History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 93

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. Smith departed this life on April 27, 1914, aged 51 years. He had been in ill health for two years. His death occurred while on a visit with his wife to the home of his friend and former pastor, Rev. S. Ezra Neikirk, at Pittston, Pa. Mr. Smith was a member of the Trinity Reformed church, and the B. P. O. E., at Allentown.

Mr. Smith and family lived at No. 1314 Ham- ilton street, since 1899.

He was married, April 28, 1883, to Susan Hoch, a daughter of Stephen and Catharine (Steckel) Hoch, of Moore township. They had the following children : Clayton A., Mrs. Harry Bailey, Mrs. Charles H. Desch, Margaret E., Madeline D., Lloyd J., LeRoy, Wilmer L., and John E. Smith.

JOHN SMITH.

John Smith, engineer at Rittersville State Hos- pital, was born in South Whitehall township, at Guth's Station, on the C. & F. R. R., Sept. II, 1861, and educated in the township school; then worked in the iron ore mines in that vicinity for a time until he became sixteen years of age, after which he worked on a farm in Ohio until 1882, when he 'secured employment at Cornwall, in

Lebanon county, Pa., and worked on the railroad until 1893. He next filled the position of engi- neer at the Allentown Wire Mill for over eight years, and at the city water works for two years; and of manager of the Trexler lumber yard for three years. In 1907 he was appointed engineer at the Rittersville State Hospital for Insane and this position he has served in a satisfactory man- ner until the present time. He is a member of the American Order of Steam Engineers, Odd Fellows, and P. O. S. of A; also of the German Baptist church, which he served as trustee, and is now serving as treasurer.

In 1884, Mr. Smith was married to Elizabeth Boyer, daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Watson) Boyer, of Lancaster county, Pa., and they have one child, a son, William T.

Peter Smith, his father, was born in County Cavan, Ireland, and when a young man emigrated to America, landing at New York. He first worked as a laborer in the construction of the Lebanon Valley Railroad ; then went to Guth's Station on the C. & F. R. R. and was employed in the lime-stone quarries there for a continuous period of thirty years, mostly in the capacity of foreman. In 1890 he moved to Allentown and was also engaged there in lime-stone operations for upwards of ten years; after which he lived retired until his decease in 1905, having reached the age of 66 years. He was a member of the Irish Catholic church in the Sixth ward. He was married to Margaret Fleming, a native of Ireland, who accompanied her parents to Amer- ica when ten years old and was reared at Phila- delphia, afterward removing to Guth's Station, where she met Mr. Smith. They had eleven children : John, Andrew, Elizabeth, James, Thomas, Fannie, Frank, William, and four others who died in infancy, the survivors now being John, Andrew, James and Thomas.

JOSEPH SMITH.

Joseph Smith, prominent teacher of instrumen- tal music at Allentown for many years, was born at the Lehigh Gap on May 13, 1851, and received his preliminary education in the local schools until he was 16 years old, then attended the Key- stone State Normal School at Kutztown for two years, and taught school in Whitehall township for two years. During vacations he was engaged on the L. V. R. R. and then secured regular em- ployment which he continued for over three years. He afterward acted for six years as manager of his father's hotel in the Ninth ward of Allentown, then filled the position of engineer of the Thomas Iron Company for seven years, and of the Allen- town Cement Company for four years. He now devotes his entire time to music.

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When a boy only seven years old he manifested great fondness for music and at that early age began to take lessons on the violin, and when thir- teen years old also took up the study of music on the piano and cornet. In 1866, his proficiency on the cornet became recognized by his election as leader of the Whitehall Cornet Band, though but sixteen years old, and he filled the position in a successful manner until 1873, when he removed to Allentown and there continued his devotion to music.

