History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 83

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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Salome married Thomas Kramer. Messina married Carlos Samson and had two children: Edward, and Mrs. Alice Clark. Magdalena, born Sept. 6, 1806, died Jan. 8, 1885, married Peter Miller, and had seven children: Mrs. Maria L. Krause, Mrs. Matilda Kistler, Owen A., Dr. Aaron S., Dr. Edward P., Mrs. Sophia Seiple, and Sarah A.


Barbara, daughter of Christian, was baptized Aug. 30, 1761, by Rev. Schumacher.


Christina Saeger, born Sept. 29, 1763, and died Sept. 6, 1836, married Henry Ludwig.


Anna Mary was baptized Sept. 15, 1765. Mary Susanna was born October, 1772.


Jacob Saeger was born Oct. 29, 1774. He was a farmer in Whitehall township on a part of the old Saeger tract. In 1815 he removed to Allentown, where, with his brother Daniel, he erected a grist-mill, and engaged in mercantile enterprises. He died April 18, 1858. He mar- ried Margaret Mickley, daughter of Martin Mickley, born Sept. 9, 1775, and died July 6, 1846. They had eight children: Sarah, Cath- arine, Charles, Ann, William, Abigail, Mary, and Rebecca. Sarah was born Aug. 26, 1796, and married George Kern. They had no chil- dren. Catharine married Benjamin Ludwig. Ann married Sol. L. Keck; Charles was born Dec. 6, 1801, and died Aug. 10, 1859. He married Eliza Eckert. Catharine married Ben- jamin Ludwig. Abigail, born Nov. 18, 1809, married Christian Pretz. Mary, born May 3, 1813, married Edward Kern. Rebecca married Henry Weinsheimer.


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Charles Saeger, eldest son of Jacob, was born Dec. 6, 1801. He attended the English school, one mile from his home, for eight years and was then sent to school at Morristown, N. J. In 1815 and 1816, he attended Washington Acad- emy, Philadelphia, after which he became a clerk in his father's store. When this was sold to Stephen C. King & Company, he remained one year, when he became clerk in the Northampton Bank, where he continued until 1828, when he engaged in the general store business on North Seventh street, a few doors north of the bank, with Sol. N. Keck. Soon after they opened another store at Eastport, on the canal, now the Fourteenth ward, with William Saeger as part- ner. In 1833, the firm was Saeger, Keck & Com- pany, and located their town store at Seventh and Hamilton. In 1834 they took on lease the eastern part of the new mill on the canal from Jacob Saeger and George Keck. The latter died in 1837 and Sol. L. Keck, his son, secured his interest in the mill. William Saeger subsequent- ly purchased the interest of his partners. Charles Saeger died Aug. 10, 1859. He married Eliza, daughter of William Eckert. She was born Nov. 2, 1808, and died March 19, 1882. They were married on Jan. 9, 1827, by Rev. J. Conrad Yeager, at his residence. They had six children : Sarah L., born 1829, married Charles M. Runk; William E .; Eliza J., and Thomas A., who died in infancy ; Henry J .; and Cordelia S., who mar- ried Rev. F. J. F. Schantz. Henry J. Saeger was born July 14, 1833. He was many years agent for the Lehigh & Susquehanna R. R. Co., and was a member of the banking firm of Saeger and Weidner. He married Anna M. Goundie and had five children: Mary E., died young; Anna A., married Henry J. Detwiller ; Irene C., married John N. Lawfer; Cora L., died young ; and Emily M., married Dr. John B. Stine, of Philadelphia.


