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Preston B. Schadt, son of Monroe, of Allen- town, Pa., was born in South Whitehall, Aug. 5, 1866. He was educated in the public schools, and in the Allentown Business College. For four years he traveled in the West, having vis- ited the States of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri. He returned to Lehigh county, in 1888, and for three years dealt in horses.
In 1892 he became the proprietor of the First Ward Hotel, in Allentown, conducting it for two years. He then built the West End Hotel, and after conducting it for three years, he sold it. He also conducted, at different times, hotels at Pen Argyl, Pa., and Newark, N. J. In June, 1898, he became the proprietor of the Gernerd House, at 165 Hamilton street.
He and his family are members of Zion's Re- formed church. In politics he is a Democrat, and member of the following orders: F. O. E .; Order of Owls; Livingstone Castle, 258, K. G. E .; Washington Chamber, No. 18, K. of F., and the Lehigh Consultory, of the last named lodge, and the Pilgrim Lodge No. 189, Order of Masons.
He was married Nov. 15, 1888, to Annie S. Gernerd, daughter of Granville, and Lucy (Butz) Gernerd. They have two children: Ralph M., who was educated in the public schools, and took a three years' course in the Preparatory Department of F. & M. College, Lancaster, and in 1913 graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and Morris G., who in 1914 gradu- ated from the Allentown high school.
Thomas Schadt, son of Abraham and Susanna (Peter) Schadt, was born Nov. 18, 1830. In 1855 he commenced to till his father's farm, south of the Coplay creek, between Ruchsville and Ironton. In 1867 he purchased the farm from his father. In 1877 he purchased the Desh- ler farm of 108 acres at $144 an acre, and the
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Newhard farm of 48 acres at $100 an acre. In 1878 he moved on the Deshler farm, which, to- gether with the Newhard farm, was operated by him. On Nov. 20, 1899 he sold the Deshler and Newhard farms to the Coplay Cement Com- pany for $100,000. He retained the Stofflet farm of twenty-four acres and eight acres of the Newhard farm. On Nov. 20, 1899, he gave the right of way to pass through his land to the Coplay, Egypt and Ironton Street Railway Com- pany. The first car was run to Egypt, Aug. 7, 1 900. He filled the office of school director of Whitehall township for a period of ten years. He was married to Hannah Stofflet. The following children were born to them: Jemima M., born Feb. 1, 1856, married to Oscar Mickley; Daniel A .; Thomas A. J., and Clinton J., born March 8, 1864.
DANIEL A. SCHADT, son of Thomas and Han- nah (Stofflet) Schadt, was born July 7, 1856. He was reared on the farm and in 1889 he began to farm for himself on his father's farm, now owned by a cement company. In 1908 he moved on his own farm, which he purchased in 1906, for- merly owned by John Housman. He is a member of the Reformed congregation at Egypt, which he served as deacon, elder and trustee. In 1889 he was married to Emma Guth, a daughter of Evan and Carolina (Benner) Guth. They are the par- ents of the following children: Miriam, married to John Guth ; Minnie, a graduate of the White- hall township high school and of Lutherville College, Md .; Margaret; Thomas E., and Lawrence.
THOMAS A. SCHADT, son of Thomas and Han- nah (Stofflet ) Schadt, was born March 5, 1860. He was educated in the public schools of his na- tive place. For a number of years he has mani- fested great interest in family history. He as- sists his father on the farm and spends a great deal of time in the research for data on the different branches of his family history. He has gathered a great many dates and books treating on family history. He has given special attention to, and is an authority on the Schadt, Stofflet and Peter families. He is a member of the Re- formed congregation of Egypt church and also is a member of the Lehigh County Historical So- ciety and the Pennsylvania German Society.
Abraham Schadt, son of Abraham Schadt, Sr., was born Dec. 28, 1843, in North Whitehall township. He was a life-long farmer. He first located at Ruchsville, then near Mechanicsville, where he had a farm of 62 acres. He retired from active labor in 1874, living at Mechanics- ville. He died Dec. 9, 1881. He was a member of the Reformed church at Egypt.