In 1875, he organized the Allen Athletic Band, and re-organized it in 1876 as the Centennial Cornet Band, which he directed until 1884, when it was discontinued. In that year he became as- sociated with the Allentown Band as a cornetist under the leadership of Prof. Martin Klingler. Since then he has been teacher of the bands at Mountainville, Aineyville, and Siegersville, and five bands at Allentown ( American Hose Com- pany, Keystone Athletic, National, Germania, and Citizen's) ; also at Fullerton and South Bethle- hem. The great Juvenile Band of Allentown, which comprises 57 pieces, has been instructed by him since its organization. Prof. Smith has dis- tinguished himself as a composer of instrumental music.

He married Barbara Bernhard, daughter of Carl Ludwig and Margaret Bernhard. They had eleven children: Charles Jacob, George Henry, Franklin Joseph, Louisa, Catharine Ce- celia, Oscar Leo, Magdalena, Agnes, Leo Gre- gory, Otto, and Ellen Matilda. Of these, George, Louisa, and Magdalena died in infancy, and Franklin at the age of 23 years; and Charles, Leo, and Otto have become musicians under the instruction of their father.

The father of Prof. Smith was born in Ger- many, on Sept. 6, 1820. After first working at Manhattanville for a while, he went to Lehigh Gap and worked at blacksmithing in the difficult construction work of the Lehigh Valley Railroad through the gap; then he removed to Allentown and conducted a hotel in the Ninth ward for a number of years, and afterward served as a col- lector of taxes for upward of twenty years, when he retired. He died in 1904, at the age of 84 years. His wife was also a native of Germany, and died at the age of 76 years.

SAMUEL R. SMITH.

George and Joseph Smith, natives of Germany, emigrated to the United States, settling in Penn- sylvania. George located near Shoenersville, in Northampton county, at a place known as Rocky Hill, and Joseph settled upon a farm situated be- tween Bath and Nazareth in the same county. He had two sons and three daughters, one of

whom was married to a Mr. Julian, a French- man in the employ of the Bethlehem Steel Com- pany.

George Smith had owned several farms. The latter he had bought from Elias Lapp and he served both Allen and East Allen townships as school director and tax collector for thirteen years. He was born Nov. 26, 1828, died Nov. 9, 1907, aged 78 years, less 17 days. He was married to Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Chris- tophel Brown. She was born Jan. 5, 1829, and died on Jan. 26, 1908, aged 79 years and 21 days.

He and his wife were Lutheran members of Snyder's Church, which he served as a deacon, elder and trustee, and both are buried in the ceme- tery at Shoenersville. Their children follow : Rebecca, deceased (m. Allen Scherer) ; William H., of Allentown; Louisa (widow of Harrison Bartholomew), Jane (widow of David Becker), George, a blacksmith of Allentown; Henry O., a salesman, of Bethlehem, and Samuel R., men- tioned later.

Samuel R. Smith, a prominent real estate dealer of Allentown, was born near Bath, Pa., May 29, 1871, son of George and Elizabeth (Brown) Smith.

He was educated in the public schools, the Weaversville Academy, and graduated from a commercial school at Bethlehem. Afterward he accepted a position as bookkeeper and had charge of the G. B. Markle & Company's accounting department at Jeddo, Pa. He served them for three years when he resigned the position to ac- cept another one in the accounting department of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, which he served for five years. After he had been the pay- roll auditor with the Bethlehem Steel Company for one year, he became the chief clerk for the Bonneville Portland Cement Company, at Sieg- fried. He served the later position for four years, and on June 1, 1903, he became associated with Robert S. Siegel under the name of Siegel and Smith and this firm were leading real estate dealers and insurance brokers of Allentown until on April 1, 1913, when Mr. Siegel retired from the business.

Mr. Smith and his family are members of the Salem Reformed Church and he has served it as a deacon.

He is a member of Greenleaf Lodge, No. 561, F. & A. M., and is a 32° Mason, also a member of Rajah Temple A. A. O. N. M. S., at Read- ing ; and of Keystone Lodge, No. 78, I. O. O. F., of Bethlehem.

