History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 73

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 854


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SCHELLY FAMILY.


Dr. Joel Y. Schelly was born in Bucks county in 1807. After a thorough preliminary educa- tion, he entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania and was regularly graduated. He began practice as a physician in Montgomery county and afterward carried it on very successfully in Hereford township, Berks county. With Dr. Van Buskirk as a traveling


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companion, he traveled extensively in Europe and, having taken many notes of the countries visited, he delivered interesting and instructive lectures upon his return home.


Doctor Schelly devoted much study to the manufacture of silk goods. In this behalf, in 1828, he translated an English book on the sub- ject into the Pennsylvania-German, and in 1830 he was associated with Dr. J. H. Dickenshied and George Krause in the establishment and operation of a silk mill, having planted numerous mulberry trees for the production of cocoons, but this commendable enterprise proved unsucessful, which entailed much loss on the projectors. He was the founder of the Goschenhoppen turnpike, from Green Lane to Herefordville, from which another pike was extended to Shimersville; and he was a most active promoter of the railroad along the Perkiomen creek for the purpose of securing transportation facilities from Allentown to Philadelphia. These efforts for public im- provements displayed his progressive spirit. He served as postmaster at Herefordville from 1830 to 1840. In politics he was allied with the Democratic party. He became a large owner of land in Hereford township and was deeply interested in agriculture.


Doctor Schelly was married to Hannah Strass- burger Young, a daughter of Christian Young, of Allentown, and they had eleven children : Am- brose Y., who became a physician in Berks county ; Adelaide ; Catharine, m. Henry Sigmund ; Adella, m. B. F. McAtee, Esq., an attorney of Bethlehem; Henry Y. and Percy, who became ministers ; Joel P., Cyrus Y. and James J., who became hardware merchants at Allentown, and two who died in infancy.


CYRUS YOUNG SCHELLY, son of Doctor Joel, and hardware merchant at Allentown, was born Nov. 28, 1851, in Hereford township. He at- tended the public schools and also Muhlenberg College, from which he was graduated and then he followed teaching for a time. In 1869, he entered the employ of M. S. Young & Co., hard- ware merchants at Allentown, and remained with them fourteen years. With this prepara- tion, he associated with his brother, Joel P., and they together began a hardware business on North Seventh street, at No. 32, and under the name of C. Y. Schelly & Bro. They have since carried on a most successful business. He has become the owner of the homestead in Berks county, which he visits frequently. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Livingston Club and Lehigh Saengerbund. In 1883 he was married to Emma Josephine Young, daughter of Samuel Young, of Allentown. She was given a thorough education and afterward followed teach-


ing in the public schools and the Allentown Woman's College. She became prominently identified with St. John's Reformed church. She died Jan. 16, 1905, and was interred in Fairview cemetery.


JAMES YOUNG SCHELLY, of the firm of C. Y. Schelly & Bros., hardware merchants, of Allen- town, was born Nov. 14, 1858, in Hereford township, Berks county. He attended the pub- lic schools there, Muhlenberg preparatory school, and Blackman's Business College. He then went to Philadelphia and filled the position of assist- ant bookkeeper with F. A. North & Co., music dealers, and afterward with the Oriental Spice Mills. In 1883 he entered the hardware store of his brothers, C. Y. and J. P. Schelly, at Al- lentown, and after serving them faithfully for a time, he was admitted as a partner, the name then changing to C. Y. Schelly & Bros., and he has since been identified with this firm. He is affiliated with the B. P. O. E.


In 1887, he was married to Isola Hecker, daughter of William F. and Elemina (Deibert) Hecker, of Heidelberg township, and they have four children: Hannah Isola, teacher of physi- cal culture, at Fort Smith, Kansas; Arthur James, at Detroit, Mich .; William F .; and Dorothy.


