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In 1858 he married Kate, daughter of Jacob
Kerschner. She is buried at New Tripoli. They had ten children : Alvin A., Sarah E., Mary A. (married to Lewis J. Donat) ; James, Jane, Al- vena C., Levi H., Amanda, Sylvester, and Dr. Oliver J.
JAMES M. SCHEETZ, coal and wood dealer at Allentown, is a native of Lynn township. He was reared upon a farm and in 1890, went from Lynn to Allentown, where he worked as a la- borer until 1903, then engaged in the present business. His yard being located at 15th and Gordon streets. He employs four men and has several teams in delivering coal and wood to all parts of the city. He resides at 516 Hazel St. He is a member of the Knights of Friendship. He and his family are members of the Reformed church.
In 1895, he was wedded to Ida, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Yoder) Carl, of Seisholtz- ville, Berks county, Pa., and they have four chil- dren : Charles, William, Linda and Ella.
DR. OLIVER J. SCHEETZ, dentist at Allen- town, was born in Lynn township, May 19, 1878. He was educated in the public schools and when sixteen years old was granted a certifi- cate to teach school; but he chose a business ca- reer, accepting a position as clerk and bookkeeper with the Joseph Obert Packing Co. at Lehigh- ton, Pa., and continued in their employ from Oc- tober 1, 1898, until October 15, 1907; and on the latter day, after working several hours, he suddenly decided to take up a professional career. He left the same day and entered the Medico- Chirurgical College at Philadelphia and gradu- ated from the department of Dentistry in 1910. While a student, he worked in the Bank of North America at Philadelphia, a position he re- tained six months after his graduation; then entered a dental office, at Lancaster, Pa., and continued there until he located at 713 Ham- ilton street, Allentown. He is a member of the Psi-Omega Dental Fraternity; the Starr So- ciety of Stomatology; The Morris I. Shamberg Society of Oval Surgery; The L. Ashley Faught Society of Dental Dispensary and Operating Dentistry.
REV. JOHN A. SCHEFFER, A.B., A.M.
He is the eldest son of William Scheffer, and wife, Priscilla, nee Krebs, now written Kribbs. He was born in Clarion county, Pa., June 17, 1846. In youth he attended the public schools in Salem township, of said county, during the winter months, and in summer worked on his father's farm. When sixteen years old he be- came a pupil in Salem Academy, as there were no free country high or normal schools then. From spring to fall in addition to the surplus
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products of his parents' farm he purchased pro- duce of neighboring farmers to sell in Oil City fifteen miles north of his home. In his nine- teenth year he began to ship bituminous coal from the mines to oil wells, and take the crude pe- troleum oil from the wells to boats on the Al- legheny river, to be carried to refineries down that river as far as Pittsburgh. For there were no railroads or pipe-lines in the oil-regions in those days. In winter time he continued his
JOHN AMOS SCHEFFER.
studies in the academic schools until 1867-8, when he taught a country school in Venango county.
After that he went to the academy in Emlen- ton, Pa., of which the Rev. J. B. Fox was prin- cipal, who later was pastor of Heidelberg Lu- theran charge, Lehigh county. On Sept. 1, 1870 the subject of this sketch came from Western Pennsylvania to Allentown, and entered the Junior class in Muhlenberg College. He grad- uated with the class of 1872. He had been as- sistant teacher in Emlenton Academy, and dur- ing the latter half of the senior year at college was a tutor.
In September, 1872, he went to the Evangeli- cal Lutheran Theological Seminary, in Philadel- phia, and graduated in 1875.
During the vacations of 1871, 72, and 73, he sold Bibles and religious books, and in the sum-
mer of 1874 preached for several Lutheran con- gregations in and near Columbus, Ind., where some people from Lehigh county were members.
In January, 1875, a call was given him from the Manor charge, consisting of two congrega- tions in Westmoreland county, Pa. With two other seminary classmates, he was ordained by the officers of the Pittsburgh Synod, in the First Lutheran church, Pittsburgh, and April I, of that year, began his ministerial labors in Manor charge. A little more than a year later the membership had increased from 131 to 224.
