlisted in the Revolution for four years. He resided for a time near Chapmans, then moved to Seipstown, where he resided twenty years. He was married to Anna Maria Hoffman, and they had seven chil- dren: Andrew, John, Solomon, Emanuel, Cath- arine, m. Daniel Christman; Hetty, m. Mr.
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Wieder; and Mrs. Kelcher. He died at the age of 78 years.
Andrew Rupp, Jr., was born April 4, 1784, in Upper Macungie, and followed the trade of carpenter in Weisenberg and Lowhill townships. He died Jan. 5, 1841, and was buried in the old graveyard at Weisenberg church. He was mar- ried to Magdalena Muthard, of Lowhill, and they had three children: Catharine, who died single, Feb. 5, 1871, aged 60 years; Maria, who died single, May 21, 1870, aged 58 years; and Solomon.
John Rupp, the second son of Andrew, by trade a gunsmith, was married twice; first wife was Elizabeth Hartman, and they had two chil- dren: Anna, m. Joseph Kuhns; and Judith, m. Israel Benner ; second wife was Catharine Wie- and, by whom he had a son, Daniel.
Solomon Rupp, the third son, was a carpenter of Weisenberg, and died unmarried.
Emanuel Rupp, the youngest son, resided in Lynn, and was married to Maria Danner, of Weisenberg, with whom he had four children: Solomon, John, Catharine, and Maria.
Solomon Rupp, only son of Andrew Rupp, Jr., was born in Lowhill, Feb. 15, 1813. He learned the trade of carpenter and followed it for twelve years; then he engaged at farming until his accidental death at Allentown, Feb. 5, 1854. He was married in 1837 to Maria Frey, daughter of Peter, a farmer of Lowhill, near Lowhill church, and they had eight children: William, who became a prominent Reformed minister and a professor of theology in the seminary at Lan- caster, where he died in 1903, at the age of 65 years, having been married to Emma Hambright ; John, m. Ellen Zellner, attorney at Allentown, died in 1905; Benjamin, who followed teaching for eight terms, and, while studying law under his brother, John Rupp, Esq., died in 1871, at the age of 27 years; Louisa Ellen, m. Benjamin Fries, and died in 1911, aged 65 years; Solomon F .; Sarah Ann, died young; Henry F .; and Al- vin F., sketches of the last three sons appearing in this publication. His wife died September, 1893, aged 78 years.
Hon. Herman Rupp, eldest son of Jacob, was born and lived in the old homestead until his death, Aug. 8, 1877. He served as brigadier- general of the militia of Pennsylvania, from 1849 to 1859; and was elected to the lower house of the legislature for the sessions of 1855-56-57. He owned one of the finest plantations in his town- ship. He was married twice. With his first wife, Lucy, daughter of Peter Haas, he had three sons: Benjamin, Joseph, Robert, and one daughter, Mary, married to Henry Gackenbach ; with his second wife, Mary, daughter of Jos.
Nagel, he had one son, Louis, and one daughter, Alice, married to Horace Beisel.
Benjamin Haas Rupp, oldest son of Herman, born Jan. 4, 1844, was married to Lydia Helena ; a daughter of Jesse Laros. He had seven chil- dren, four of whom lived to maturity; two sons, Jacob George, and William Henry Franklin ; and two daughters: Alice Lucy, married to Frank P. Knauss, and Ursula Barbara, married to Adam Kuhns. Benjamin was engaged in ex- tensive farming in Upper Milford township.
REV. JACOB GEORGE RUPP, oldest son of Ben- jamin, born Oct. 14, 1869, is married to Mary Ida, daughter of Stephan Bachman, and was the last one of the Rupp family born in the old home- stead where the ancestor of the Rupps settled and where the Rupps lived for six successive genera- tions. In his boyhood days he attended the pub- lic school at Kuhnsville, Lehigh county, and after his father moved to Upper Milford, he attended the Emaus high school and taught public school for three years in Upper Milford township.
His college preparatory course was taken in the preparatory department of Muhlenberg College and in 1889 he matriculated at Franklin and Marshall from which institution he was gradu- ated in 1893, and from the Eastern Theological Seminary at Lancaster, in the spring of 1896. He was ordained to the holy ministry and in- stalled June 10, 1896, as pastor of Towamensing charge, Carbon county, Pa., which he served two years. On Aug. 1, 1898, he became the pastor of Grace Reformed church, Northampton, Pa. This congregation, being newly organized, he served it as its first pastor, until it became a strong and influential church. During this time he was also stated clerk of East Pennsylvania Classis, from 1900 to 1911, and frequently rep- resented it in the higher judicatory bodies of the church. While pastor at Northampton he was always deeply interested in the welfare of the community. When the borough was created he was one of the prime promoters, to keep the town and its industries intact, raising the money and helped to secure the signers, who defended their rights in the local and superior courts forming Northampton as it is now constituted.