HENRY M. SHELLY, son of Milton B., was born at Quakertown, Sept. 2, 1878. After his education in the public schools, he was employed as a clerk in a store at Quakertown for five years, but kept his home with his parents until he be- came twenty-one years old. He then went to Allentown and was engaged with Koch Brothers in the clothing business for six years; next, in 1909, he entered the store of his uncle, George, who was conducting business with a partner under the name of Behringer & Shelly, and when Behringer retired he became a partner of his brothers. They conducted business as Shelly Brothers, until the brother died in 1903, when he carried on the store as manager for the benefit of the estate. He afterward engaged in the motor- cycle and bicycle business at Sixth and Gordon streets, which he has continued until now. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America and Knights of the Golden Eagle.


In 1900, he was married to Edna Moyer, daughter of Freeman Moyer, and they have four children : Freeman, John, Irene, and Ruth. They are members of Trinity United Evangelical church.


GEORGE B. SHELLY was born at Quakertown and there he received his education. Upon at- taining his majority he went to Allentown and there carried on the flour and feed business for a number of years. He also took great interest


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in breeding fine horses and selling them. In poli- tics he was a Republican and as such he served several terms in the city council. He was con- nected for a time with the Mennonite Church, but afterward became a member of the Zion Re- formed church, which he served as a deacon for several terms. He died in May, 1903. In 1888, he was married to Carrie Cole, and they have one son, George C. Mrs. Cole is a daughter of Peter and Sarah (Keck) Cole, of Colesville, where he carried on farming and at the same time conducted a hotel. He died at the early age of thirty-four years. They had three children : Bella, m. Edwin P. Landis; Alice, m. Thomas F. Diefenderfer, and Carrie, above named.


WILLIAM A. SCHELLHAMER.


Wiliam A. Schellhamer, farmer of Lynn town- ship, and formerly tanner for twenty years, was born in Brunswick township, in Schuylkill coun- ty, on March 11, 1853. When two years old his parents removed across the Blue Mountains into Lynn township, locating between New Tripoli and Lynnport, and there he was brought up and educated. In 1866 his father purchased the Bachman tannery and farm of 50 acres, two miles east of Lynnville and there he learned the trade of tanner under his father. He worked in the tannery until his father's death in 1894 when he bought the place and carried on the business for three years, and competition having become so great he discontinued it and directed his attention to the buying and selling of hides, which he has followed since in connection with farming. He traverses the surrounding country from ten to twenty miles and collects annually from 1,500 to 2,000 hides, which he forwards to leading tanners in different parts of Pennsyl- vania. He has taken great interest in the prin- ciples of the Republican party, particularly pro- tection to home industries, for many years, and for the past twenty years he has successfully filled the position of Republican Committeeman from the district, but not for office, being too much engaged in his own business affairs and farming. He is a member of the Reformed Church at New Tripoli.


Mr. Schellhamer was married to Mary E. Mil- ler, of Lynnville, daughter of Daniel F., who was the auctioneer of the district for nearly fifty years; and they have two sons, William H. and Oliver P.


His father was George. M. Schellhamer, a native of Lynn township, born in 1830 and brought up on a farm. He learned the trade of tanner at Lehighton, under Stephen Kistler, and followed it in different tanneries at New Ring- gold and Tamaqua until 1866 when he purchased.


the Nicholas Bachman tannery in - Lynn town- ship which had been established by Daniel Bach- - man in 1834 and he carried it on successfully for thirty years until his death. While living in Brunswick township and working in the New Ringgold tannery he filled the office of justice of the peace. In 1849 he was married to Leah Neihart, daughter of Peter, a farmer of Strouds- burg, and by her he had seven children: Leana (m. Ist Jonathan Billig, 2nd Nathan Heintzel- man) ; William A .; George W. (m. Mary E. Weiss) ; Lewis H. (m. Alice Schmidt ) ; Oliver P. (a Reformed minister at York, Pa., married to Anna Heinly, daughter of William, of Al- bany township in Berks county) ; Theodore Franklin (who died when seven years old) ; and Mary (who died in infancy).