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eldest daughter of Edward Kohler, Esq. Mrs. Schadt still resides at Mechanicsville. Issue : Laura M., married Robert H. Thomas, of Al- lentown; Morris E., and Martin S.
MORRIS EDWIN SCHADT, son of Abra- ham and Celesta (Kohler) Schadt, was born at Ruchsville, Dec. 1, 1871. He was educated in the public schools; graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1895 and from the Reformed Theo- logical Seminary at Lancaster, Pa. In 1899 he commenced teaching in the public schools of Le- high county and has taught twelve consecutive terms. He holds a State Teachers Permanent Certificate. He holds membership in the follow- ing named organizations: Porter Lodge. No. 284, F. & A. M., Catasauqua; Caldwell Consistory, · Bloomsburg, Pa .; Jordan Lodge No. 192, I. O. O. F., at Schnecksville; and of Unity Encamp- ment -No. 12, Allentown; and Red Hawk Tribe No. 55 I. O. R. M., Allentown. He is a mem- ber of the Reformed Church.
SCHAEFFER FAMILY.
George Schaeffer, the ancestor of a large and honored family, came to "the Land of the Penn's" in 1750, qualifying at Philadelphia, Aug. 13. Tradition has it that he was accompanied by several more members of the family, one of whom settled near the present borough of Macungie and one in Lancaster county. George Schaeffer is said to have settled in Oley township, Berks county, near the Oley furnace. One day he crossed the hills to the north into Richmond township and upon his return in the evening is said to have remarked : "I have seen a very fine piece of land, but it contains no running water. For this tract of land he acquired the right and title, Sept. 25, 1759. When he was naturalized April 10, 1761, he had complied with the religious test as required by laws at that time to be natur- alized, by having partaken of the Lord's Supper, recently, March 6, 1761, according to the Re- formed kind. In order that his children might enjoy the advantage of schools, he erected a school house on his premises where his and the neigh- boring children were taught. The pioneer was in intimate friend of Rev. Philip Jacob Michael, a Reformed minister, who baptized his children, and who, together with his wife, acted as spon- sors for his youngest son, giving him his own name, Philip. They both, and at the same time, espoused the cause of the America's independence ; Rev. Michael entering the army as chaplain, and Mr. Schaeffer as second lieutenant. He is said to have kept a diary, which however, unfortu- nately together with many other valuable papers perished in a fire which consumed the old home- stead. George Schaeffer was a son of John
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Schaeffer and was married in the fatherland, Sept. 17, 1749, to Maria Catharine Ruhlin (Reilin), a daughter of John Ruhlin. This union was blessed with five children: Elizabeth, married to John Bieber; Margaret, married to Dewalt Bieber; Maria, married to Michael Chistman; Peter and Philip. George Schaeffer died in 1792 and was buried on the family grave- yard on the farm on which he lived, where the ashes of his wife and some of his descendants also repose. Many of his descendants are to this day following the honorable occupation of tilling the soil, and no less than fifty of the splendid farms of the Maxatawny Valley are in their possession.
Philip Schaeffer was born on the homestead June 7, 1770, and followed the occupation of farming. He was also an inventor of ability and invented and manufactured the first threshing machines and horse powers in Berks county. This venture proved so successful that he continued to make these machines throughout the remainder of his life. He was married, Sept. 5, 1797, to Eliza- beth Feterolf, a daughter of Peter and Susanna (Seitz) Feterolf, and a granddaughter of Peter and Anna Maria (Rothermel) Fetherolf. (See Fetterolf family.) She was born March 29, 1776, in Longswamp township, at her baptism Jacob Richstein, and Maria Elisabeth Miller, both single, acted as sponsors. They had these children: George; Peter ; Isaac; Jonathan; Dan- iel; William; Philip; David; Sarah, m. Jacob DeLong; Elizabeth, m. Solomon Yoder; Anna, m. Isaac Merkel; and Esther m. Francis De- Long.
