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He was married Jan. 31, 1888, to Emma R., daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Kistler) Lutz, and they have two children: Eva, who died in infancy, and Edna May, who was graduated from the Allentown College for Women in 1912.
Joseph Sechler, son of Andrew, was born Dec. 16, 1782, in Lynn township, and there he had a farm along the Ontelaunee creek which is now owned by Andrew Smith. The plantation now comprises 106 acres. He was a Reformed mem- ber of the Jacob's church at Jacksonwald and there he was buried. He was married and had 6 children: Elias, buried at Jacksonville; David, settled in Catawissa Valley, Columbia county, Pa .; Jesse, in Schuylkill county; Gideon ; Esther, married Levi Kistler ; and Hannah, married John Bolich.
Elias Sechler, son of Joseph, was born in Lynn, but later became a farmer in East Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, Pa. His later life was however, spent near Lynnport, and there he died in January, 1868. His wife, Polly, was a daughter of Michael Kistler and their children were: James, of Seipstown, Pa .; Edwin, who is buried at the Ziegler's church; Emeline, who died in Kansas, she was married to Samuel Kist- ler ; William; and Elias.
Gideon Sechler, son of Joseph, was an exten- sive farmer in Lynn township, having been born there Aug. 28, 1810. His homestead was up- wards of 300 acres, and Frederick L. Pfeifly, now owns the part upon which there is a barn that he built in 1856. He died Sept. 1, 1861, aged 51 years. His wife was Maria A. Kistler, born Nov. 22, 1814, died March 20, 1890, in the 76th year of her age. She was a daughter of
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John Kistler, (commonly called "Stout" John), and they had eleven children: John, died in Al- bany township in 1907; Mary, married to Daniel Creitz; Charles, died at Seipstown, Pa .; Samuel, of Harper, Kansas; Polly, married George Reh- rig, who moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, and she died at Denver, Col., in 1911 ; Willoughby, died in 1902 in Ohio; Elias, who moved to Oklahoma but visited his relatives in eastern Pennsylvania in 1910 after an absence of 35 years; Sarah, who died in 1901, was married to Lewis H. Roth, at Washington, D. C .; Joseph K .; Daniel, died in childhood ; and Messina, died in Lehigh county in 1893, was married to Charles Reichelderfer.
JOSEPH K. SECHLER, son of Gideon, a native citizen of Lynn township, was born June 30, 1853. At the age of 18 years he learned the trade of a shoemaker which he followed several years. His early life was spent upon the farm and for some years afterward he worked in a slate quarry. He resided at Emaus for four years and worked in the woods of that vicinity as a lumberman. Mr. Sechler owned and culti- vated the 117-acre homestead of the Hon. Dan- iel Creitz in Lynn township and he sold it in 1910 to his son-in-law, Victor Snyder, after having lived on it for 13 years. In 1911 he purchased a 66-acre farm in West Penn township, Schuyl- kill county, situated near the Mantz Mill, which had been previously owned by William Ohl, Frank Ohl and Henry Ohl, in succession.
He is a Democrat in politics and served the township as supervisor at various times, of the New Tripoli district and also of the Lynnville district. He and his family worship in the Jacob's church at Jacksonville. He was married in 1877 to Amanda, daughter of Jonas Seibert. She died April 23, 1909, aged 53 years. Their children were: Edwin J., at Allentown; Daniel A., at Steinsville; Ida, married Victor Snyder; and William J., farmer in West Penn township, Schuylkill county.
William Sechler, son of Elias, of Allentown, was born in East Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, Oct. 11, 1850, and when two years old his mother died and was buried at the New Ring- gold church. He lived with his aunt, Hannah Bolich, from 1854 until he was 18 years of age, when he learned the wheelwright trade at Seips- town and after following it with his instructor, Peter Seip, for four years, he left him for one year, after which he worked again for him nearly 20 years. In November, 1902, he went to Al- lentown, and there he has followed his trade to this time. He was a deacon and an elder of the Ziegel church in Weissberg township, of which he and wife were members of the Reformed con- gregation. In 1878 he married Josephine Sittler,
daughter of Solomon Sittler, and they have an only daughter, Gertie, who married William Ritz, a glass blower, lives at Allentown, and have two children, Gerald and Ray.