His grandfather was George Schellhamer, farmer, of Lynn. He was married to Mary Miller and they had five children: George M .; Hannah (m. Peter Herbert) ; Polly (m. Jonas Follweiler ) ; Abigail (m. Samuel Schellhamer, no relative) ; and Salome (m. Daniel Bennig- hoff), and his great-grandfather, George Schell- hamer, was the immigrant ancestor, who was en- listed in the Revolution and killed while in the: service.


SCHERER FAMILY.


Samuel Scherer was a native of Montgomery county, but spent the latter part of his life at Petersville, Northampton county. In both places he followed the trade of wheelwright. He was the father of the following children: Reuben, of Richland Center, Wis .; Simon, of Al- lentown; Samuel, of Honesdale; Henry, men- tioned later; Rebecca, wife of Jonathan Shank- weiler ; Eliza, wife of Jonathan Kline; Lucy Ann, wife of Ephraim Hartman, and Catharine, wife of John Berge.


Henry Scherer, son of Samuel, was born in Montgomery county, July 24, 1831. At an early age he moved with his parents to Northampton county, and later to Lehigh county, where he was employed as boss carpenter with the Thomas Iron Company, of Hokendauqua, for twenty years. In 1858 he moved to West Catasauqua. In 1871 he was employed by Barber and Sons, of Allentown. In 1875 and 1876 he was em- ployed by John Levan, of White Haven, to erect the Mahanoy Plain breakers, after which he again returned to Barber & Sons, with whom he remained until 1878, after which he filled the position of carpenter foreman with the Crane Iron Co., until he retired in 1887. He married Anna Maria, a daughter of Peter and Henrietta (Gross) Steinberger.


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died March 12, 1903. Mr. Scherer died March 25, 1900. Their children were: Dr. Thomas A., and William H., an undertaker, of West Catasauqua.


DR. THOMAS A. SCHERER, late a prominent physician at West Catasauqua, was born Oct. 3, 1856. At the age of twelve years he went to Bethlehem, where he attended school. On com- pleting his studies he was apprenticed in 1872, to learn the machinist trade. After having ac- quired the trade he did journeyman work for some time, and subsequently entered the employ of the Davis and Thomas Company, of Catasau-


qua. In 1880, under the instruction of H. H. Riegel, M.D., of Catasauqua, he began to read medicine. In the fall of the same year he entered the Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, from which he graduated three years later. In May, 1883, he opened an office at Slatington, but a few months later removed to Hokendauqua. Thence, in 1884, he settled at West Catasauqua, where he built up a large practice, following the profession until his death on March 9, 1912. He is buried on the family plot at the Mickleys church, where a monument marks his grave. He was a Lutheran member of Mickley's congre- gation.


Dr. Scherer took a keen interest in agriculture, fruit-growing, and trucking. He owned several tracts of land in Whitehall township of 20 and 7 acres respectively. He planted a large part of both these tracts in fruit trees which are now bearing large crops. He owned valuable horses, the Fairview Farm in Whitehall, real estate about Catasauqua, and had large holdings in mining, oil, and lumber companies.


Dr. Scherer was united in marriage in June, 1888, to Miss Emma J. Seaser, of Catasauqua. She is a daughter of Ferdinand and Dorothea (Frederick) Seaser, natives of Germany, who settled at West Catasauqua, Pa., in 1854. Fer- dinand and Dorothea Seaser had seven children, viz: Ellemina, Emma J., Alice J., and Mary J. twins ; William F., Julianna, and Edward H.


