History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 85

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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Mr. and Mrs. Seibert were both very indus- trious and economical and with their savings purchased a house for residence and store room, and erected a building for weaving of carpets and coverlets. After that he invested the family sav- ings in real estate as opportunity offered. During the Civil War, the materials which he bought for his looms and store continually increased in price, so that he realized good profits and lost little on goods before sold. He had by too many hours, both day and night of strenuous work and business undermined his health, so that the family physician told him he would have to quit business if he wished to live much longer. He did retire from his business in 1867, not because he had made all the money he wanted, but because he had to do so, on account of his health, and thus he gave others an opportunity to earn a com- petence in the same line of business.


When he quit the yarn dyeing, weaving, and store business, he and his wife decided to remove to Allentown. They bought the property at the southeast corner of Sixth and Chew streets, from Charles Kline, and in April, 1867, took up their residence there.


Here, however, they did not live an idle life. Mrs. Seibert was a lover of beautiful flowers. There was a hot-house on the large lot purchased, and they turned their attention to the cultivation of the garden, plants, flowers and fruit for pleas- ure and profit. By industry and the habit of


economy or trying to save some of their moderate earnings every year, and not by any large income at any time did they accumulate sufficient to live comfortably in old age.


According to their income they contributed liberally to St. John's Lutheran congregation, Easton, Pa., while they lived there, and also to the congregation of the same name since residing in Allentown. Mr. Seibert was a deacon for twelve years in St. John's church, Easton, and also treasurer. He was elected and re-elected elder by St. John's Lutheran congregation, Allen- town, for fourteen years. He attended services regularly Sunday morning and evening, also week-day evenings. He often said he could not see why other members of the congregation did not attend services more regularly on Sunday, also the week-day festival and evening services, and especially the men, when their factories, of- fices and stores were closed.


When beginning his business career, Peter Sei- bert needed the financial assistance of others, and conducting his business on small scale in such a way as to meet the approval of honest men, he received all the credit and money he needed, and he never forgot his early business struggles and the assistance business men gave him. In return he aided a number of honest young men to start in business and other occupations from the time he was able to the last years of his life.


The only child of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Scheffer having died in infancy, her father bequeathed about one-third of the estate to his and Mrs. Seibert's nephews and nieces, and the other two- thirds to three Lutheran Orphans' and Aged People's Homes, Muhlenberg College, and the Allentown Hospital.


JAMES SEIBERT.


George Seibert, a citizen of the upper end of the county, lived near Weidasville, in Lowhill township, where he was a tiller of the soil. His homestead is now owned by the Jacob Bittner estate. He and his wife, Magdalena, were mem- bers of the Lutheran congregation of the Weis- enberg church, where they are buried. They had the following children: Elias; Stephen; Solo- mon; Benjamin; David; Reuben; Polly, wife of Edward Beck; Judith, wife of Nathan House- man; Lucy Ann, wife of Jacob Bittner, and Amelia, died in infancy.


Reuben Seibert, son of George and Magdalena Seibert, was born in Lowhill township on Sept. 30, 1817, and died in Slatington, August 17, 1901. For a number of years he followed the honorable pursuit of farming in Lowhill town- ship. Later on he conducted a store and hotel at the same place. For a number of years the fam-


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ily lived at Kutztown, later on residing at Low- hill. He was married to Sarah Brown, daughter of Conrad and Dorothea (Leiser) Brown, with whom he had the following children: Harrison, who was a merchant, slate operator and planing mill operator at Slatington. He was married to Sarah Wehr, with whom he had the following children: James, mentioned later; Amanda; Helen, wife of B. F. George, of Slatington ; Linda, deceased; Sarah, wife of Jacob Wilber. They had two children. Matilda is unmarried and cares for her mother, who is over 92 years of age.


James Seibert, late of Slatington, was born near Bittner's Corner, August 19, 1842, died in his mansion on "Slatington Heights" on Janu- ary 31, 1905. He is buried on the Union ceme- tery, Slatington, where the beautiful Seibert monument marks his grave.