Having received a second pastoral call from Lutherans in Nova Scotia, he accepted it and in July, 1876, went aboard a steamer in New York, for Mahone Bay, N. S. The Rev. J. A. Bauman, now professor in Muhlenberg College, who had just been ordained to the ministry, was elected his successor by the Manor charge.
When Rev. Mr. Scheffer became pastor of Mahone Bay parish, in Lunenburg county, there were about fifty communicant members. How- ever, the membership increased, so that in six years the parish became self-supporting. He never applied for or received mission funds, but personally paid the difference between the sal- ary and expenses.
In February, 1885, after severe bronchial af- fictions and rheumatic fever, his physician told him that if he continued his labors in that cli- mate these ailments would become chronic. Hence he advised his congregations to secure another pastor, and later that year he returned with Mrs. Scheffer, to Allentown, where they have been residing ever since.
In 1881 with the advice and consent of the two branches of the provincial parliament, the lieutenant governor appointed Rev. J. A. Schef- fer commissioner of schools for the Lunenburg District, the duties of which he attended to until he removed from the county in 1885.
A number of Lutheran ministers in Allen- town and vicinity in 1886 organized the Church Messenger Association for the publication of the Lutheran Church Messenger. Rev. Mr. Scheffer was the treasurer for ten years, and after 1888 also associate and managing editor. He has writ- ten for religious and secular papers, translated from German manuscripts, parts of two English books, and for a short time was assistant editor of The Pennsylvania German, but had to relin- quish that work on account of ill health.
With the assistance of Mrs. Scheffer, he began the Sunday school in 1885, out of which St. Luke's Lutheran church has grown.
He was temporarily pastor of St. Luke's con- gregation in 1893-94. He also organized St. James' Lutheran Sunday school 1903 as a
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nucleus for that congregation. Thus he has been active and endeavored to help along every good cause that he could, without asking whether it would pay financially.
Rev. J. A. Scheffer was a director of Allen- town schools for nine years, and a member of the board of controllers for six years. He had his share of the work and gave much time for the welfare of the public schools.
Rev. Mr. Scheffer and Miss Sabina E. Sei- bert, of Allentown, were united in holy wed- lock, June 5, 1883. They regard their marriage providential, and an answer to prayer. Their wedded life has been congenial and happy. A daughter was born to them in June, 1885. She died in infancy.
The ancestors of Mr. Scheffer on his father's mother's side, and his mother's mother, namely William Bescht, now written Best, and Michael Frederick Gutekunst, settled in Northampton county, now Lehigh, respectively in 1738 and 1766.
SCHEFFLER FAMILY.
Joseph Scheffler was born April 20, 1829, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and emigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen years, locating at Lehigh Gap, where he secured a tract of 29 acres of land which is still owned by his estate. He was a school-slate shaver and be- cause of this trade he located in the slate belt. In 1876 he moved to Slatington and lived there until he died April 12, 1907. He was brought up in the faith of the Catholic church, but later became a member of the Lutheran church. He is buried at the Frieden's church.
He was twice married. By his first wife he had these children: Emma (m. Oliver Olwein), Henry (of New York), and Charles (of New Castle, Pa.) By his second wife, Mary Ann Peters, born April 24, 1837, and died November 10, 1900, he had these children: Frank, John, Lewis, Edward, James and Lillie (wife of Lewis Dorward).
FRANK W. SCHEFFLER was born Dec. 13, 1865, in Washington township, where he now resides. He worked upon a farm until he was seventeen years old, and then began working in the slate-quarry which occupation he has fol- lowed to this time, except eight years, when he was a railroader on the Jersey Central R. R. He owns a small farm near Rextown, which was formally the John Roth tract. He served Frieden's church as a deacon and is a member of the Reformed congregation.
He was married in 1886 to Elementa Roth, daughter of John and Hettie (Kern) Roth. They have nine children: Lillie (m. William
Bower), Helen, Alma, Francis, Harry, Jennie, Irene, Mildred, and Claudine.