He was married in 1892 to Annie C. Clewell, a daughter of Martin and Rebecca (Dilapline) Clewell. They have the following children who are given the advantages of a higher education :

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Miss May E., who in 1911 was graduated from the Allentown high school; Raymond W., gradu- ated in 1913 from the same institution, and is now a student in Lehigh University; Florence R., a student in Allentown high school, and Edith L. is a student in the grammar school, and Robert S., the youngest of the family.

WILLIAM H. SMITH, secretary of the Pet Em- porium & Supply Company, of Allentown, is a son of George C. Smith, who was born in January, 1830, and died in November, 1910, was born in Lower Nazareth township, Northampton county, on July 1, 1856. He was reared on the farm and remained with his parents until he was 23 years old. For a number of years he was em- ployed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company as a fireman and later as an engineer. For eight years he conducted a farm in Hanover township, Lehigh county, after which he en- gaged in the hotel business at Bethlehem for eleven years, during which time he conducted hotels at three different places. He was also salesman for the Bangor Manufacturing Com- pany for a number of years. He owned and conducted a taxicab business in Allentown for a year. He is married to Mary E. Young, a daughter of Abraham Young. The results of this union were thirteen children: Cuny, pro- prietor of the Hotel Sterling, in Allentown ; Charles, silk weaver; George, steam fitter in Los Angeles, Cal .; Harvey, deceased ; Amy, wife of John Geisinger, of Bethlehem; Gertrude, wife of Mr. Allen; Sarah, wife of Charles Bell, of Bethlehem; Herbert, a baker, of Allentown; Howard, deceased; Fred, of Indianapolis, Ind .; Harley, at Muhlenberg College; Earl and Ida.

John D. Payne, treasurer of the Pet Empor- ium & Supply Company, of Allentown, is a son of J. S. and Anna (Cunningham) Payne. He was born in Martinsburg, W. Va., on Sept. 17, 1874. He conducted a wholesale liquor store in Hagerstown, Md., for a number of years. He is the owner of a large apple orchard in West Virginia. He is a member of the Elks No. 778, in West Virginia, and the F. & A. M., No. 140, of Williamsport, Md. He is married to Ida M. Rutherford, of Martinsburg, W. Va.

WILLIAM A. SMITH.

William A. Smith, son of John A. and Catharine (Solt) Smith, was a native of Brattle- boro, Vermont, and was born December 22, 1839. Like his father, he was a forgeman and a charcoal burner, learning the trade in his na- tive state. John Smith came to Pennsylvania and followed his occupation at East Penn and Albrightsville. The son, William, moved to

Philadelphia about 1850 and there worked at forges and some years later removed to Mauch Chunk, working for the Stroh and Albright Iron Manufacturing Company. After the forges. went out of commission he followed the blast furnaces and came to Hokendauqua in May, 1876. He worked at the latter place for the. Thomas Iron Co. until two years before his. death, June 29, 1909. He look a prominent part in the Civil War, enlisting December 29, 1861, from Carbon county, and was mustered in at Philadelphia as a private for three years. He. served in Battery H, 2nd Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery. He was. honorably discharged December 9, 1864. He. served in a number of engagements. Mr. Smith was one of the leading members of the Evangeli -. cal Association at Coplay, serving as a trustee. from the time of its erection in 1881 until the. church was abandoned in 1906. He was class leader and exhorter. He was married to Cath- arine Knappenberger, daughter of Thomas and. Caroline (Green) Knappenberger, of Carbon county. They had ten children: Sarah, married" to Alexander Smith, deceased; Leanda, married to John Beltz; William R .; Milton, of Hoken- dauqua; Amanda, married to John Bleiler ;: Charles M., of Hokendauqua; Harvey, of Cata -- sauqua ; Edwin, deceased ; Frank, of Topton, and: Irvin, deceased.