At an early age Mr. Seibert came to Slatington and engaged in the dry-goods and millinery busi- ness, which he followed successfully for thirty years. He was extensively engaged in real estate transactions and owned forty houses in the bor- ough of Slatington. He was an active member of a number of building and loan associations and met with great success in his various business en- terprises. He was a prominent member of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society and was well known in business and financial circles. In Sep- tember, 1902, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Frederick, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Ringer) Frederick. His widow, who is an estimable lady, resides in the beautiful home on "Slatington Heights." She has traveled a great deal and is kept busy looking after her varied business interests and her unassuming and quiet work of charity.


SEIDEL FAMILY.


Johann Heinrich Seidel, progenitor of the Seidel family in America, was born in 1732 at Strasburg, Germany. He crossed the Atlantic ocean on the ship "Brothers," and on landing at Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1751, was sold as a "re- demptioner" for his passage. One year after- ward he was set free, and at once proceeded to Reading, Pa. In time he became a large prop- erty owner in Bern township, Berks county ; also owning a tract of 400 acres in Maiden-creek township, where for many years he was a suc- cessful farmer. Farming was his principal vo- cation in life, but at times he engaged in mer- cantile ventures. In 1786 Mr. Seidel visited Germany.


In early life he saw considerable military serv- ice, participating in the French and Indian war. Later he took part in the war of the Revolution.


While he was in the army his wife and children carried on the farming operations. In 1760 he married Anna Catharine Rodmacher, born Jan. 19, 1738, and died Feb. 9, 1808. He died Aug. 21, 1801, aged 69 years. Their last resting- place is in the graveyard of Zion's Union Church, in Perry township, and the spot is marked by a heavy marble slab. Their children were as fol- lows: Michael, Henry, Daniel, John, Philip, Jacob, and three daughters, only two of whom, Mary and Margaret, are recorded by name.


From the second son, Henry, a large branch of the Seidel family has descended. He was born Nov. 12, 1765, and died Aug. 7, 1847. He married Elizabeth Reber, and from 1791 they made their home on the Seidel homestead in Windsor township, Berks county. They had a family of fourteen children, of whom the fol- lowing reached mature age: Daniel, Henry, Jacob, Elizabeth, Sarah, Catharine, Mary, Han- nah and Rebecca.


John Seidel the fourth son of Johann Hein- rich, was born in 1777 and died in 1856. He was an extensive land-owner in Windsor town- ship, owning several large properties, one ot which was on the State road near St. Paul's Church, where he was buried. He was a well- known and prominent man in his day. He mar- ried Catharine Stitzler and they had the follow- ing children: Godfrey, born in 1800, married Mary Sunday, and died in 1868; Daniel, a resi- dent of Wessnersville, Pa .; John, settled in Il- linois ; Joseph, went West; Reuben; William ; Catharine, married Nathan Krause ; Elizabeth, married Gideon Fusselman.


Reuben Seidel, was born in Windsor town- ship in 1816, and died in 1887. He was a well- known distiller of Windsor township, but in later years lived in retirement at Hamburg. He married (first) Catharine Fister, and had the following children: Elemena, who married Dan- iel Sheidy ; Jonathan; Emanuel ; Peter F .; Reu- ben F .; Catharine, who married Frank Bausher ; Wallace B .; and John H who settled in Ne- braska Reuben Seidel's second wife was Mrs. Hettie Seidel, nee Becker.


Jonathan Seidel, son of Reuben, was born in 1839, in Windsor township. For a number of years he resided in Greenwich township, where he owned a farm of fifty acres. In 1878 he sold out, and with his family removed to near Pine Grove, Schuylkill county, where he owned a farm of more than two hundred acres. At this place he conducted a sawmill, while his son man- aged the farm, and at the time of his death he was in very comfortable circumstances. In 1860 he married Matilda Sheidy, daughter of Jacob


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and Catharine (Hollenbach) Sheidy, and to them were born these children: Agnes, who married Jacob Saul; Marby E .; and Alva L. and Annie E., unmarried.