William Saeger, second son of Jacob, was born Sept. 4, 1806, in Whitehall township, where he resided until his tenth year, when the family moved to Allentown. He was educated in the schools of the period after which he became a clerk, and later opened in Hanover township, a canal store for the sale of merchandise then in demand by the canal employees. The business meanwhile extended. Considerable purchases of real estate were made, and Mr. Saeger became an extensive dealer in grain, a manufacturer of lumber and owner of timber tracts, a coal mer- chant, and also engaged largely in farming and milling enterprises. In 1866, he removed from Hanover township to Allentown and confined his attention to banking affairs, having been elect- ed president of the Allentown National Bank in


1862, which position he held until 1883, when he resigned, and retired from active business. He was in earlier life, a Whig, and later a Republi- can, though not in active participation in the work of the party. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, of which he was an elder, and treasurer of the church council. He died March 10, 1893. Mr. Saeger married, in 1833, Hannah, daughter of Daniel Gangewere. She was born Nov. 12, 1809, and died June 23, 1887. He had three sons: Alfred C., Jacob H., and Thomas W.


ALFRED G. SAEGER, son of William, was born June 19, 1835. He was educated in the schools of Hanover township and the Allentown Sem- inary. As a young man he entered the store of his father, Saeger & Keck, in Hanover township, now the Fourteenth ward, Allentown. After spending a year in the store of C. L. and A. S. Keck, at White Haven, in 1856, he became a member of the firm of Keck, Saeger & Company, with his father, Andrew, Thomas, and Charles L. Keck, dealers in lumber, coal and general mer- chandise, and who conducted the mill along the canal. In 1859 he entered the firm of Mosser, Keck & Co., in the tanning business, from which he retired in 1877. Mr. Saeger was a director of the Allentown National Bank and of the Le- high Valley Trust Company. He was a member of the Livingston Club and for many years a trustee of Muhlenberg College. He married, Nov. 30, 1869, Miss Ella E. Troxell, daughter of Aaron Troxell. Mr. Saeger's death, on May 23, 1913, removed a beloved figure from the business and social world of the city. With Mrs. Saeger he was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, and several times he was a delegate to the General Council of the Lutheran Church.


Mr. Saeger was also a member of the Lehigh Country Club and the Lehigh County Historical Society. Mrs. Saeger, who holds membership in both these organizations, takes great interest in historical work. She is a member of Liberty Bell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of which she is Past Regent.


Jacob H. Saeger, a prominent business man of Allentown, was born there April, 1841, the son of William and Hannah (Gangewere) Saeger, a lumber, grain and coal merchant. He received his education in the Allentown Seminary, and later entered the Pennsylvania Agricultural Col- lege, in Centre Valley, Pa. He later became a clerk in the Allentown rolling mills, until his enlistment, Aug. 13, 1862, with the 128th Regi- ment, under Col. Croasdale. He was in Com- pany D, then in command of John P. Dillinger. Jacob H. Saeger was with the regiment in the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville, and


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served with the regiment until mustered out, May 19, 1863, when he returned home and engaged in the flour milling business with his brother, Thomas W. Saeger, along the canal, East Allen- town. He continued in the milling business until his retirement in 1904.


He was prominently identified with musical circles, and was one of the promoters of the Al- lentown Choral Union, in 1883, and was actively connected with the choir work of St. John's Lu- theran church. When the Euterpean-Oratorio Society was organized, he was one of its staunch- est supporters, and served on the executive board since its organization. He was also prominently identified with the Allentown National Bank, having frequently served as director, and was a member of the building committee for the erec- tion of the present handsome bank building. He was also a member of the Livingston Club.


On Aug. 30, 1866, he was married to Miss Emeline Schimpf, daughter of John Schimpf, of Allentown. They had the following children : Robert; William; John F., with whom he was associated in business ; and Dr. Luther J. Saeger.


He died March 27, 1905, at his home, No. 119 South Fourth street, after an illness of more than a year from pulmonary troubles.


JOHN F. SAEGER, son of Jacob H. and Eme- line (Schimpf) Saeger, was born in Allentown in 1871. He was educated in private schools and Muhlenberg College, from which he graduated in 1890. He then became an assistant to his father, until 1898, when he became a partner. He continued in business with his father until the latter's death, in 1905, and in 1906 he pur- chased his father's interest.


John F. Saeger conducts the plant under the name of "Saeger Milling Company." The mill is equipped with the latest machinery, and pro- duces such well known brands of flour as "Saeg- er's Best," "Saco," and "Roller A." The firm employs about ten men. In religion he is a Lu- theran.