WILLIAM H. SCHERER, undertaker, of Cata- sauqua, son of Henry and Anna Maria (Stein- berger), Scherer, was born at West Catasauqua, June 30, 1859. He received his education in the public schools of his native place and from 1870 to 1873, he attended the schools of South Bethlehem, where he resided with his grandpar- rents. At an early age he learned the carpenter trade and in 1879 he assisted his father in the millwright business, and continued with him un- til 1887, when his father retired. In February, 1887, he entered the employ of Henry A. Stew- ard, who was in the furniture and undertaking


business at 208 Front street, Catasauqua, and re- mained with him until Mr. Steward's death in April, 1897. For a number of years Mr. Scherer did all the embalming work for Mr. Steward. On May 10, 1897, Ogden E. Frederick and Mr. Scherer purchased the furniture and undertaking business from the Steward estate, and have ever since conducted the business very successfully under the name of Frederick and Scherer. Mr. Frederick has charge of the furniture business and Mr. Scherer has complete charge of the undertak- ing department. From May 10, 1897 to Feb. 4, 1904, Mr. Scherer has conducted 2,325 burials, being the leading undertaker of Catasauqua. He and wife are members of St. Paul's Lutheran church, of Catasauqua, of which they are liberal supporters. He is affiliated with the Democratic party, but owing to business activities has always declined public office. In 1887 he was married to Lydia Becker, daughter of Frederick W. and Sarah (Schmeck) Becker. They reside in their beautiful home, 208 Fuller street, West Catasau- qua.


John Scherer was a tailor by trade, and lived in Lowhill upon a small farm now owned by Peter Haas. He and his wife, Margaret Mosser, were Lutherans. Their children follow: Nath- an, Jonas, Solomon, Elias, Joseph, John, and Polly, who was unmarried.


Jonas Scherer was a carpenter occupying the homestead of the family in Lowhill, upon which stood a log house, until 1878, when it was torn down. He married Sallie Deibert, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Haas) Deibert. Their children were: Mary Ann, married John Ber- ger; Frank; Sallie, married Cyrus Kuhns; Car- olina, deceased, was the wife of C. Minnich ; Calvin ; William; Phaon; Menno, and Louisa, both deceased. The latter died unmarried, aged thirty-two years.


SCHERTZINGER FAMILY.


The progenitor of this family in the upper section of Lehigh county was Gordian Schert- zinger. He was born Nov. 19, 1819, in the Black Forest, Baden, Germany, where he learned the trade of jeweler and followed it until he emigrated to America in 1850. He landed at New York, and took a railroad train to Easton; from there he proceeded by stage-coach to Kutz- town, and thence he walked to Reading, where a fellow-countryman advised him to go to Saegers- ville, in Lehigh county, and he reached that vil- lage the same year. He was engaged at his trade there for fourteen years; then he removed to Slatington and followed it until he died. Aug.


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17, 1891. He was married to Hilaria Blessing, a native of the same place, before he emigrated, and she followed him a year afterward. They had twelve children: Edward, deceased ; Mrs. Rebecca Gebhardt, of Trenton; Diva, m. Wm. Jones, of Brooklyn, N. Y .; Amelia, m. Daniel Walp, of Lehighton ; Henry A .; Charles, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Mary, m. James Williams; Min- nie, m. Alfred Whetstone, of Mt. Carmel ; Julius, of Slatedale ; Edward F .; Lillie, m. Wm. Reazor, of Waverly, N. Y., and Stella, m. Calvin Kocher. The widow is still living at Slating- ton, over 80 years of age.


EDWARD F. SCHERTZINGER, the youngest son, jeweler at Slatington, was born at Saegersville, July 4, 1863. He received his education in the public schools and learned the trade of jeweler under his father and afterward followed it in his father's employ until he died, when he became his successor ; and the son has continued the busi- ness until the present time, having been in the same building for fifty years. In 1882, Mr. Schertzinger was married to Clara M. Huff, a daughter of David and Messina (Deibert) Huff, of Allentown, and they had five children: Wal- ter J., Harold and Julia, who died in infancy ; Paul E., who learned the same trade and is as- sisting his father, and Adele H. They are mem- bers of the Lutheran Church, which he served as a deacon, and he also acted as a Sunday school teacher for upward twenty-five years. He has affiliated with the Free Masons at Slatington, becoming a member of the Lodge and Chapter, also with the Odd Fellows and Royal Arcanum.