William Seidel, son of John, was born in Windsor, September 23, 1818, on the farm now owned by Emanuel Seidel, his brother. He owned four farms; one in Windsor, of 176 acres, another in Greenwich, of 165 acres, a third in Bucks county, of 75 acres, and a fourth of 115 acres, in South Whitehall, Lehigh county, Pa. He removed from his Windsor farm upon the one in Greenwich and there continued agri- cultural pursuits until 1890, when he retired at Virginsville and there he died, March 11, 1899, at the age of eighty-one years. He is buried at Dunkel's church. He served as a school direc- tor and was a respected man in the communities where he lived.


He was twice married: first to Christiana Ger- hard and they had four sons: Montillus (born in 1841); Henry G .; Francis, and John. By his second wife, Susanna, a daughter of Wil- liam Dreibelbis, he had a large family, as fol- lows: Ellen (m. Paul Smith), Charles (m. Sarah Dietrich) ; William (m. Barbara Kline) ; Susan (m. William Moyer) ; Fannie (m. first Benjamin Trexler and second W. A. Fraun- felder) ; Mahlon D .; George, and Mary (mar- ried first Henry O. K. Dietrich and second Thomas A. Dietrich).


Henry G. Seidel was born in Windsor March 23, 1843. He was a stone mason. From 1870 to 1890 he farmed for shares for John Balthaser, his father-in-law; then bought the 126 acre farm where he since farms. He was a school direc- tor and during his service the Balthaser school- house was built.


In 1865 he married Emma Balthaser. Their children were: Fianna, Darius A., Isadora, El- mira, Satira, Catharine, Andrew J., Alice, La- voda Irwin H., Milton W., and Minnie (who died aged three years).


MAHLON D. SEIDEL is, a farmer in South Whitehall, Lehigh county, who cultivates a farm of 115 acres at Troxell's Crossing, along the Allentown and Slatington trolley line. He is a native of Windsor township, Berks county. He was born September 1I, 1860, and reared upon a farm. In (1880 and 1881 he was associated with his brother William in the mercantile busi- ness at Bower's Station, Pa. In 1882 he se- cured and took possession of the farm where he now lives. He is a general farmer. His tract was a part of the original homestead of Peter Troxell, a pioneer settler of Whitehall. Later owners of this farm were: Daniel Troxell (who


built the present set of buildings), and after him was David Troxell, his son.


Mr. Seidel is a Lutheran and his wife a Re- formed member of Mickley's church. He is a Democrat and for six years served South White- hall as a school director. In 1882 he married Melara Schaeffer, daughter of Joel and Sarah (Seidel) Schaeffer, of Newtown, Pa., and they had the following children: Florence S. (m. . Paul Lentz), Mabel (m. Charles Kline), George W. (m. Stella Heller), Sallie S. (m. Gust Tav- ers), William J., Ray M., Pearl A., and Goldie E.


Darius A. Seidel, son of Henry G., was born in Windsor township, February 25, 1868. In 1890 he moved to Troxell's Crossing, in South Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Pa., and for two years was employed upon the farm with his uncle, Mahlon D. Seidel. On Sept. 26, 1891, he married Annie M., daughter of James F. Troxell, of that district. He then settled where he since lives. After laboring in the cem- ent mill for four years, in 1904 he engaged in the carpet weaving business, which he has carried on to this time. His children are: James W., Edna M., and Charles H. (who died aged forty- nine days).


SEIDER FAMILY.


Michael Seider landed in America from Ger- many on Oct. 27, 1738, and settled in Upper Saucon. His mother, Susanna Seider, accom- panied him and resided with him until her death on July 8, 1753, aged 80 years. Michael Seider was still living in 1783, when his name appears as a sponsor. He and his wife, Eva Dorothea, had three children: Abraham; John Henry, born May 4, 1750, died March 31, 1753; and Mrs. Beil.