William R. Smith was born at Brattleboro,. Vermont, April 4, 1862. His school oppor- tunities were very limited, but by personal ap -- plication and using his spare moments, he took: a technical course in a correspondence school, which has been a great help to him in his chosen calling. At the age of 18 years he became a. railroader on the Catawissa, Williamsport and Elmira R. R., starting as a brakeman and end -. ing in 1888. as an engineer. In 1888 he was em -. ployed as engineer by the Norfolk and Western R. R. at Roanoke, Va. A year later he was. employed by the Mexico and National R. R. and continued railroading until 1893, when he- accepted a position with the Atlas Cement Com- pany as "kilnman" and in 1896 he was promoted' to the power department as engineer. In 1904 he was promoted to the foremanship of the- power department, having charge of from 80 to 90 men. Mr. Smith is a member of the- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division No. 250, of Sunbury; No Surrender Council, No. 103, J. O. U. A. M., of Catasauqua; Camp. No. 409, P. O. S. of A., of Coplay; Union Council, No. 24, American Order Steam En- gineers; the Cement Association, No. 4, of Na- tional Association of Steam Engineers of Cop-

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lay; and the Sons of Veterans of Siegfrieds. He has frequently been sent as a delegate to the na- tional convention of Steam Engineers. He and family are faithful and loyal members of the Reformed church. In politics Mr. Smith is a Republican and served a number of years as coun- cilman. On December 19, 1886, he was married to Kate Silfies, daughter of Reuben and Lucinda (Smith ) Silfies. They have four children : Helen, head clerk in Gruver's store, and Flor- ence, married to Augustus Comatowski; Ruth, married to George Farny, who has one child, Catharine; and Hubert. One son, Harold, is deceased.

George Schmidt was a farmer and lived in the vicinity of Hellertown, Bucks county, Pa., where he was born in 1790, a son of Jacob Schmidt. His death occurred in 11854 and he is buried at the Lower Saucon church, of which he and his wife, Anna Maria Stoneback, also a native of Bucks county, were members of the Lutheran congregation. Mrs. Schmidt died soon after the Rebellion, aged about seventy-eight years. Their children were: Thomas (who settled in Marion county, Ohio, about 1843) ; William S .; David (who settled in Northum- berland county, Pa.) ; George (who settled at Delaware, Ohio) ; Samuel (who located twelve miles from Delaware, at Prospect, Ohio) ; Nancy (who married Philip Roth, and lived near Hel- lertown) ; Sarah (who married Franklin Weiser and lived at Bethlehem, Pa.) ; Polly (who mar- ried Joseph Weissel and lived in Marion county, Ohio) ; and Hannah ( who married William Fet- ter and died in Columbus, Ohio).

William S. Schmidt was born in Bucks county in 1816. When he was about twelve years old his parents located in the vicinity of Hellertown, Pa., and there he lived until he died in 1883, aged sixty-seven years. Earlier in life he was a carpenter and afterward he followed farming. He was the treasurer of the Lower Saucon church for twenty consecutive years and a foremost member of the Lutheran congregation. His first wife was Charlotte Strawn, a daughter of Wil- liam Strawn and wife, named Heft, who was of English descent. He died at the advanced age of ninety-four years, and is buried at the Springfield church in Bucks county. By this marriage he had four children: Mary E. (mar- ried Daniel Werthknecht) ; Christian (married William Barba) ; Benjamin (died in his 19th year) ; and William H. Mrs. Schmidt died near Hellertown, June 7, 1853, aged thirty-three years; then he married, second, Susanna Cam- bert and their children were: Jeremiah, Charles,

Louisa (married J. A. Ebert) ; Thomas F .; Oli- ver and Emma (married to Kirk Strock).

WILLIAM H. C. SMITH, a farmer, trucker and fruit grower, near Hoffmans, in Washington township, Lehigh county, was born May 18, 1853, and reared near Hellertown, Pa., and at the age of nineteen years he learned coach trim- ming, which trade he followed for seventeen years in Lehigh county. He purchased his pres- ent farm of 114 acres in 1886. This farm was the John Rockel homestead. It was in the . Rockel family since 1755, and continued in that name until Mr. Smith bought it. The main part of the present dwelling-house is built of logs, much over 100 years old. In 1889 Mr. Smith built an addition to this house and otherwise greatly improved the buildings and soil. One of the barns was built in 1809 by Adam Rockel, son of Johannes Rockel.