On Dec. 1, 1910, he became the field secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reform- ed Church, and resigned his pastorate at North- ampton. In this capacity he is serving the most aggressive branch of the Church's life and work and is constantly thrown into contact with the leaders of the Church in the various synods and classes throughout the different states for counsel and the presentation of the great foreign mission cause, which he so ably represents.
HENRY F. RUPP, son of Solomon, one of the
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most progressive and successful farmers of Weis- enberg township, was born Oct. 18, 1851, on the Rupp homestead, a short distance from Seips- town, and he wsa reared on the farm. He re- ceived his education in the local school and in the Kulpsville Academy, until 1870, when he received a teacher's certificate, and followed teaching for twenty-seven terms; two at Clauss- ville, eighteen at the Rupp schoolhouse, four at the Mayer, two at the Seipstown, and one at the Ziegel's church; then he directed his attention to farming and he has followed it until the pres- ent time. He and his brother-in-law, Benjamin Fries, in the spring of 1874, purchased the farm stock of hi smother, who then discontinued farm- ing, and they operated the homestead farm for six years. In 1880 they and his brother, Solo- mon, bought the Moyer farm of 130 acres in the township about a mile northwest of the home- stead, and Fries carried it on for himself on the shares, but he and his brother rented the home- stead and operated it ten years. In 1890 he purchased the Jacob Shoemaker farm of 86 acres, taken up in 1750, and since known by the name of "Affection" and he has farmed it since, in- cluding another farm of 70 acres, and other small tracts, which he added, together embracing 170 acres. In this time he has developed the land into a high state of cultivation and improved the buildings and the large plantation has come to be recognized as one of the model farms of the township.
When the new road law was put in operation, Mr. Rupp was chosen one of the first supervis- ors and served on the board for three years, act- ing as secretary. He has been a member of the Ziegel's church from his early manhood, which he came to serve as a deacon for eight years and when the church was erected the third time in 1908, he acted as secretary of the building com- mittee. The farming interests having received his earnest attenion for many years, he ook an active part in establishing the Farmer's Institute of the township, in 1898; and he was identified with the canning factory at Fogelsville for four years, in behalf of building up local enterprise. He served as a member of the Democratic Stand- ing Committee for a number of years; and in the historic presidential election of 1876, he was one of the local election officers.
In 1881, Mr. Rupp was married to Mary Alice Sell, daughter of Levi Sell, a blacksmith and farmer of Weisenberg, for many years, and they had twelve children: Lillie May, who re- ceived her education in the township school, Pennsburg Academy, and Keystone State Nor- mal School, and then followed teaching in the public schools for twelve terms, until 1913;
Mary Ellen, m. Wilson Breininger; Athena Mi- nerva, m. George Masters; Robert Frederick, now filling the local office of constable; Clarence W., m. Eva Beitelspacher ; Henry Francis; Ro- land Leroy, educated at the Perkiomen Seminary, and graduated in 1913; Helen Virginia; An- drew George; Florence Mabel, Viola Gertrude, and Emma Rosetta.
SOLOMON F. RUPP, justice of the peace of Weisenberg township for nearly thirty eight years and one of the most enterprising and successful farmers of this section of Lehigh county, was born Feb. 14, 1847, on the Rupp homestead, a short distance from his residence and now in- cluded in his superior plantation of 137 acres. He received his education in the township school and in Palatinate College at Myerstown, Leb- anon county, after which he taught public school for twenty-six terms in Weisenberg, two in Up- per Macungie, one in Lowhill, and one in Hei- delberg, altogether thirty terms, having assisted in the farming operations during the months of summer and fall.
In 1880 he and his brother, Henry, rented the homestead and farmed it on the shares, until 1890, then he alone farmed it on the shares un- til April, 1894, when in the settlement of his father's estate, he became the purchaser, and since then has cultivated it in a most successful manner.