Elias Sechler was born in East Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, in August, 1852. At a suitable age he learned the coach-painting trade at Seipstown, Pa .; later the Sechler Bros. became the successors to a Mr. Seip, at Seips- town in the coach-making business, and there Elias Sechler was employed for a period of 39 years, leaving their employ in 1905. In 1897 he moved to "Kuhn's Dale," near Seipstown and there he lived for 5 years, when he returned to Seipstown for 3 years again. In April, 1905, he moved upon his 17-acre farm situated near Wess- nersville, in Upper Macungie township, where he is engaged in the poultry and trucking busi- ness. His farm was a Gackenbach tract. He and family are members of the Reformed Church. Politically he is a Democrat. He married Amanda Krause, a daughter of Uriah and Amelia (Rabenold) Krause. Their children are: Abert and Harvey, twins, the former of Upper Ma- cungie and the latter of West Bethlehem; Lillie, married Oscar Hartzell, of Allentown; Mary; Richard C .; and Joseph U., both of whom are mentioned later.
RICHARD C. SECHLER, of Allentown, was born at Seipstown, Pa., Dec. 1, 1883, and obtained his intellectual training in the public schools at Allen- town, from which he graduated in 1901. After- ward, he accepted a position as book-keeper with the Horlacher Brewing Company, which he served until May, 1912, when he resigned to become a member of the Allentown Ice Company, but these relations were severed in the fall of 1913. Socially he is a member of the Alton Castle, No. 149, K. of M. C .; Loyal Order of Owls; and the F. O. E. On April 12, 1903, he married Jennie M. Romig, a daughter of A. J. and Laura (Stephen) Romig, of East Texas, Pa. They have two children: Beatrice J. and Mil- dred A.
JOSEPH U. SECHLER, of Allentown, was born at Seipstown, Jan. 31, 1886. He was graduated from the Weisenberg township public schools in 1903 and afterward became a clerk in the general store at Haafsville, where he was employed until in 1905. He became an agent of the Prudential Insurance Company Jan. 1, 1906, and about two years later was promoted to the position of assis- tant superintendent which he served creditably for two years. He then engaged in the real estate business, but at the same time continued to serve the Prudential Insurance Company as an agent. He is one of the popular young Demo- crats of the county, being a member of the Lehigh
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Democratic Club. He has served the House Committee of this club as its treasurer in 1911, and in 1912 and 1913 as recording secretary by election.
SEFING FAMILY.
Leonard Sefing was born on June 17, 1838 at Nononroth, Kreis Dieburg, Grossherzogthum Hessen, Germany. He was the son of Herman and Anna (nee Conrad) Sefing and came to this country in 1854 with his mother. Shortly after arriving here he became a teacher in a German school in Weisenberg township. Later he took up bricklaying and contracting and followed that profession for over fifty years, during which time he erected what are now some of Allentown's most famous landmarks, including the Breinig and Bachman building, the Stiles building, Grand Central Hotel (now Hess Brothers), the Nagle building, the Lyric Theatre, the Academy of Music, the power house at South Allentown and numerous others.
He was one of the charter members of St. Michael's Lutheran church and was assistant su- perintendent of the Sunday school for over twen- ty-five years. For twenty years he had been a trustee of the Lutheran Orphans' Home at Germantown, Philadelphia, and as trustee made trips to that institution at regular monthly inter- vals. He took great pride and interest in this institution and was known to all its inmates as the "Egg Uncle" by reason of the fact that he had always supplied them with eggs, which he secured by solicitation and forwarded to them reg- ularly. His interest in this institution dated from a time when he made a visit there and one of the little orphans put his arms around his neck. This made such an impression on him that he was for- ever after a staunch friend of the many inmates there and they looked forward to his visits with keen anticipation,
He was prominently identified with Allen- town's municipal affairs during his lifetime, hav- ing been a member of common council for a num- ber of years, tax collector in the Tenth ward for five years, and inspector of the first asphalt pavement put down in the city. At the time of his death he was superintendent of the Union and West End cemetery, which position he had held for a number of years.
He was married on June 8, 1862, to Abby Helena Sauer; of this union there were eight children: Christian H. ; Annie C., deceased, wife of Charles F. Kramlich ; Lizzie P., wife of E. J. Rohrbach, of Topton; Maggie J., (1870-1872) ; John S. and Cordelia J., twins; Jennie C. P., wife of Owen D. Clauss, of Allentown; Ida L.,
married to Rev. J. O. Henry, superintendent of Topton Orphans' Home; and Leonard G.
His wife died on July 10, 1897, and on June 20, 1901, he was again married to Ellen Maria Focht, who survives him at the family residence, IOIO Chew street. He had been a member of Vienna Lodge, No. 847, I. O. O. F., and Frank- lin Chamber, No. 9, Order of Knights of Friend- ship. Mr. Sefing died Jan. 18, 1912.