Mr. Smith and his family are active members of the Lutheran congregation of Frieden's church which he served as an elder for a number of years. He officiated as superintendent of the Sunday-school and filled other offices. He is an intelligent and energetic citizen, and has made a success of his undertakings.

In 1875 he married Elemina Susanna Smith, daughter of Henry and Lovina (Stapp) Smith, and Henry was a son of Jacob Smith, buried at Egypt, Pa.

Henry Smith was a soldier in the Civil War and died while in service at New Orleans, where he is buried.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Smith have these children: Victor S. (married Mamie Ruch) ; Charles H. (married Jennie Jones and died aged twenty-seven years, being survived by his widow and a daughter, Irene) ; Edwin A. (died aged five years) ; Preston W. (married Tamar Min- ner ) ; Raymond E. (married Eugenia -); Franklin H. (married Lillian Wieand) ; Char- lotte S., and Ellen L.

Christian Schmidt lived in Albany township, Berks county, in the vicinity of the New Bethel church, and his children were: Catharine (m. Philip Yoxtheimer), Lydia (m. John Ulrich) , Jonas, Reuben, and Joshua.

Joshua Smith, the youngest son of Christian Schmidt, possessed the homestead farm in Lynn township near Lynnport, which is now owned by Albert D. Smith, his grand-son. He built the present stone dwelling-house in 1862; and the brick addition was built by William Smith in 1870. He was actively identified with the Lu- theran congregaton of the Jacobs congregation at Jacksonville, and in 1862 was one of the build-

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ing committee which supervised the erection of the present church.

His wife was Lydia Wagaman, and their chil- dren were: William, Elizabeth (m. Charles Os- wald), Maria (married three times, first to David A. Leiby, second to Joseph Handwerk, and third to Michael Lutz), and Brigetta (m. Nathan Braucher).

William Smith, the eldest son of Joshua, was born October 12, 1834, and he died February 29, 1884, aged 49 years. He was a farmer on the homestead of 106 acres when he died, hav- ing begun farming for himself on that place. He had another farm which is now owned by Albert Faust.

He was a Lutheran member of the Jacobs church and was buried at Jacksonville, having served the congregation as deacon, elder and trustee. His wife was Caroline Kistler, daugh- ter of Nathan and Elizabeth ( Dietrich) Kist- ler, born June 23, 1837, and died September II, 1883; and they had twelve children: Sarah (m. Albert Behler), Lydia (m. Daniel Schroeder), Louisa (m. John Fetherolf), Amanda (m. Charles A. Klingaman), Alvena (m. George Fetherolf), James W., Carolina (m. Milton Kistler), Mary (m. Jonas Weaver), Jennie (m. Carmi Lichty), Messena (m. Charles S. Oswald), William H., and Ellen (m. Rev. George Fritch at Pen Argyl).

JAMES W. SMITH, the eldest son of William, a farmer in Lynn township, was born Novem- ber 30, 1866. He was reared on a farm and in 1885 went to Kansas, locating in Lincoln coun- ty, where he worked at farming for several summers, then bought a fourth section (160 acres) for himself and farmed it for three years. In the Fall of 1890 he returned to Lehigh county, and in 1896 was married to Alice Rausch, a sister of Jacob Rausch and his wife, Esther Kline, but she died shortly afterward. In May, 1900, he married a second wife, Ellen Rausch, a sister of his first wife, and by her he had five children: Stanley, Irene, Verna, Wil- liam and Alice.

In 1897 he purchased the farm where he now resides, containing 75 acres. It was formerly included in the Martin Wertman homestead, and later the Sechler homestead (Gideon and John S. having had it for a number of years). Dan- iel H. and Alvin F. Creitz then owned it in partnership for a time and they divided it into two tracts, Alvin taking 60 acres and Daniel 46 acres; and fifteen of the latter were purchased by Mr. Smith after he had acquired the former tract. Alvin F. Creitz erected the present dwelling-house and barn soon after the Civil

War; and the new house was built by Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith is a Democrat and served as a school director for six years. He is a Lutheran member of the Jacksonville church and served the congregation as deacon and elder, officiating now as the president of the church council.