Daniel Schaeffer, son of Philip, was born July 12, 1805, at 7: 30 a. m. He was reared on the old Schaeffer homestead in Richmond township, and became a well-to-do farmer. Some years be- fore his death he retired to Fleetwood, where his wife died. She was Margaret Sell, of Maxa- tawny township, and they had these nine chil- dren: John S., George, William, Philip, David, Daniel, Mary, Caroline, and Nathan.
George S. Schaeffer, son of Daniel, was born on his father's farm in February, 1840. In his earlier life for several years he was a merchant in Fleetwood, and then began farming on the homestead, which consists of 102 acres of very fertile soil. In 1902 he retired from active work and located in Fleetwood, and his son, David L., now cultivating the farm. Mr. Schaeffer was school director for a number of years and is much interested in educational affairs. He married Catharine Leibelsperger, sister of Joel Leibel- sperger, and they had children as follows: Emma, who died, aged twenty-one years ; John E .; Han- nah, deceased ; Kate, married to William Kieffer,
of Richmond township; Hettie, married to Charles Rahn, of Richmond township; Amanda, deceased; David, who resides on the homestead ; and Dr. Robert, who is associated with Dr. Charles D. Schaeffer, head surgeon, at the Al- lentown Hospital.
David Schaeffer, son of Philip, was one of the foremost men of upper Berks county. He was born in Richmond township, in 1820, and died in 1902, aged 81 years. He was one of the or- ganizers of the Keystone State Normal School, and was an honored trustee from then on until the time of his death. He was a man of progress, and was a firm believer in education, not only giving his own children the best of opportunities but largely advancing the educational advantage of the whole community. Each of his five sons became men of culture, and four of them are graduates of the Franklin and Marshall College, viz: Rev. Dr. Nathan C., since 1893 has been state superintendent of public education for Pennsylvania; Rev. Dr. William C., is teacher of theology at the Reformed seminary, Lancas- ter; D. Nicholas, is a leading attorney at Read- ing; Dr. Charles D. (see below) ; and James.
David Schaeffer, who tilled the ancestral farm, followed farming all his life. He purchased the farm now owned and conducted by his son, James, in 1849, which he greatly improved. The farm ranks as one of the best in Berks county. David Schaeffer, because of his excellent judg- ment, was successful in all his undertakings and acquired a large estate. At the time of his death he owned the property at No. 526 Washington street, Reading; the farm now owned by his son, James, and one of 120 acres situated in Bern township, which is now owned by his son, Nathan C. Schaeffer. He was a member of the Reformed faith and was an official of St. John's Reformed church, of Kutztown, which he liberally sup- ported. In May, 1848, he married Esther Ann Christ, a daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Bieber) Christ. She died in February, 1903, aged 77 years, surviving her husband but eight months. Their ashes repose on the Union ceme- tery, at Kutztown.
CHARLES D. SCHAEFFER, M.D., surgeon-in- chief of the Allentown Hospital, a son of David and Esther Ann (Christ), was born in Maxa- tawny township, Berks county, Nov. 4, 1864. Like his older brothers it seems he had a natural desire for higher education, and at an early age he became a student at the Keystone State Nor- mal School, where he received his college pre- paratory training. He was graduated with hon- ors from Franklin and Marshall College in 1886. and from the University of Pennsylvania in the M.D. Course in 1889. Locating at Allentown
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atter his graduation, he soon achieved more than a local reputation as a physician and surgeon. For a number of years he was the president of the board of health of Allentown. When Dr. Yost's health failed and he could no longer at- tend to his duties as mayor of Allentown, Dr. Schaeffer was appointed to fill the office, and on April 22, 1907, he was unanimously elected by council, mayor of Allentown, to fill Dr. Yost's unexpired term.