CHRISTIAN H. SEFING, son of Leonard, was born in Allentown, Pa., March 13, 1863. Pass- ing through the public schools as far as the second class, high school, he left the same at the age of 14 to learn the bricklaying and plastering trade, which he followed as journeyman and contractor up to this time. In 1888 he became associated with his father under the name of L. Sefing and Son. This relation was severed in 1900, when his father retired, Christian continuing business until 1911, when he accepted a position with the P. Didier Marsch Company at Didier, near South Bethlehem. The Sefings made a specialty of building bake-ovens, having built a total of 264. Being musically inclined, at the age of 14, Chris- tian took up the clarinet, double bass, at the age of 21, and five years later the cello. From 1878 to 1884 he had been a member of the Allentown Band, and has played with various orchestras up to the present time. He is a Republican, a mem- ber of Jr. O. U. A. M. and F. O. E. He belongs to the Lutheran Church, having served the same by singing bass in St. Michael's for twelve years. On June 3, 1888, he wedded Ellen Agnes, daugh- ter of William and Maria (George) Craig. Mr. Craig was a soldier in the Civil War, receiving a wound by which he was crippled while in action. The children of this union are: Eva, wife of Claude Seagreaves; Alice, wife of Claude Brink- er ; Leonard C .; Marian C., died in infancy ; George P., and Ella R., who died being less than two months old; Franklin B., deceased, aged 4 years; and Russell C. Mr. Sefing resides at 516 Park street.
JOHN S. SEFING, a son of Leonard, is a native of Allentown, being born Aug. 28, 1872. After attending the public schools, he took a course in the Allentown Business College. Later at the age of 15, he learned the bricklaying trade, mak- ing a specialty of bake-oven building. He served as journeyman for ten years. Thereupon he con- ducted the baking business at 1334 Linden street, from 1898 to 1906, when he engaged in the bag- gage transfer business under the name of the Al- lentown Transfer Company. He employs eight people. Besides the aforesaid, he also transfers the U. S. mails between the railroads and the post office. He has membership in Jordan Lodge, No. 673, F. & A. M .; the B. P. O. E .; F. O. E.,
John S. Defing.
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and Heptasophs. He is one of the bass singers of Christ Lutheran choir since the church's organi- zation. He is active in Sunday school work, hav- ing been a teacher, also librarian for ten years in St. Michael's Sunday school. In politics he is an influential Democrat, and was assessor of the Eleventh ward for two consecutive terms, and in 1913 came of being the successful nominee for the office of clerk of Quarter Sessions, lacking only 115 votes. The very complimentary vote was given him without solicitation whatever. He was married Oct. 1I, 1894, to Sallie R. A., daughter of the late Benneville and Sarah ( Rit- ter) Frederick, the issue being: Katharine J .; Frederick G .; and Paul F. Mr. Sefing has been appointed as trustee of the Orphans' Home in place of his father. He resides at 1631 Turner street.
Leonard G. Sefing, son of Leonard, was born in Allentown, Pa., Aug. 11, 1880. He learned the jeweler's trade. In 1898 he enlisted in the Spanish-American War, being the youngest sol- dier in the 4th Regiment, Captain Spangler, and was discharged Nov. 16, 1898. He returned to his trade, continuing thereat up to 1901, when he became traveling salesman of jewelry, dia- monds, etc., for eight years. Working after- wards for the Aschbach Music House for a brief interval, he is since then salesman for Wink Mo- tor Company. He was married, June 14, 1899, to Emma, (Jan. 8, 1879-Sept. 6, 1908), daugh- ter of A. W. and Elizabeth (Bower) Nonne- macher, the issue being: Bertha Abigail. In Nov. ember, 1913, he married (second) Emma Fuller, nee Bortz, and widow of the late C. H. Fuller. They reside in a fine residence at Eighteenth and Turner streets, Allentown.
SEIBERLING FAMILY.
The Seiberling family is of German origin. Its ancient home has been traced to Swabia, a Duchy of the German Empire during its early period, and situated in lower Wurtemberg and Baden.
The name is still found in Wurtemberg and can be seen in the old city of Stuttgart on sign boards over business houses and on the walls of churches.
The name Seiberling originally came from the word Seiwerlich and was the name of a clan of people who lived in the region of middle Ger- many in feudal times. The change of name oc- curred some time anterior to the Reformation, when a doctor Seiwerlich, with his family, emi- grated to Swabia, in Southern Wurtemberg. After his removal and settlement in that country he permanently adopted the name Seiwerling. As time rolled on the family multiplied and scattered
to different sections of the country, the name be- came somewhat changed by being spelled differ- ently by different members of the family, as Sei- werling, Suberling, and Seiberling, etc.