LEWIS B. SCHEFFLER, superintendent of the Schuylkill Slate Company, of Slatedale, lis a resident at Emerald. He was born August 28, 1869. At the age of thirteen years he began working in the slate industry and he has fol- lowed the same avocation to this time. In 1894 he was first given charge over quarries; in 1902 was made superintendent of the Pittston Slate Co .; and in 1904 accepted his present position.
He and family are Reformed members of Frieden's church, which he served as a deacon eight consecutive years. He is a member of the J. O. U. A. M.
On August 28, 1887, he married Emma Metzger, daughter of Harry and Maria (Kem- merer ) Metzger of Heidelberg They have these children: William (who died aged seven years) ; Wallace (deceased) ; Mabel; George; Raymond; Thomas, and Walter.
SCHEIRER FAMILY.
The first member of this family about whom we have anything definite is Adam Scheurer, who occupied and owned a farm of four hundred acres upon part of which Ironton is now built. He was a teamster in the Revolutionary army and after the conclusion of the war he erected several looms for weaving in the house which was later used as a hotel at Ironton by Joseph Koeher. The house was erected in 1773. The first discovery of iron ore in the section was made on his lands. The ore was exchanged by him at the Hamburg Furnace and the iron was manufactured into nails by hand in a smithy. which he had opened where he employed a num- ber of hands. He was born in 1728 and died in 1806. He was married to Catharine Elizabeth Hertzog. They had a large number of chil- dren: I Adam, II Peter, III John Jacob, IV John, V Daniel, VI Nicholas, VII Solomon, VIII David, IX George, X Jonas, XI Susan, married to Charles Ruhe, XII Maria, born Jan. 25, 1787, married to Abraham Newhard.
II Peter Scheirer had two daughters, one mar- ried to Philip Strauss, and the other daughter married to Mr. Handwerk.
III John Jacob lived on the old homestead. Issue: Annie, born April 23, 1807; James, born December 28, 1809; Sallie or Salome born Sep- tember 10, 1812, and Reuben.
IV John Scheirer was born December 18, 1780. For many years he lived at Schnecks- ville, where he was a weaver, usually having three looms working. He was married to Eliza- beth Sterner, a daughter of Abraham and Eliza- beth (Mehrkam) Sterner, with whom he had
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the following children: (1) Peter, born August 18, 1799; (2) Gabriel, born August 18, 1801; (3) John born September 4, 1803; (4) Magda- lena, born September 17, 1805; (5) Joel born September 24, 1807; (6) Abraham, born July 18, 18II; (7) Joseph, born September 26, 1813; and (8) Eli born January 1, 1817. John Scheirer was married the second time to Maria Eva Ringer, a daughter of Michael Ringer. Is- sue: (1) Adam, born November 17, 1829; (2) Henry A., born September 10, 1831; (3) David M., born June 6, 1833; (4) Moses T'., born February 1, 1835, and (5) Elizabeth, born April 6, 1838.
John Scheirer, son of John and Elizabeth (Sterner) Scheirer, was born September 4, 1803. He was employed on the farm by Jacob Mickley for a number of years after which he learned the trade of weaving. He was tax collector for a number of years. He was a member of the build- ing committee of Mickleys church when the church was erected in 1849. He also served the congregation as deacon and elder. He was the owner of a tract of 73 acres near Seipels which is now owned by his son George A. He was married to Catharine Kemmerer a daughter of George A. and Susanna (Troxell) Kemmerer. They were the parents of the following children : Owen, Mary, Polly, George A., John, Charles, Telilah and Alfred.
George A. Scheirer, a son of John and Catha- rine Scheirer, was born December 22, 1833. He assisted his father in weaving and farming until he was married in 1861, when he continued farming for himself and followed this occupa- tion until 1901, when he retired. He is a de- voted and faithful member of the Lutheran con- gregation at Mickleys church. He has served the church as deacon, elder and trustee. He was married to Mary Ann Marcks, a daughter of Gideon and Esther (Eisenhard) Marcks. She died July 27, 1900. Issue: Lewis F., Allen- town ; Elmer J. and Victor M. who died in child- hood.