In 1900 he was married to Fannie M. Orm- rod, daughter of George and Permilla (John- son) Ormrod. They have one son, John O.


Daniel Saeger, youngest son of Christian, was born July 1I, 1779, and died June 26, 1838, at Saegertown, Crawford county, which was named for him in 1823. He owned 625 acres of land in that vicinity and served as a justice of the peace and in the state legislature. He married Margaret Snyder and had six children: Isaac, Edward, Jonathan, Thomas, Stephen, and Sarah.


6. Anna Louisa, daughter of Nicholas, the emigrant, died young.


7. Christina Barbara, another daughter, born in 1733, married Jacob Wolf.


8. Mary Margaret, fifth daughter of Nicholas, the emigrant, married Adam Rader.


Other children of Nicholas, the emigrant were : John Nicholas ; John Jacob, who died unmarried ; Anna Elizabeth ; Peter, born Feb. 15, 1741, who died young; and John, born 1742, who settled in Lehigh township, Northampton county.


John Nicholas Saeger, son of John Nicholas, the emigrant, was born about 1737, and died in 1803. He was a carpenter and farmer in White- hall and with his wife, Maria Barbara, had six children: Susanna, John, Nicholas, Jacob, Eliz- abeth, and Christian.


John Saeger, his eldest son, was born Sept. 25, 1765, and died Aug. 10, 1830. He married Magdalena Ritter and had ten children:


I. Daniel Saeger, Esq., born Aug. 29, 1792, resided between Egypt and Laury's. He married Susanna Newhard and had eight children. Reu- ben, born Dec. 22, 1820, married Mary A. Rit- ter ; Aaron C., born Oct. 12, 1823, married Han- nah Seipel; Maria C., born April 25, 1825, mar- ried David Kline; Caroline C., born Dec. 30, 1827, married Joseph Keller; Joseph C., born Dec. 18, 1828, married Mary Roth; Matilda C., born Dec. 1, 1832, married Edward Driesbach ; Magdalena C., born Sept. 4, 1835, married Lewis Moyer ; and Louisa C., born July 20, 1837, mar- ried Stephen Knecht.


2. Catharine Saeger, daughter of John, was born July 16, 1794, and died Sept. 17, 1842. She married Jonas Newhard, and had four children.


3. John Saeger was born Sept. 21, 1797.


4. Peter Saeger was born Feb. 5, 1800, and died Aug. 21, 1825.


5. Susanna, born June 21, 1805, married Peter Newhard.


6. Magdalena, married Joseph Kohler and re- moved to Frankford, Ind.


7. Elizabeth, born March 13, 1810, died un- married.


8. William, was born May 4, 1813.


9. Charles, was born July 13, 1816, and died Feb. 23, 1854. He married Catharine Steckel and had seven children.


10. Stephen, married Lydia Laury.


Nicholas Saeger, son of Nicholas and Maria Barbara Saeger, and grandson of Nicholas Ist, was born April 18, 1775, and died May 22, 1858. He married, in 1801, Catharine Schneider, born Nov. 3, 1782, died Feb. 24, 1838. They had two daughters, Margaret and Salome. Margaret, born Nov. 22, 1801, died June 14, 1869, married Jonas Stofflet, born 1798, died 1869, and had eleven children: Catharine ; Magdalena, married Harrison Barner ; Susanna, married Aaron How- er; Caroline C .; Deborah, married Adam Lau- bach; Hannah, married Thomas Schaadt, Sr .;


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Nathan ; Abigail, married Levi Haas; Sarah, mar- ried George Bates; Fayetta, married Rev. John Sykes; and John H., married Mary Troxell. Salome married Solomon Kuntz, and had six children: Lydia, married F. M. Hower; Eliza- beth ; Stephen; David; and two died in infancy.


Jacob Saeger, son of Nicholas, 2d, was a shoe- maker and had children: Jonas, born Aug. II, 1799; Elias, born Aug. 4, 1806; and John, born Jan. 2, 1817.