The Seiberling family had its origin in Amer- ica in two brothers, who emigrated from Swabia, Wurtemberg, Germany. They arrived at the harbor of Philadelphia on board the ship "Molly" on Oct. 17, 1741. Michael was accompanied by his wife, Christina, and two children, aged 5 and 8 years, respectively. Jonas, his brother, was single.
The lineage of all the people bearing the name of Seiberling in this country, so far as known, can, without reasonable doubt, be traced to those two brothers.
By reason of the danger apprehended from the Indians the two Seiberlings were afraid to start on their journey to their inland destination and remained in Philadelphia for about two months. Their objective point was a place in Pennsylvania in the timber country south of the Blue moun- tains, about 70 miles north of Philadelphia, which afterwards became known as Weisenberg town- ship, Lehigh county, to which place some friends had preceded them several years. The names of these friends is said to have been Snyder and Greenawald. They received word from these friends assuring them of perfect safety in making the journey, and stating that no Indians were then south of the Blue mountains. They at once decided to undertake the trip and started out on foot, arriving at their destination at the end of three days.
They selected a location which they decided to purchase for a home. They had enough money left to pay for the place and at once went to work and built a log cabin near a spring. This locality at the time the Seiberlings built their home was called "Allemängel," and was situated in North- ampton county, which was afterwards cut off from this and a new county formed, now called Lehigh county. This was the Seiberling home and was occupied by Michael and his descend- ants to a late period. It is now called the Kline farm and is situated about two miles east of Lynnville.
In 1753 Jonas Seiberling disappeared while gunning for deer. All efforts to trace him failed. The family came to the conclusion that he must have perished at the hands of the Indians or killed by wild beasts. Many years later two Seiberling families were found in northern Pennsylvania. No reliable information can be obtained of the ancestors of this family beyond their grandfather, whose name was Christover. It is probable that they may be the descendants of Jonas.
Michael Seiberling was born in 1704 and died
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in 1791. He and wife are said to have had three children: Christian; Michael, born 1736, died 1767, single; and Gertrude, born 1749.
Christian Seiberling was born in Germany in 1733 and is supposed to have emigrated with his parents. He was married to Ernestine Louisa Holben, born 1728, died 1824. He died 1820. They had five children: Frederick ; Magdalena, born 1764, married Andrew Miller; Martha, born 1768, married Abraham Billman; Cath- arine, born 1772, married Philip Ebert, and Anna Maria, born 1774, married Rev. M. Biehl. He settled in Weisenberg township which was a part of the Allemängel district. In 1785 he was assessed in that township for 200 acres, which land in 1880 was owned by John Kline.
Frederick Seiberling, the only son of Christian, was born in 1760, married Catharine Weiss, and died in 1837. He had five children : John ; Chris- tian; Peter; Jonas; and Elizabeth, born 1790, died 1872, having married Hon. Peter Haas, associate judge of Lehigh county courts.
John, the eldest son of Frederick, resided at Lynnville, in Lynn township, where he served as postmaster for many years, and in his day was recognized as the oldest postmaster in the United States. He was married to a Miss Bear and they had ten children: Joshua; Nathan ; Peter; James; William; John; Mary, married David Mosser; Hannah, married Isaac Herman; Amelia, married Abraham Smith; and Sarah, married David Bleiler.
Christian, the second son of Frederick, was born March 30, 1785, married a Magdalena Foust (Stump) and died July 28, 1872. He lived on a farm situated along the Lyon creek and there operated a saw-mill for many years. He had one child, a daughter named Rachel, who married Levi Lichtenwalner, of Lower Macungie township.
Peter, the third son of Frederick, was born in 1788, married Catharine Schollenberger, and died in 1850. He had two children: John F., who became a medical practitioner at Hamburg, in Berks county, married Sarah Trexler, removed to Philadelphia, where he died about 1880, and had three children, and Juliann, who married Thomas Unger and they had nine children.
Jonas, the fourth son of Frederick, was born in 1799, married Rebecca Greenawald, and died in 1856. He had three children : Jonas, m. - Diehl, and had two sons, Oscar and John, and a daughter, Sarah, m. a Mr. Wanamaker; Mary, m. John Kistler, and Lucy, m. Jonathan Bleiler.