ELMER J. SCHEIRER, son of George A. and Mary A. (Marcks) Scheirer, was born February II, 1866. He worked on the Catasauqua & Fogelsville Railroad for five years and in 1888 he learned the cigar making trade, which he has since followed. His leading brands are "The Winner," "Union Brand," and "Good Pointer." Since 1901 he also conducted the farm formerly owned by his grandfather now owned by his father. He takes a very active interest in poli- tics believing in the principles of the Democratic party. He was a member of the school board of Whitehall township for six years. Register as- sessor for five years and tax collector for five
years. He is a member of the F. O. E. Allen- town No. 110, I. O. of R. M., and the Buffaloes. In 1884 he was married to Alice Storch, a daugh- ter of Philip Storch. They are the parents of the following children: Frederick G., married to Effie Lentz; Elmer R., married to Minnie Serfass ; Robert C., Roland P., William W., a graduate of Whitehall township High school 1913; Blanch S., Victor H. and Edwin L.
Adam Scheirer, son of John and Marie E. (Ringer) Scheirer was born November 17, 1829. He was a merchant in Rising Sun and later a farmer in South Whitehall. Since 1901 he re- sides at Mickleys. He is a member of the Lu- theran congregation at Egypt. He was married to Lovina Kemmerer. Issue: Alice, married to Oliver Sensinger, and Ida, married to William Gogel. He was married the second time to Car- oline Bortz. Issue: Rev. O. S., of Wessners- ville; Ambrose H., of Penn Argyl, and Dr. Frank B., of Allentown.
David M. Scheirer, son of John and Maria Scheirer, was born June 6, 1833. He resided on the old Sheirer homestead for fifty years. He was married to Louisa Scheirer, daughter of Reuben and Eliza (Capbrecht) Scheirer. She died November 28, 1900. Issue: Emma, Elem- ma, Solomon, Walter, Eliza, Hannah, Jennie, Harvey, Manasses, James, Louisa and Effie.
VI Nicholas Scheirer, son of Adam, lived near Laurys. Among his children were the follow- ing: Lydia, born January 28, 1805; Elizabeth, born September 24, 1810; George, born January 12, 1813, and Paul, born April 15, 1818.
VIII David lived near Ballietsville. He had a daughter Mary Ann, born April 4, 1822.
IX George was a merchant. He had one daughter, Mary, married to Joseph Seem.
X Jonas Scheirer lived in South Whitehall, where he had about 200 acres of land. He died in his 94th year and is buried at Unionville. He was married to Dolly Moyer, who is buried at Egypt. They were the parents of the follow- ing children : (1) Moses, born in August, 1826, who was in the Mexican war; (2) Tilghman, (3) George; (4) Eli, born December 24, 1819; (5) Stephen, born January 24, 1822. He was starved to death in Libby Prison during the Civil war. (6) Catharine, married to David Hans- man, and (7) Thomas.
Thomas Scheirer, son of Jonas, lived for some time in Hanover township, where some of his children were born; later he moved to Hoken- dauqua. He served his country faithfully during the Civil war. He was married to Mary Brader. Their children were: Oliver, William, Thomas, Assaba, Sacks, Ellen Emma, Lillie and Catha- rine.
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OLIVER F. SCHEIRER, son of Thomas, was born in Hanover, June 18, 1851. His early life was spent on the farm. In 1866 he began to work for the Thomas Iron Co. He resides in Hokendauqua since 1874. He worked for the company as fireman and brakeman, and since May, 1877, he is a locomotive engineer. He is a member of the K. of G. E. and the Knights of Friendship of which he is a charter member. He and family are members of the Lutheran congregation at Mickleys.