Christian Saeger, son of Nicholas, 2d, married Maria Magdalena Newhard, and removed to Lycoming county.


HENRY J. SEAMAN.


The pioneer of the Seaman family in this country came from England and located on Staten Island, N. Y., at a very early period in the Eighteenth Century. The father of the subject was Henry J. Seaman. His mother, Maria A., a daughter of Charles Augustus Luckenbach, was a descendant of an old Moravian family. Mr. Luckenbach was an organizer and the first president of the Thomas Iron Company, and an early director of the Bank of Catasauqua.


Henry J. Seaman, residing at Catasauqua, Pa., was born in Trinity county, California. When he was past three years of age his parents came to Bethelehem, Pa., where he attended the Moravian Parochial School. He took a course in Chemistry at Lehigh University and was graduated in 1879, when he went to the mining district of Leadville, Col., where he served as chemist of a large Smelting Company. On ac- count of severe illness he returned home in De- cember of the same year. In February, 1880, he succeeded James Gayley as chemist at the Crane Iron Works. He was promoted to furnace manager, January, 1886. In June, 1889, he accepted the position of superintendent of the Carbon Iron and Steel Company at Parryville, Pa. In February, 1892, he became superintendent of the Atlas Cement Company, which was in process of organization.


At a later date he was elected to the position of general superintendent of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, of which he has been a director since its organization. He was largely instru- mental in perfecting the rotary process of manufacturing Portland Cement, and invented and commercialized a process of burning pul- verized fuel, now used almost exclusively in the manufacture of Portland Cement.


Mr. Seaman is vice-president and general superintendent of the New York and New Eng- land Cement and Lime Company, and a director of the National Bank of Catasauqua, which is the oldest banking institution in the Lehigh valley.


He holds membership in: The Engineer's Club, of New York ; the Railroad Club, of New York ; The Livingston Club, Allentown, Pa .; The Le- high Country Club, Rittersville, Pa .; The Amer- ican Institute of Mining Engineers; The Amer- ican Society for Testing Materials and The American Concrete Institute.


Mr. Seaman is a Republican in his political affiliations, and his fraternal connections are with the Free and Accepted Masons, having membership in Porter Lodge No. 284, at Cata- sauqua.


He entered into matrimony with Miss Minnie Boyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Boyer, in 1885. Their children are: Louise, wife of Paul Miller, and Harry J., both of Catasauqua.


JACOB F. SEASE.


Jacob Sease, the father of Jacob F., was born in Northern Switzerland, in 1823. As a boy he played on the banks of the beautiful famous Rhine river, which has its source in the moun- tains of Switzerland. In 1862 he came to Breinigsville, Lehigh county. He enlisted for three months service. Upon the expiration of his enlistment he returned to Allentown and worked on a brick yard. Later he became the hostler at the Cross-Keys Hotel, and continued for a period of 26 years. He died Dec. 6, 1893, aged 65 years. His wife, Annie Rice, a native of Allentown, was born in 1828 and died March 9, 1899. They both are buried at Al- lentown. They were members of Zion's Re- formed Church. Their union was blessed with two sons: George E., who died in 1898, aged 23 years. and Jacob F.


Jacob F. Sease, the grain,. feed and flour merchant, was born in Allentown, Pa., June II, 1867. He received his early training in the schools of the Third Ward. As a young man he learned the trade of a furniture finisher and followed the same for a period of twenty-three years, nineteen of which were spent in the em- ploy of Helfrich, Weaver and Co. In 1899 he formed a partnership with Thomas E. Mil- ler, under the firm name of Miller and Sease, and engaged in the flour, grain and feed busi- ness. In 1906 Mr. Sease became the sole pro- prietor. Their store is located at the corner of Franklin and Gordon streets. He was for six years a member of Company D, 4th Regiment of the National Guard of Pennsylvania. He entered as a private, was promoted to corporal and the last two years served as sergeant, To him and his wife, Lillie M. A., a daughter of William and Sarah (Walp) Zerfass, were born four children: Annie; Harry, married Anna McIlhaney ; Paul and Warren. Mr. Sease and


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family are members of Grace United Evangelical Church of Allentown, in which he has served in various capacities.