Squire Rupp has officiated as one of the jus- tices of the peace of Weisenberg since 1885, and in the performance of his duties has won the entire confidence of the community as evidenced by his re-election without intermissions for six consecutive terms. He has served continuously since 1881 as a director of the Lehigh County Mutual Life Insurance Company. He filled the 'office of county auditor from 1871 to 1874, and the office of county surveyor from 1907 to 1911; and he served as one of the township election of- ficers for several terms, and as one of the directors of the Fogelsville Loan and Building Association. Since 1909 he has been identified with the Kutz- town Rural Telegraph and Telephone Co., as one of its directors, and during this time the lines have been extended from Kempton to Germans- ville, and the instruments in use have been in- creased several hundred in number.
In 1881 Mr. Rupp was married to Jane T. Rauch, daughter of Reuben Rauch, Jr., and they have three children: William Henry, who grad- uated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1906, and is actively engaged in the management of his father's large plantation; Ada Jane, m. Jacob D. Kuhns; and Ellen Florence, who is at home with her parents.
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Reuben Rauch, Jr., was reared in Heidelberg and followed carpentering at Slatington for twen- ty-five years. He died in 1909, aged 69 years. In 1861 he was married to Elemina Wuchter, daughter of Nathan, farmer of Heidelberg, and they had seven children: Henry S., m. Sarah Peter ; Jane ; Albert J., m. Lillie Roth; Ellen, m. Max Sommers; Oliver R., m. May Lossy ; Wil- liam, m. Minnie Oswald; and Clinton Oscar, who died in infancy. His wife died in 1876, aged 32 years.
Reuben Rauch, Sr., the grandfather of Mrs. Solomon F. Rupp, was also a carpenter of Hei- delberg, for many years. He was married to Lucina Weaber, of Heidelberg, and they had four children: Mary, m. Ezra Peter; Lucy, m. Nathan Bittner; Rebecca, m. John Mosser ; and Reuben.
Nathan Wuchter, the grandfather of Mrs. Solomon F. Rupp, was a farmer of Heidelberg; married Sarah Bittner, daughter of Andreas, and had three children : Maria, m. Phaon Schaeffer ; Elemina ; Louisa, m. Harry Schneider.
CHARLES H. RUPP, engaged in the auto sup- plies business, was born at Philadelphia on Aug. 16, 1886, and there attended the public schools, until he was sixteen years old. He then became a clerk and performed office work for six years with the Allison Manufacturing Company, and the Fidelity Insurance Company, after which he filled the position of manager for different auto supply companies at Philadelphia, Atlantic Ctiy, Chicago, New York, Easton, and Reading, until 1913. With this extended experience in this special line of business he embarked in it for him- self at Allentown, with Frederick L. Way, of Easton, as a partner, and they have since traded under the name of Allentown Auto Supply Com- pany, in a successful manner, with quarters at No. 23 South Eighth street.
Mr. Rupp was married to Helen Zechman, of Fleetwood, daughter of William and Cathar- ine (Glassmoyer) Zechman, and they have one child, a son, Wm. Edward.
His father was Howard Rupp, engaged in the printing and publishing business at Pottsville, Reading, and New York. He was born at Read- ing and died at Philadelphia. He was married to Elizabeth Burkhalter, of Lancaster, and they had four children: Bessie, married Burt N. Snorer ; Elsie, married Arthur Chew; Charles H., and one who died in infancy.
LAWRENCE H. RUPP, district attorney of Le- high county, son of county superintendent of schools, Alvin Rupp and his wife, Ellen Miller, was born in New Tripoli, Sept. 26, 1881. He was educated in the schools of Coopersburg, the Allentown high school, and Muhlenberg Col-
lege, from which he graduated in 1902. He then studied law with his uncle, John Rupp, and was admitted to the bar, Sept. 4, 1905. In 1911, he was elected district attorney of Lehigh county on the Democratic ticket, with a majority of 3,758, the largest ever received by a candidate for that office and assumed the duties of the office on Jan. 1, 1912. He was president of the Penn Counties Trust Company from Oct. 31, 1912, to May 6, 1913, when he resigned, and was elected trust officer of the Lehigh Valley Trust Company, of which he is also a director. With Reuben J. Butz, Esq., he is a member of the firm of Butz & Rupp.
Mr. Rupp is a member of St. John's Reformed church, and of the Livingston Club, Lehigh Dem- ocratic Club, Masonic and Odd Fellow Fraterni- ties, P. O. S. of A., Elks, and Eagles. He mar- ried Maude E. Berlin, daughter of Alfred F. Berlin, and has one son, Lawrence, Jr.
DR. WM. J. E. RUSH.