In 1871 he was married to Sarah J. Sourwine, a daughter of William and Salome (Frain) Sourwine, of Washington. Issue: Minnie, Ed- win, married to Stella West; John, died in in- fancy; Charles, married to Sarah McCallister, she died December 29, 1907. Issue: Ruth, Mary, Oliver, Margaret, and Ralph; George, Annie, married to Harvey Trout, she is de- ceased. Issue: Emma, Sarah and Eoma, Wil- liam, who was killed on the railroad near Catas- aman, May 1, 1907. He was married to Annie O. Hauser. Issue: Earl and Leonhard.
SCHELDEN (SCHELDON ) FAMILY.
Stephen Sheldon, a native of England, had located in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, sometime before the close of the Revolutionary War. For a time he had lived in Whitehall township, where his son, Andrew, was born in 1804, and afterward he removed to western Pennsylvania. L. L. Schelden, born in 1825, states that his grandfather, Stephen, had two other brothers who also lived in Pennsylvania. The Federal census of 1790 records James Shel- don in York county, and Richard Sheldon as a resident of Dauphin county. These may have been the other's brothers.
Andrew Schelden was born in Whitehall township, Lehigh county, March 10, 1804, died one mile west of Mickley's, on Jan. 12, 1888. First he was a farmer and afterward conducted Mickley's Hotel until his retirement upon a small farm near Mickleys.
He married Anna, a daughter of John Jacob Mickley, of Liberty Bell fame. She was born March 4, 1797, died Sept. 28, 1890. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schelden are buried at Mickley's church.
They had three sons and one daughter, name- ly : Lewis L .; John, who was a merchant in Philadelphia; Edmond, who had been a mer- chant at Hughsville, near Williamsport, Pa .. , and Catharine, married to Lewis Herbster.
Anna Mickley had first married John Yundt, by whom she had four children: Charles, Wil- liam, Sarah and Polly.
Lewis L. Schelden, an aged citizen of Aller-
town, was born Nov. 8, 1825, in Whitehall township, son of Andrew and Anna (Mickley) Schelden. He worked upon the farm until he was eighteen years old, then he came to Allen- was engaged in the contracting and building town and learned the carpenter trade and after- ward he operated the Eagle planing mill, and was engaged in the contracting and building business until a disastrous fire occurred on April 16, 1871, which destroyed the planing mill which stood at the southwest corner of Ninth and Turner streets. After the fire he continued the contracting business on a large scale. In Allen- town he built 155 houses, three churches and one schoolhouse; at Catasauqua he built fourteen houses ; at Hokendauqua he built sixteen houses, and at Fullerton eight houses. He also built an Evangelical church at Cedarville, which stood at the Evangelical church cemetery. In Allen- town he built the old Salem Evangelical church on Linden street; the Zion Evangelical church on Liberty street, and Trinity Evangelical church, at Sixth and Oak streets. He also built the Morton schoolhouse, in the First ward. In 1874 he built his own residence at 915 Turner street. The wood work in this house was all worked out by hand and the house is most sub- stantially constructed throughout.
Mr. Schelden had been a confirmed member of the Lutheran congregation of Mickley's church, but in 1849 he became soundly converted and since that time he has been a pillar in the Evangelical Church. He has been a local preacher almost a half century. In the church he has served as class-leader, exhorter and as Sunday school teacher and superintendent. He is now nearly ninety years of age, but he is still active in prayer meetings and in all the church ' services. He has membership in Trinity United Evangelical church, on Tenth street.
He married, first, in 1847, Sarah, daughter of Solomon Butz. She was born in 1831, and died in 1851. They had four children, namely : Matilda, the deceased wife of L. H. Yeager ; Emma, married to Francis Zimmerman of Fogelsville; Sarah and Jane, twins who died young.
He married, second, in 1852, Sarah, daughter of Amandus Trexler. She was born in 1834, died in 1902, and is buried on the family plot on Greenwood cemetery, Allentown. They had twelve children, namely :
I. William, who died in 1913, in California. He was married to Lucia Smith.
2. Ellen J., 1854-1855.
3. S. Tane, died in 1898; was married to Albert Mosser.
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4. Clara, married to Henry Grim, of Allen- town.