Abraham Seider was born Feb. 28, 1748, and died March 24, 1826. He was a farmer in Up- per Saucon, where he owned 175 acres of land. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Frantz Wil- liam (born 1721, died 1757), and Elizabeth Roth. of Salisbury. She was born June 5, 1755, and died Aug. 25, 1804. Mr. and Mrs. Seider are buried at the "Blue" church. They had 13 children: Elizabeth, born May 9, 1773, died young ; Catharine, born Feb. 15, 1775, died July 17, 1849, married Matthias Kneppley, born 1764, died 1849; Abraham, born Jan. 29, 1777, died Aug. 12, 1853, married Sarah Miller, born 1781, died 1844; John Jacob, born Feb. 3, 1779; John, born April 5, 1781 ; Michael, born March 6, 1783 ; Maria M., born March 2, 1785; Eliza- beth, born July 8, 1787; Hannah, born Oct. 15, 1789; Solomon, born Nov. 27, 1793; Susanna, born March 6, 1795, died Sept. 11, 1840, mar-


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ried Jacob Ahlum; Joseph, born Jan. 11, 1798; and Sem, born July 27, 1800, died April 28, 1879. One daughter married Jacob Kern, and another Peter Schwart.


Jacob Seider, second son of Abraham, was born Feb. 3, 1779. He was a farmer in Upper Saucon and his land is now owned by Tilghman Cooper. He died April 7, 1836, and was buried at the "Blue" church, of which he was a Luther- an member. He married Catharine Cooper, who died in the same year, 1836, aged 52 years. They had four children: Charles; Dr. Daniel, who died aged 22 years; Edward; and Eliza, who died aged 17 years.


Charles Seider was born Jan. 2, 1806, and died Dec. 16, 1877. He kept a hotel for nine years at Seidersville, in Lower Saucon, named after him, then removed to Bethlehem, and later to Emaus. He married Lydia Engelman, born Jan. 13, 1811, died March 4, 1897. They had one daughter, Elemina, who married Edwin Kline, and who were the parents of Hon. M. C. L. Kline. Edward Seider was a farmer and hotel proprietor at Coopersburg, and also for some years proprietor of the Hotel Allen, at Allen- town. He married Abigail Rahn, and had a daughter, Eliza C., married Dr. C. J. Keim, of Catasauqua.


Sem Seider, youngest son of Abraham, was born July 27, 1800, and died April 28, 1879. He was a farmer in Upper Saucon and in 1850 removed to Allentown. He married Mary Jar- rett, who was born Jan. 17, 1800, and died Feb. 16, 1887. They had a daughter, Anna Maria, born Dec. 15, 1838, died Jan. 13, 1901, who married Phaon A. Fenstermacher.


REV. JOHN A. SEIMETZ.


Rev. John A. Seimetz, rector of St. Mary's church, Catasauqua, is a native of Reading, where he was born on Nov. 13, 1862. His parents were Mathias and Mary (Ludwig) Seimetz, natives of the city of Treves, Germany. Mr. Seimetz was born in 1813, and emigrated to America after his marriage and settled in Reading. Father Sei- metz's parents died quite a number of years ago, each having attained the age of over four score years. He was the only son and youngest child.


Father Seimetz received his preliminary edu- cation in St. Paul's parochial school, Reading. In 1875 he went to the Benedictine College at Latrobe. Later he completed the classical course of St. Vincent College, and in 1881 he became a student in St. Charles Seminary at Overbrook. During his course at the seminary he did bril- liant work which has not been equalled since. He was awarded quite a number of gold and silver medals for the high averages he attained


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in the different branches. While a student at Overbrook from 1882 to 1886 he was a member of the faculty, being Professor of Mathematics and teaching other branches.


He was ordained by the late Archbishop Ryan in May, 1887, and became assistant priest in Holy Trinity Catholic church, Philadelphia. Fourteen months later he was transferred to the Church of St. Alphonus, that city, where he was stationed for the ensuing eight months. He then was sent to Pottsville, here he was assistant in St. John's church for a short time.