Dr. Schaeffer has taken a keen interest in the financial affairs of the city, being a director and vice-president of the Allentown National Bank. He has been prominently identified with the Al- lentown Hospital since its inception in 1898 as a trustee, and surgeon-in-chief. The splendid re- sults accomplished at the institution and the fine buildings are largely the results of his untiring energies. To him more than to any other in- dividual the hospital owes its marvelous suc- cess. He is widely known as a skilful and suc- cessful physician and surgeon. While a student at the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Schaeffer was one of the founders of the Agnew Society and is now a member of the Lehigh County Medi- cal Society ; the Lehigh Valley Medical Society ; the Medical Society of Pennsylvania; the Missis- sippi Valley Medical Society; the American Medical Association, and the Rentgen Ray So- ciety. Fraternally he is a member of Jordan Lodge, F. & A. M., and the Elks. He is the medical examiner for the following life insurance companies : Penn Mutual, Great Northwestern, National Life, New England Mutual, Scranton Life, Fidelity, of Philadelphia, and the Pitts- burgh Mutual Life.
On Oct. 5, 1885, Dr. Schaeffer was married to Clara Smith, daughter of Benneville and Feilana (Whorley ) Smith, of New Smithville, Lehigh county. Dr. Schaeffer and wife are prominently identified with Salem's Reformed church, of Al- lentown, which he served as elder and member of the chapel building committee. Mrs. Schaeffer takes an active interest in the various activities of the church.
Robert L. Schaeffer was born on the old Schaeffer homestead in Richmond township, Berks county, Dec. 23, 1881. His parents are George S. and Catharine Leibelsperger Schaeffer. His early years were spent on his father's farm. He attended the public schools of his native town- ship, and later the Keystone State Normal School. In the fall of 1901 he entered Franklin and Mar- shall College as a sophomore and was graduated in 1904. While at college he was a member of the Goethean Literary Society and the College Ralston Club. In the fall of 1904 he entered the medical department of the University of Penn-
sylvania, from which he was graduated in 1908. After graduation he became resident physician at Methodist Episcopal Hospital at Philadelphia. After serving a period of four months he was elected to a similar position at the Allentown Hospital. Upon leaving the hospital he became associated with Charles D. Schaeffer, M.D. In the fall of 1912 he pursued a special course in the clinical laboratory of U. P. Dr. Schaeffer is a member of the Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fra- ternity, the American, the Pennsylvania State, and Lehigh County Medical Associations.
Frederick Schæffer lived near the Chestnut Hill Church, in Saucon township, later moving to Lower Macungie township, where he died March 18, 1841, aged 57 years and 5 months, and was buried at the Western Salisbury Church. His wife, Catharine (nee Marcks, b. Feb. 10, 1783-June 25, 1852), bore him the following children: Nathan, Charles, Mary, married to Thomas Ludwig, resided in Berks Co .; Julian married a Mr. Hoover, of Dryland, Northamp- ton county.
Charles Schæffer lived in Upper Milford town- ship, near the Mennonite Church. His chil- dren settled in Tioga county, Pa., and became wealthy in the oil fields.
Nathan Schæffer, son of Frederick, was born in "Dryland," Northampton county, in 1803. Learning the weavers' trade, he resided at Corn- ing, near Treichlersville, later removing to Up- per Milford township, where he died in 1873 and was buried at Emaus. He also had been a manufacturer of linseed oil. He had been mar- ried to Rebecca, daughter of John Weidner, of Treichlersville, who died in 1873, aged 68 years. The children were: Jesse, Emma, dec'd, wife of Joseph Yingling, of Allentown; Lavinus, dec'd, married to Mary Frantz, of Allentown.