SECHLER FAMILY.


Abraham Sechler, the probable ancestor of those who bear this name in eastern Pennsylvania, is of Swiss origin. He settled in Lynn township, Lehigh county, before the French and Indian War and his homestead, situated near New Trip- oli is remembered as the "Sechler House," around which centers much local history. The building is one of the landmarks of Lehigh county. It is built of logs, and its high gable ends and general quaint appearance are evidence that it is the same house where a cruel massacre was committed on July 9, 1757, which is de- scribed in the "Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania" as follows :


The Sechler homestead in later years became known as the John Miller farm, and in the his- toric house was born the Hon. James A. Miller, (State Senator from the Lehigh District) ; and the property is now owned and occupied by R. H. Fister, a brother-in-law of Senator Miller. A cut of this house appears on page 90, in Volume I.


Later references of the early Sechlers:


In the tax-list of 1768 of Lynn township ap- pears the name of Heinrich Sechler; in 1775, Frederick Sechler was executor of the last will of John Peter Schneider, of Lynn.


From 1778 to 1783 the names of Frederick, Jacob, John, Michael and Andrew Sechler were members of the Northampton County Militia, who rendered service in the Revolutionary War.


Frederick Sechler has a long and honorable record in the Revolutionary War. His name appears as a soldier of the 7th Class of North- ampton County Militia of the 3d Battalion in 1778; in 1780 he was the major of Col. Henry Geiger's 6th Battalion of Northampton County Militia and the records further show that he was captain of a company in the 6th Battalion of Northampton County Militia in the service on the frontiers from Nov. 15, 1780 to Jan. 4, 1781, and that he drew pay as a captain for that time.


John Sechler was a soldier of the 6th class in Capt. F. Sechler's company in 1778, and again in 1780.


John Sechler was a soldier in Capt. N. Kern's company in 1781. Michael Sechler's name appears in Von Herr's Dragoons taken from pension papers. The records show that he entered the service in 1781 and was discharged at Philadel- phia Dec. 31, 1783, and that he resided in Ly- coming county in 1825.


Andrew Sechler was a soldier in Capt. Wm.


Meyer's company in November and December in 1781 and drew pay as a private.


Philip Sechler was a corporal of the 3d com- pany, 4th Battalion of Cumberland county Mili- tia in 1781.


In 1790 the Federal Census shows that Fred- erick and Valentine Sechler were heads of fam- ilies in Albany township, Berks county, which adjoins Lynn on the west. Frederick Sechler at that time had a wife, six daughters and one son under sixteen years of age. Valentine Sechler had a wife, four daughters and two sons. The same authority records John and Jacob as resi- dents of Brunswick and Manheim townships in Schuylkill county. John had three sons and four daughters, and Jacob had four sons and two daughters.


In the tax-list of Lynn for 1781 appear the names of Frederick and Andrew Sechler. The same tax-list in 1812 contains these Sechler names: Jacob, Andrew, John, Frederick, An- drew, Jr., and Joseph.


In 1829 Frederick Sechler died in .Lynn town- ship. His last will is on record at Allentown, and Jacob Sechler was-the executor. The latter likewise was executor of the last will of Joseph Sechler in 1823. Mary Bolich, born in 1823, and who still lived in 1910, said that Andrew Sechler, her grandfather, died in 1830, and that both her grandparents are buried in the Jackson- ville church-yard. His will is on record at Al- lentown, his sons, Henry and Jacob, signing it as executors. The maiden name of his wife was Bankes, and she bore the following children: Henry, Jacob, Frederick, Joseph, Andrew, Elizabeth (1774-1848), who married Heinrich Sheetz; and several other children, whose names are not of record, scattered throughout the West.


Note is made here of the will of an Andreas Sechler and his wife Elizabeth, on record at Al- lentown, which mentions the name of David Irwin as a son-in-law. Among other children of this couple were John, John Andreas, and Joseph.