WILLIAM H. SMITH, a truck farmer and fruit grower at Hoffmansville, in South Whitehall township, was born in Lynn October 5, 1874, and was reared upon a farm. He attended the district schools. In 1897 he came to Hoffmansville where he owns a valuable tract of 26 acres, upon which there is a large modern house and a barn built by him in 1911. He has an orchard of 250 peach trees and 50 apple trees. He is an up-to-date agriculturist. Poli- tically he is a Democrat, and he was one of the last school directors of the township to serve un- der the old school law, having officiated as sec- retary of the Board.

They are Lutheran members of the Union- ville church congregation. On June 25, 1897, he married Barbara E. Kuhns, daughter of Tilghman and Esther ( Hausman) Kuhns. They. have three children: Paul R., Esther C., and Lew W.

SNYDER FAMILY.

Michael Snyder, or Schneider, as the name was originally spelled, lived in Zweibruecken, Germany, and emigrated to this country in 1751, with his family.

Michael, son of Michael Snyder, the emigrant, was born in Zweibruecken, March 17, 1743, and was eight years of age when he arrived here. He was apprenticed to a Mr. Zimmerman, near Kutztown, Maxatawny township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, and his name is of record there in the tax lists for 1767 and 1768. Lynn township is said to have been his home for a short time. As early as 1771 he located in Whitehall town- ship, and was taxed there upon one thousand acres of land in 1785. About the same year he opened a tavern, and his name is recorded in the tax lists of 1786 and 1788 as a tavern keeper. May 18, 1787, for the sum of two hundred and ten pounds, he sold to Peter Rhoads, Esq., three hundred and six and one-quarter acres of land in one parcel. The signature on this deed was writ- ten in German, and his wife, Hannah, made her mark; the witnesses to the deed were George Schneider and Peter Kohler. Michael Snyder served his adopted country bravely, enlisting as a private in the War of the Revolution, and in 1777 was captain of a company of sixty men in the Second Battalion, Northampton county mili- tia, commanded by Colonel Henry Geiger. He

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was major of the First Battalion in 1780, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Bal- liet. Subsequently, having sold his land to his son George, Mr. Snyder removed to Trexler- town, where he lived in the old stone house which was but recently demolished, and which stood on the left side of the road leading to Fogelsville, and there his death occurred, April 2, 1834. His descendants were many, consisting of six chil- dren, fifty-six grandchildren, one hundred and thirteen great-grandchildren and six great-great- grandchildren. Michael and Hannah Snyder had children: Peter, of further mention; Michael, of further mention; Daniel, born Dec. 6, 1783 ; George, of further mention; Johanna, born Nov. 28, 1773; another daughter. These daughters married Samuel Leukel and Mr. Biege.

Peter, eldest son of Michael and Hannah Sny- der, was born on Sept. 5, 1771, and died Oct. 14, 1845. He married Maria Romig, born Oct. 17, 1773, died Nov. 14, 1853, and their son, Peter, married Mr. Haas.

Michael, second son of Michael and Hannah Snyder, was born April 13, 1775, and died at Allentown, Lehigh county, July 17, 1837. He was the owner of a hotel at the southwest corner of Seventh and Linden streets, in Allentown, which he conducted personally. Mr. Snyder mar- ried a Miss Dankel, and had children: Thomas, who married Deborah, a daughter of Leonard and Barbara (Miller) Weiss, and had children : Rufus and Simon ; Oliver, born Dec. 19, 1802, died Feb. 1, 1864; he married Margaret Haines, born March 31, 1804, died Aug. 22, 1880, and had children : Thomas W., Jacob, W. H., Mrs. Daniel H. Greenawald, and Mrs. Edward Stet- tler.

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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 93

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

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