William J. E. Rush, M.D., at Allentown, is a son of Patrick and Mary E. (Goodman) Rush, natives of County Down, Ireland. They came to the United States before the Civil War and located at Paterson, New Jersey, where he followed the trade of silk dyeing, and later they moved to Allentown, where another son (Jo- seph ) was engaged at silk weaving. Dr. Rush was born at Paterson, November 22, 1872, and he was educated in the schools at that place; also at Allentown, Pa., the University of Pennsyl- vania and the Medico-Chirurgical College from which he was graduated in 1895. Afterwards he served seven years at St. Agnes, Howard and Medico-Chirurgical hospitals in Philadelphia, for the purpose of securing practical training before engaging in regular practice. Since 1902, he has been located at No. 242 North 2nd street, in Allentown.
He is a member of the Catholic church of the Immaculate Conception; Knights of Columbus and Ancient Order of Hibernians.
JOHN G. SACKS.
Among the children of Aaron and Lydia Sacks, of Milford township, Bucks county, were: Wil- liam, of Catasauqua ; Albert, of Perkasie ; Lewis, of Coopersburg, and Tilghman, of Seidersville.
William Sacks, son of Aaron and Lydia Sacks, was born in Milford township April 28, 1844. In his youth he learned cigar making and in 1867 engaged in the cigar and tobacco business in Catasauqua, which he conducted very success- fully until October, 1911, when he retired on account of failing health. He was succeeded by
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his son William A., who was employed by his father for a number of years. He was a mem- ber of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and was thrice married. He died April 7, 1912, at which time the following children survived: Mrs. Henry Best, of Mauch Chunk; Mrs. John Hayes, of Sommerville, N. J .; William A., of Catasauqua ; Mrs. Alvin Snyder, of Allentown ; Mrs. William H. Smith, of Catasauqua; Mrs. Edwin Richter, of Jersey City; Mrs. Chas. Mendelson, of Catasauqua, and Mrs. Wilford Wadsworth, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
John G. Sacks, of Catasauqua, was born in Springfield township, Bucks county, April 6, 1865. He learned cigar making when but a mere lad and has followed it in various places ever since. In 1885 he engaged in business for himself at Coplay, where he continued it 2 years. For several years he worked at his trade in Coopersburg and Quakertown and in 1890 lo- cated at Catasauqua, on Church street. At pres- ent he is located at 703 Front street and manu- factures the following brands of cigars: "Flori- mel," "Bijou," and "Nature's Beauty." Socially he belongs to the following organizations: F. O. E., I. O. O. F., P. O. S. of A., Red Men, and the Phoenix Fire Company, of which he is past chief. He has been a committee man of the Democratic party for a number of years, and is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. In June, 1887, he married Sarah J. Erdman, daugh- ter of William H. and Mary (Finemore) Erd- man. They have no children.
GEORGE M. SACKS.
Martin Sacks, a descendant of an old Bucks county family, was a farmer and liver near Quak- ertown, Pa. The Sacks, Hillegas, and Fink fami- lies were all related. Mr. Sacks married Cath- erine Klein, and had children: Manasses; Aaron ; Owen ; Simon; Lazarus; Noah; Mary A., mar- ried Daniel Hillegas; Julia A., married Daniel Fink, and Edeim, married Mr. Sacks.
Noah Sacks, son of Martin and Catherine (Klein) Sacks, was born Oct. 24, 1829. He was by trade a stone mason and was a veteran of the Civil War. He removed to Allentown in 1868. He and family were members of the Reformed Church. He died Aug. 15, 1901, and Mrs. Sacks died in 1898, and both were buried at Allentown.
Noah Sacks married Catherine S. Schwartz, born in 1839. Issue: Oswin; Mary C. (Mrs. F. J. Reichenbach ) ; Ella, died young; and James Sacks.
James Sacks was born in Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1863, and came with his parents to Allentown where he learned the trade of moulding and
core making, following it for twenty years. In 1897 he became a machinist and has since fol- lowed that trade in the employ of the Excelsior Knitting Machine Works. He is a Democrat and an active worker for the party. He is a charter member of Franklin Chamber No. 9, Order Knights of Friendship, Lecha Wonk Tribe No. 201, Order of Redmen and a charter mem- ber of the Pioneer Fire Company No. 9.
On May 16, 1882, he was married to Isabel Stevens, daughter of A. Monroe and Mary (Dil- gart) Stevens, of Macungie, Pa. Issue: George M. and Harry, who died in early childhood. Mr. Sacks and family are members of the Reformed Church.
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