Jacob Sechler was a farmer in Lynn township. His birth date is recorded as May 16, 1781, his death August 4, 1858, aged 77 years, 2 months and 18 days. He was a man of property, own- ing two fine farms, and was connected with the progressive movements of his day. His wife's name was Maria Fusselman, her birth being recorded as May 4, 1796, death April 3, 1842. They were members of the Reformed congrega- tion at Jacksonville, where they are buried. Their children were: Rudolph, five children ; Leah, married David Leiser; Joel; Catharine, married Levi Donat; Joseph, eleven children ; James; Mary, married William Bolich, was born


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1823; Benjamin; Rebecca, married Daniel Kist- ler ; Sarah, married Benjamin Leininger.


Joel Sechler was born in Lynn Aug. 13, 1817. He lived to the age of 77 years and 5 months, dying in Albany township Jan. 14, 1895; was buried at New Bethel church. He was a success- ful farmer. For periods during his lifetime he owned the "Jefferson Snyder" farm, the "Jacob Kunkel" property, the "Albert Bailey" tract, and the farm now in possession of his son, Levi, who lives in Albany. He was interested in education, serving as school director, and in some offices of the township. Mary Lutz, daughter of Henry Lutz, was his wife, and they had thirteen chil- dren: Sarah, widow of Jacob Kunkel; Levi; Elias; Amanda; Rebecca, who died early in life ; Mary, married Amandus Long; Hannah, mar- ried William S. Dietrich, of Weatherly, Pa .; Malinda, married Albert Faust; Caroline, mar- ried Henry S. Dietrich ; Catharine, married Louis S. Bailey ; Ellen, deceased, wife of Jefferson Sny- der ; Emma, married Albert S. Bailey ; and Jane, married Albert C. Braucher. The mother of this family was born Christmas Day, 1820, and died March 29, 1905, aged 84 years, 3 months and 4 days.


Frederick Sechler, son of Andrew, was a farm- er in Lynn township and owned the farm now possessed by Benjamin Heinrich, and shortly be- fore he died he bought the farm of 106 acres near Jacksonville which is now owned by George F. Sechler, his grandson. He was a member of the Reformed congregation of the Jacob's church at Jacksonville. His wife was Elizabeth Fussel- man and their children were: Samuel, Jesse, David, Daniel, and Elizabeth, married Daniel Bolich, who lived at McKeansburg, in Schuyl- kill county.


Samuel Sechler, son of Frederick, was born in Lynn township and he died on the farm which is now the property of his son George, securing it after his mother had died. He built the pres- ent barn in 1856, and also the large brick dwell- ing in 1861. He was a distiller before the Civil War and also operated his farm in connection with his distilling business. He was a Democrat, and served as a township school director, and treasurer. He was a member of the Reformed congregation of the Jacob's Church, where he was buried and also several generations of his family before him. He was a deacon and elder of the church. His wife was Rachel, daughter of Solomon Mosser, and they had four children: Samuel, who died in infancy ; Tilina E., married Isaac Stein, living at Kutztown; George F .; and William A., who died when 25 years old, mar- ried Ellen Lutz and had two children: Martha, who died in youth, and William S., who lives in


Philadelphia, where he is engaged in stenograph- ing and book-keeping.


GEORGE F. SECHLER, son of Samuel, a sub- stantial farmer in Lynn township and occupies the homestead of his father and also grandfather. He was born on the place July 31, 1854, and educated in the local schools and in the Palatinate College at Myerstown, Pa. In 1872 and 1873 he taught in the public schools of the township. In 1888 he began farming the homestead of IIO acres, and subsequently he added 50 acres more to the place. He has been successful in raising large quantities of potatoes.


Mr. Sechler is prominently identified with the "Sechler Family Reunion," which has met an- nually since 1908 in the large orchard of his su- perior farm, and he was the first president of the association. Politically he is a Democrat and has served the township as assessor for three terms and treasurer for one term. He is a member of the Reformed congregation of the Jacksonville Union church, which he has served as trustee.




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