On April 26, 1889, Father Seimetz became rector of St. Mary's church, Catasauqua, where his labors have been crowned with success in every sense of the word. He is the oldest pastor in point of service in the Iron Borough and the oldest in the Lehigh Valley in the Catholic denomination.


Father Seimetz is an excellent German scholar, and an eloquent pulpit orator. Through his de- voted and efficient supervision every department of the church's work has been greatly promoted in extend and usefulness. During his years of service in the Iron Borough he has gained the confidence of his parishioners and the general public. He has keen insight into the various phases of church work, the capacity of organizing the material at hand. He is so devoted to his work, that even his own comfort is secondary.


WALTER H. SEIP.


Major Walter H. Seip, son of Charles and Ann (Martin) Seip, was born in 1837 at Allen- town. He received a good public school educa- tion, then learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed until 1862. He enlisted in Company D, 128th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was mustered into service Sept. 4, 1862, as First Lieutenant ; was for nine months under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. Ham- mersley; Capt. John P. Dillinger, and served the full period of his enlistment; was mustered out in May, 1863, at Harrisburg.


In August, 1864, he again enlisted in the 202d Pennsylvania Regiment for one year. He became captain of Company E, and was promoted to the rank of major, Sept. 4, 1864, and the regiment continued in active service until Aug. 3, 1865, when he was again mustered out at Harrisburg. On returning home again he resumed his trade, but having contracted a disease while in the army, he died in August, 1868, and was buried in the Allentown cemetery. In politics he was a Republican ; was a member of the G. A. R. and of the Masonic fraternity.


He married, in 1859, Annie E. Keiper, daugh- ter of Daniel and Sallie (Bowman) Keiper, of


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Allentown. Issue: George L. Seip, late of Phoenix, Arizona.


Mrs. Seip married (second) Joseph Hunter, now deceased. Issue: Robert Emmet Hunter, residing at home.


Mrs. Hunter, after his death, chose to be known as Mrs. Seip, and she had been engaged in millinery and dress-making on Hamilton street, but later took up fur repairing, at her commo- dious home on North Eighth street, Allentown, where she continues the latter-named business. She is a member of the Lutheran Church.


REV. F. C. SEITZ.


Rev. Frederick C. Seitz, pastor of St. John's Reformed church, Allentown, was born in Shrewsbury township, York county, March 15, 1870, the son of Adam D. and Maria A. ( Hilde- brand) Seitz and grandson of Levi Seitz, of York county. He was educated in the local schools and at the Glen Rock Academy, upon leaving he taught school, when eighteen years of age, and attended the summer sessions of the Millersville State Normal School. He then pre- pared for college at the Palatinate College, My- erstown, under Rev. Dr. Wm. C. Schaeffer, and in the fall of 1891 entered Franklin and Marshall College, where he graduated in 1895. He then entered the Theological Seminary of the Reformed church, from which he graduated in 1898. He was ordained to the Reformed ministry on June 19, 1898, at Millersburg, Dau- phin county, and at the same time installed as pastor of the Millersburg Reformed church. He remained pastor of this congregation for ten months and in 1899 became pastor at Littles- town, Adams county, which congregation he served two and one-half years. In 1901 he be- came pastor of Emmanuel Reformed chruch, of Hanover, where he officiated until 1904, during which time a new church was erected at a cost of $68,000. He began his pastorate of St. John's Reformed church, Allentown, on Oct. 1, 1904, which congregation he still serves, greatly be- loved by his parishioners. As a pulpit orator, Reverend Seitz has few equals in the Reformed Church.


He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin and Marshall College and of the Allentown College for Women, and was presi- dent of Lehigh Classis in 1909. He is also a member of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M .; Allen R. A. Chapter, No. 203; Allen Commandery, No. 20, K. T .; Bloomsburg Con- sistory, 32° ; A. A. S. R., and Irem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.