Henry A. Schertzinger, an elder brother of Edward F., and Justice of the Peace of Slatington since 1895, was born at Saegersville, April 27, 1855, and upon learning the trade of jeweler, he followed it in his father's employ until the family removed to Slatington. Then he entered the employ of the L. V. R. R. Co. and continued with the company for nine years, after which he learned the trade of cigarmaker and he carried on the business until 1895, traveling about as a salesman to sell the product of his own factory. In 1891 he was elected assessor of the borough and he served four years; and in 1895 he was elected justice of the peace; and he has served since by re-election. In connection with this office he has conducted an insurance business by representing a number of companies. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He has become identified with the Royal Arcanum and the Slatington Social Club. In 1896, he was married to Emma C. Heintzelman, a daughter of David Heintzel- man, and they have four children : Caroline, Carl, Leah and Marie. They are members of the United Evangelical Church.


SCHINDEL FAMILY.


This family has been traced in Germany, Aus- tria and Denmark as far back as the second half of the thirteenth century. The name was first written "Von Schindel," but later the "Von" as well as in some families the "c" was omitted and is written Shindell, Shindel, Shindle, and Shingle.


The Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio Schindels come direct from the Province of Erbach, in Odenwald, Germany. The records show that in 1678 there lived in Gemmelsbach, Conrad Schindel and wife, Bar- bara. To them was born, Oct. 18, 1685, a son, who was named Hans Conrad. He was


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married Jan. 10, 1710, to Susanna Trexler, of Euerlebach, also a Province of Erbach. There were born to them six sons and four daughters, the youngest of these being Johann Peter, born Feb. 28, 1732. In 1751 he came to Pennsyl- vania, landing in Philadelphia Sept. 24, having been a passenger on the ship "Neptune," Captain John Mason, from Rotterdam. He settled in what is now Lebanon, then part of Dauphin county. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and died at Lebanon May 29, 1784. He had been married to Anna Margaretta Gebhart and had two sons and six daughters. The one son, Johann Adam, died in infancy, and the other, Johann Peter was born at Lebanon, Aug. 21, 1766, and died there Sept. 17, 1829. He was


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married to Anna Maria Menges, of Union, now Snyder county. He took part in the Revolu- tion, served in the legislature of Pennsylvania, was justice of the peace and chief burgess of the borough of Lebanon from 1823-1826. They had six sons and five daughters, the oldest son being


lough, when they moved to Sunbury, Pa., where he served the Lutheran church to his death, Oct. 26, 1853. They had eight sons and four daughters. Of the sons, three were Lutheran clergymen: Jeremiah, John Peter, and Martin Luther, D.D.


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named John Peter. This son was born in Leb- anon, Oct. 3, 1787. When of proper age he studied theology, being ordained in 1812. The same year he was married to Susanna McCol-


The oldest son of Rev. John P. and Susanna Schindel, was Rev. Jeremiah, who was born in Lebanon May 15, 1807. When seventeen years of age, he went to Harrisburg to learn the prin-