Jesse W. Schæffer, son of Nathan, an aged resident of Allentown, was born at Treichlers- ville, Berks county, June 3, 1832. At the age of twelve, he was hired out to serve on farms and served thus till past twenty years of age. He then learned the stone mason trade, which he fol- lowed for six years, when he also learned the plastering trade. These trades he followed for a number of years. About 1894 he engaged in the cement and concrete business at Allentown, whither he had removed in 1889. He is a Demo- crat, and whilst at Emaus. where he lived for seventeen years, he held the office of auditor. Both his wife and himself are Mennonites and he ·served as assistant superintendent in the Sunday school. In 1913 he settled in his own home at 720 New street. He married, Jan. 20, 1866, Louisa, daughter of Jonas Minner, of District
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township, Berks county, whose full history ap- pears elsewhere in this work. Ten children were born to them: Jonas Albert, Ida R., born Feb. 23, 1869 ; Annie E., b. Nov. 29, 1870-d. March 22, 1893; Emma J., b. July 13, 1874-d. Feb. 15, 1886; William K., b. March 28, 1878; Elephena L. and Laura M., twins, b. July 23,. 1880; Nathan H., b. Oct. 16, 1883 ; Minnie R., b. Jan. 25, 1887-d. Sept. 15, 1892; Mamie M., b. March 31, 1889.
J. ALBERT SCHAEFFER, son of Jesse, of the firm of Schaffer and Ackerman, of Allentown, Pa., was born in District township, Berks county, June 21, 1866. At the age of 19, he learned the plasterer's trade, which he followed for a few years, when he learned the cement-paving busi- ness from Nicholas Melchoir, his brother-in-law, and, after working as journeyman until 1892, he formed a partnership with Jonas Minner, of Pottstown, where Mr. Schæffer lived for eight years. Coming to Allentown in 1895, he en- gaged in the plastering business for two years. Mr. Minner also about this time coming to Al- lentown, and they resumed the former partner- ship, which continued to the time of Mr. Min- ner's death in 1908, when he admitted Jonas M. Ackerman, trading under the aforesaid name. The firm employs as high as 60 men. Amongst their largest jobs may be mentioned: all of the concrete flooring at the Rittersville hospital ; the Allentown hospital; the grading, paving and curbing at Clifford Park; the Hunsicker building. In 1912-'13, the firm constructed the reinforced concrete bridge over Trout Creek on the Allentown-Philadelphia turnpike in the Twelfth ward, the dimensions of which are 52 by 42 feet, with piers 76 feet long. Whilst living at Pottstown, in 1888, he served as a member of the police force. Mr. Schaffer is an independent voter ; belongs to Royal Order of Tigers and F. O. E. He wedded, in 1886, Alice, daughter of George and Mary (Stout) Mutter, of Bally, Pa., the issue being: Genevieve, Octavia, Regina, who died aged II years and 4 months, and Charles.
ALBERT B. SCHAFFER.
George Schaffer, of Lehigh county, was mar- ried, and among his children was a son, Aman- des, who was a shoemaker and farmer. At one time he lived at Hellertown, but later at Center Valley, Pa. He died about 1898, advanced in years, and is buried at the Blue church. He was married to Eliza Hillegas, and they had the fol- lowing children : Richard; Owen, of Center Val- ley; Henrietta, married to Jacob Knauss; Sarah, died, unmarried; Eliza, died young; and Eph- raim.
Ephraim Schaffer, son of Amandes Schaffer, was born Nov. 3, 1861, in Saucon township, sub- sequently removing to Center Valley, and then to Coopersburg. Here he lived near Blue church and was a shoe maker for many years, until his decease, on Jan. 21, 1892, aged 46 years, II months, 4 days. Interment was in Blue church cemetery, Coopersburg. He married Susanna Newcomber, daughter of John and Lydia (Ott) Newcomber, of Coopersburg. Issue: Oscar, a farmer of Oley, Pa .; Albert B.