Reverend Seitz married, June 8, 1898, Lottie A. Campbell, daughter of George Butler Camp-


bell and his wife, Mary E. Blaine, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Bulette) Blaine, of York county. Her father, a veteran of the Civil War, died shortly after, while Mrs. Seitz was a small child, and she was adopted by John S. and Alice (Payne) Murphy. Rev. and Mrs. Seitz have one son, Dean Campbell Seitz.


SELL FAMILY.


Peter Sell was a pioneer in Lowhill township, where, in 1762, he paid a tax of six pounds. He took out a warrant for 40 acres of land situated in Lowhill, on Oct. 1, 1766. His name is not found of record after 1781. In that year it ap- peared on the list of taxables of Lowhill town- ship.


George Sell, probably a son of Peter, was a farmer and shoemaker in Lowhill and Weisen- burg townships. He was a member of the Luth- eran church. He was married twice and by his first wife had sons-Charles and Isaac. By his second wife he had sons-John, Elias and Sam- uel. The latter lived in the vicinity of Fogels- ville and was a shoemaker. He had a son, Ed- win Sell.


Charles Sell, son of George, was born Sept. 9, 1803, and died on March 27, 1885, aged 82 years. During the earlier years and for the greater part of his life he lived in Weisenburg and later in Lowhill township. He was a far- mer and distiller. He was a member of the Lutheran faith, and is buried at Unionville. He married Sarah Zimmerman, a daughter of Peter Zimmerman and they had issue: Evan, Nathan, Samuel, Levanus, Peter, of North Whitehall, Phaon, who died aged 28 years, William, Hel- ena, married to Stephen Newhard, Fianna, mar- ried to Prof. J. P. Deibert, of Schnecksville, and Sarah, married to W. Kern.


Isaac Sell, son of George, was born Dec. I, 1801. He was a carpet weaver in North White- hall where he died on March 20, 1883, aged 82 years, 3 months, and 19 days. He was married to Leah Semmel, and they are buried at the Jor- dan Lutheran church. Their children were: Nathan, Owen, Lewis, Mary, Susan, Lucy and Fianna.


Nathan Sell, son of Isaac, lived in North Whitehall township, where he owned a small farm upon which he died, aged 85 years. He is buried at the Jordan Lutheran church. His wife Sarah Ossman bore him issue: Henry, John, Amanda, E. J., married to Tilghman Mertz; and James Sell.


Owen Sell, son of Isaac, was a laborer and lived at different places in Lehigh county. He was married to Mary Held and they had chil-


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dren, viz: Hiram, Emma, Uriah, Oscar, Phaon, of Bradford county, Pa., and Albert.


Lewis Sell, son of Isaac, died at Coopersburg, Pa., in January, 1912, past 80 years of age. He was twice married. One of his daughters was Mrs. Morris Gehman, of Coopersburg, Pa.


John Sell, son of George, was a shoemaker of Weisenburg and Lowhill and was married to Polly Doumoyer. They had seven children, namely: Levi; Sarah, married first to Cosmus Scott, and second to A. Sterner ; Jonas; Caroline, born Oct. 28, 1829, is the widow of Isaac Wolle; John; Benjamin ( who went to New York) ; and Peter (who went to Michigan).


Levi Sell, son of John, was a blacksmith of Weisenberg, and married Hannah Fahringer, daughter of Herman, a farmer of Weisenburg, and they had five children: Benjamin, Amelia, married to David Mease, Mary, married to Sol. F. Rupp, a justice of the peace and prominent citizen of Weisenburg township. Two died small.


William Sell, son of Charles and Sarah (Zim- merman) Sell, was born in Weisenburg, Oct. 25, 1849. He has followed a clerical pursuit nearly all his life. He clerked at Sheidy's, Crackers- port, and Allentown, where he now lives. After he left at Crackersport he and his brother Sam- uel were engaged in the grocery, flour, and feed business at Slatington, for three years. During these years he was the assessor of Slatington, and has been a Justice of the Peace in North White- hall township. He has served the Lutheran con- gregation at Unionville, as a deacon, also St. Luke's church, Allentown, in the same office.




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