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ter's trade. During his service here, he was in- fluenced by Rev. D. Lochman to take up theology. Returning home, he studied under his father, being licensed to preach June 10, 1830, and or- dained June 1, 1831. On May 13, 1828, he was married to Elizabeth A. Masser, who died at Allentown Jan. 22, 1892, nearly eighty-seven years old. The first charge of Rev. Schindel consisted of congregations at Bloomsburg, Dan- ville, Catawissa, Mifflinburg, Roaring Creek, Berwick, Conyngham and other places. In 1837 he was called to Lehigh county, serving the con- gregations at Jordan, Union, Heidelberg, Low- hill, Weisenberg, Trexlertown, Lehigh, Ziegel. Fogelsville, Macungie, Tripoli, Long Swamp, Friedens near Slatington, Mickley's, Catasau- qua, Morgenland and Cedar Creek, the latter four he organized. From 1859 to 1861 he served as State Senator, representing Lehigh and North- ampton counties. In 1861 he resigned his charge and moved to Allentown. In the fall of 1861 he entered the United States Army as chaplain of the One Hundred and Tenth Regt. Penna. Volunteers, serving until 1864. In 1865 he again assumed charge of congregations in the Lykens Valley, where he served until March, 1870, when sickness compelled him to lay down his work and return to Allentown, where he died July 2, 1870. His family consisted of four sons and five daughters: Mary M. (married to Joseph M. Eisenhart) ; Susan H. (married to John Snyder ) ; Sarah H. (married to Sylvester Weiler ) ; Martha M. (married to George J. Snyder ) ; Emma E. (married to Peter S. Beary). The sons were: Martin Luther (died in in- fancy) ; Captain Jeremiah P. (married to Mattie P. Bayard) ; Jacob D .; Edward M.


Rev. Jacob D. Schindel, D.D., son of Jere- miah, was born Jan. 11, 1841, died June 27, 1908. He graduated from Pennsylvania Col- lege, Gettysburg, 1864, and the Lutheran Theo- logical Seminary, Philadelphia, in 1867. He was married to Ellen A. C., daughter of Aaron and Sarah E. (Breinig) Schmoyer, her grand- parents being Solomon and Catharine (Schmey- er) Schmeyer, on July 2, 1868, Rev. Schindel was pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cata- sauqua for twenty-one years, thirty-nine at Mick- ley's, thirty-three at Coplay, and nineteen at Egypt, Laury's and Cementon. In 1898 Muh- lenberg College conferred the honorary degree of D.D., of which institution he served as trus- tee since 1874. There were two children born to them: Mary E., deceased, wife of Reuben Butz, Esq., and Jeremiah J.


REV. JEREMIAH JACOB SCHINDEL, son of Rev. Jacob and Ellen (Schmoyer) Schindel, was born


at Allentown, Pa., Oct. 25, 1876. He grad- uated from Muhlenberg College in 1896, with degree of A.B., '99, A.M. Thereupon he studied theology at Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa., graduating in 1899. On or- dination, he became assistant to his father, and


REV. JEREMIAH SCHINDEL.


since the latter's death, is serving the congrega- tions at Mickley's and Coplay. On Nov. 14, 1900, he was married to Jessie Appel, daughter of W. A. and Ida Hausman, from which union were born: Isabel Hausman and Mary Haus- man Schindel. He is a Republican, also serves on a committee which is engaged in translating the works of Luther. He resides at 124 S. Fifth St., Allentown, Pa.


SCHIFFERT FAMILY.


John Schiffert arrived at Philadelphia Septem- ber 5, 1743, on the ship "Charlotte," on October 29, 1844, he secured a warrant for 50 acres of land in Pennsylvania.


John and Maria C. Schiffert had a daughter, Anna Maria, born March 30, 1748, baptized at the Jordan Lutheran Church.


Jacob Schiffert, son of John, is mentioned as the owner of two horses and a wagon in Upper Milford township in 1758. In 1772 he was taxed If 5s 4d. In 1788 there are mentioned in the tax list Andreas and Adam Shiffert, cord-


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wainers; Jeremias, a weaver ; Jacob Shiffert and Jacob Shiffert, Jr., farmers, having 70 and 80 acres respectively.


John Schiffert, son of Jacob Schiffert, was born April 10, 1776, died July 7, 1846. He was a farmer, having 60 acres of land in "Old Milford." He was also a distiller. He married Elizabeth Rothenberger, daughter of Jacob and Maria Barbara Rothenberger, born Oct. 7, 1779, died Dec. 1, 1854. Issue: Lydia, Phebe, married Daniel Mohr, of Upper Milford; Sophia, mar- ried William Soliday, of Macungie, and John of whom below.




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