ALBERT BENJAMIN SCHAFFER, son of Ephraim and Susanna (Newcomber) Schaffer, was born July 16, 1871, at Center Valley, Pa. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and after attaining the age of seventeen years, he entered the employ of Jordan Bros., at Coopersburg, and learned the trade of coach painting, which he continued there for eighteen years, but of this time he was the firm's foreman. He then engaged in the hotel business, eventually leasing the fair ground hotel. During fair week he is kept very busy, at times having about 100 persons to assist in serving his patrons. In politics he is a Democrat; is a member of the Knights of Golden Eagle, and the Knights of Ladies of Honor and also of the Lutheran Church. His mother lives with him, and she was born March 30, 1838, and is well preserved.
Albert B. Schaffer married, July 30, 1889, Anna Agnes Schuler, daughter of Israel and Mary A. (Acker) Schuler, of Berks county. Is- sue: three children, namely: Clarence E., Sue M., and Frances E.
Israel Schuler was a carpenter and later a sta- tionery engineer at a mine, where he met his death by an accident, in 1874. He married Mary A. Acker. Issue: Ella, Emma, Jeremiah, Am- brose, Victor, Albert, and Anna, who married Albert B. Schaffer.
Mrs. Mary A. Schuler, married (second) George Walter, and had one son, James Walter, now in the U. S. mail service, in Philadelphia. Pa.
LEVI C. SCHAFFER, chief engineer at Arbo- gast & Bastians, was born Sept. 3, 1855, in the southern part of Lehigh county, near Rothrocks- ville, where he attended the public school until he was sixteen years old. He was then employed at different iron ore mines as engineer in that section of the county for several years, and after- ward following engineering at different places, more especially with Henry Miller at Lehigh- ton, where he continued for nearly twelve years. He entered the employ of Arbogast and Bas- tian, as chief engineer of their large establishment at Allentown, in 1903, which position he has filled until the present time.
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Mr. Schaffer was married to Susanna Jane Straub, daughter of David Straub, of Lynn town- ship, and they had seven children: Annie Jane, m. Owen Colton, of Perth Amboy, N. J .; Har- vey O., who died in 1905, aged 27 years ; George F., assistant superintendent for Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Philadelphia; Harry E., Allentown; Walter A., Buffalo, N. Y .; Lillian May, who died in infancy; and Katie Amelia, m. Joseph Malloy, and resides with her parents.
Mr. Schaffer is a member of Seibert Evan- gelical church, of the A. O. of Engineers, and is a Republican in politics.
His father, Ephraim, was born and reared in the same section of Lehigh county and learned the trade of shoemaker. He afterward followed the employment of stationary engineer for many years, until he retired to Trexlertown. He died in 1868, aged 77 years, 8 months. He was mar- ried to Catharine Troxell, who died at the age of 67 years. They were buried in the Trexlertown cemetery. They had nine children: Matthias, who died young, John O., Sylvester P., Levi C., Helena, Leander, Caroline, August, and one died in infancy.
HENRY P. SCHAFFER.
Paul Schaffer was born in Germany in 1817, and in the year 1865 he emigrated to the United States. For a time he lived in Brooklyn, New York, and later moved to Cementon, Pa., where he lived until in 1870. Then he bought the Jonas Dinkey property, situated near Egypt, Le- high county. He died in 1874 and is buried on the Egypt cemetery. He made baskets and lad- ders and was a skilled mechanic. He was a watchman on the Lehigh Valley Railroad from 1870 until he met an accidental death.
By his first wife he had these children: Kate, Janetta, John and Conrad. He married a sec- ond time and that union resulted in three chil- dren: Lizzie, Henry P., and Paul E.
Henry P. Schaffer, a farmer of Whitehall township, was born at Brooklyn, N. Y., October 18, 1864. He obtained a common school edu- cation in the schools of Whitehall township, Le- high county, and when a mere boy came to be employed by the L. V. R. R. Co., first as a water boy, then successively as laborer, brake- man, fireman, extra conductor and engineer, hav- ing been in the employ of the company for a period of twenty-four years.
In 1902 he became an engineer for the Ameri- can Cement Company and he served that position until in 1912, when he engaged in farming, which he is now following. His farm was a Kohler homestead and had been in that family for more than a hundred years. He and his
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