Joshua Seiberling, the eldest son of John, be- came a prominent man in Weisenberg township. He owned and conducted a hotel and store at a village, which was named after him-Seiberlings-
ville, for many years ; and he served as postmaster there for nearly fifty years. He officiated as a justice of the peace for several terms. He advo- cated the adoption of the common school system for the township and upon its adoption was chosen one of the first school directors. In 1833, he was married to Catharine Mosser, and they had twelve children: Amanda, who died single ; Sarah, m. Tilghman Mink and moved to Iowa; Rose, m. Henry Grim and also moved to Iowa; Milton, enlisted in the Civil War and died in service in Arkansas; Mary, m. Wm. Grosscup, Esq., at Germansville; Frederick, who became a medical practitioner at Lynnville ; Henry M., who served in the Civil War and located in Missouri; Ellen, who died single; Joshua, who became a medical practitioner at Hynemansville ; Emma, m. Dr. W. K. Kistler; Lila, m. Edward Lobach, at Philadelphia; Ida, m. Lavinus Hol- ben at Saegersville; Nathan, m. Catharine Peter and moved West; Peter, m. Catharine Hartman and located in Schuylkill county, conducted a hotel near Tamaqua, and died in 1883; Jonas, m. Sarah Moser and moved West, and William, who died young.
Dr. Frederick Christian Seiberling, a medical practitioner at Allentown, the second son of Joshua, was born July 6, 1840, at Seiberlings- ville, in Weisenberg township, and he received his preliminary education in the township school and at Lebanon, N. J. After teaching school for several terms he began the study of medicine under Dr. David Mosser and afterward Dr. Wm. Herbst. With this preparation he entered the University of New York, in the medical depart- ment, and was graduated in 1863. He began practice at Seiberlingsville and continued seven years when he located at Lynnville, several miles distant to the north, and there he remained until 1902, in which time he developed a large and lucrative practice and came to be generally recog- nized as one of the most skillful physicians and surgeons in the county. With an experience of forty years in the country districts, he then re- moved to Allentown and here he has been in active practice until the present time.
In 1864, Dr. Seiberling was married to Sarah, daughter of Charles Kline, of Weisenberg, and they have three children: Addie Laura Lovina; Dr. Geo. F., a successful medical practitioner at Allentown, and Catharine Helena.
Doctor Seiberling is a member of the Lehigh County Medical Society, Lehigh Valley Medical Society and American Medical Association. In 1913, he was presented with a loving cup by the first named society in appreciation of his honor- able and successful career as a practitioner in Lehigh county for the period of fifty years. In
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1914, the doctor and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, surrounded by their family and many of their friends who extended many congratulations. The happy occasion took place at their bungalow in Weisenberg, not far from the old Kline homestead, where they were married in 1864.
of George Seibert and John Seibert, born in 1796, in Upper Milford township, Lehigh coun- ty, and other sons and daughters. With their family they afterwards removed to Lowhill town- ship. John Seibert married Elisabeth Hausman, born in 1801. He died of typhoid fever in 1854, and his widow lived till 1872. Their children
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THE SEIBERT FAMILY.
The ancestors of the Seibert families in Lehigh and Northampton counties probably came from Baden, or Switzerland. The first one to come to America is supposed to have been John Nicholas, in 1738, and settled in Bucks county. His son Andreas, had a son named Nicholas. Nicholas married Maria Rohrbach. They were the parents
were: Peter; John; Lavina, married to David Kistler ; and Owen, now of Easton, Pa.
Peter Seibert was born Aug. 25, 1821, in Low- hill township. In 1843 he married Sarah, oldest daughter of Jonathan Schmick and wife, Barbara, nee Miller. Mrs. Seibert was born Aug. 16, 1819, near Kutztown, Pa. She died September, 1899. They had three children: William H., died when a year old ; Sabina E., the beloved wife
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of the Rev. J. A. Scheffer and Ebecena B., who died in 1878, at the age of 28 years.
The educational advantages of Mr. and Mrs. Seibert in their youth was not what they are now in the country schools, much less in the vil- lage and city schools of the present day. Then there were only subscription and parochial schools for children, and those only for two or three months a year. Yet they were both able to read and understand German and English. They were both raised on farms. His father was a weaver and her father a millwright. The young people also learned trades, Mr. Seibert that of carpet and coverlet weaver, and Mrs. Seibert that of seamstress. They both became skillful in the oc- cupations they had chosen.
After their marriage they moved to Easton, Pa., where from April, 1844, Peter Seibert fol- lowed the dyeing of cotton, linen and woolen yarns, and weaving, and several years later es- tablished a yarn and carpet store on Northampton street, which is still conducted by his nephew, George F. Seibert. He readily sold all that he manufactured, and after the discovery and mining of gold in California, he shipped many of the coverlets woven in his factory to the Pacific coast.
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