5. Mary, married to Miles Seagreaves, of Al- lentown.
6. Laura, at home.
7. Agnes, married to Ludwig Mueller, of Royersford, Pa.
8. Anna C., married to Conrad Schomberg, of Trenton, N. J.
9. Harry G., whose history follows.
IO. Charles.
II. Katie, 1872-1874.
12. Edmond, 1874-1895.
Harry G. Schelden, contractor and builder of Allentown, was born in that city, May 10, 1868. At the age of thirteen he learned the carpenter trade from his father, which he followed as journeyman until 1886, when his father admitted him into the business under the firm name of L. L. Schelden & Son. They continued until 1902, when the father retired and the son has continued the business in a most successful manner. Among others he has erected the following buildings : Eckert building; Bethany U. E. church; Zion U. B. church; Balliet Cigar Box Factory ; Grammes Factory building; Horlacher Brewery ; Guth building, and the fine residences of Charles H. Moyer and John Taylor, on Hamilton street, Allentown; besides Mr. Schelden has built rows of dwelling houses in Allentown, and has as many as forty-six carpenters employed.
He owns a farm of 155 acres, situated in Kidder township, Carbon county, on the Pocono Mountains. In 1913, Mr. Schelden raised over 200 bushels of potatoes per acre. He is a scien- tific agriculturist and has made a success in raising grain, corn and hay, as well as in raising potatoes.
He was married, in 1886, to Maggie E. Weil, daughter of James Weil, of Mechanicsville. She died on Jan. 29, 1914, at the age of forty-five years.
JAMES H. SHELDON.
James H. Sheldon, manager of the Post & Sheldon silk mill, at Allentown, was born at Paterson, N. J., Dec. 11, 1887. He received his education in the public schools, and the Stephens Preparatory School, until he became eighteen years old, then he entered the large silk industry there with which his father has been identified for many years, and under the instruc- tion of his father, he was thoroughly familiarized with the entire business of manufacturing broad silks from the beginning of the process to the end, He continued there until 1912, then on account of his superior skill he was made the manager of the Allentown mill, one of the plants of the
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large and influential firm of Post & Sheldon, and he has since been thus engaged in a most successful manner.
Mr. Sheldon was married in 1911, to Beatrice Fordyce, daughter of Hon. Robert H. Fordyce, mayor of Paterson.
Samuel Sheldon, the father of Mr. Sheldon, was born in England, and emigrated to America in 1881. He located at Paterson, N. J., and en- gaged in the manufacture of broad silks, for which he had been thoroughly prepared, and since then he has been prominently identified with this great industry there. He is president of the Post-Sheldon Corporation, which owns and oper. ates a number of mills, three of them being in Lehigh county, at Allentown, Slatington, and Slatedale. He was married to Annie Gregory and they have four children: Helena, married George Robertson ; Bertha; James H .; and Fred- erick, assistant superintendent of the Allentown mill.
HENRY B. SCHELLEY.
Henry Shelley, of Upper Milford township, was a farmer. He married and had four chil- dren, one of whom was Daniel.
Daniel Shelly, was also a farmer and was married to Mary Newcomer. Issue: (1) Hen- ry; (2) Jacob; (3) John; (4) Levi; (5) Wil- liam; (6) David, and (7) Catherine.
Levi Shelley, the fourth son of Daniel, mar- ried Mary Bleim, a daughter of John and Mary Bleim. Issue: (1) Kate (married John Acker- man, whose sketch appears in this volume) ; (2) Henry B .; (3) Mary, married to Eugene High. They have a son, Elwood High; (4) Allen.
Henry B. Shelley, son of Levi, was born in 1853, in Bucks county. He was educated in the public schools and reared upon the farm and he made farming his life work. He raises many potatoes, upon his 147 acre-farm near Dillingers, in Upper Milford township. He is a member of old Zionsville Mennonite church, is now class leader, and has served the various church offices. He married Catherine Landis, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Moyer) Landis. Issue: (1) Clara; (2) Robert, married Hulda Seibert; (3) Naomi; (4) John; (5) Russell Shelley.
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