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While Mr. Keller's business interests are confined largely to William H. Keller & Son, and to the piano manufacturing firm, Winter & Co., Southern Boulevard, New York, he has many interests outside the mercantile world, being a man of broad mind and generous nature. He is a member of Easton Lodge No. 152, Free and Accepted Masons; Easton Young Men's Christian Association ; and College Hill Presbyterian Church, being active and useful in all.
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He married, October 9, 1879, Emma F. Kinsey, born in Trenton, New Jersey, daughter of John I. Kinsey, who for forty-two years was connected with the Lehigh Valley railroad in Easton. Mr. and Mrs. Keller are the parents of two daughters and a son: I. Edna I., married Lieut .- Col. M. C. Stayer, of San Francisco, California, United States Army, Medical Depart- ment. They have a son, William Keller Stayer. 2. George T., a partner with his father in the firm, William H. Keller & Son, an able business man, highly regarded. He became a member of the firm in 1905, and has since been an able assistant of his father in the business to which he gives his best effort. He is a young man of pleasing personality and has a large circle of friends, both business and social. Ile was educated at the Easton schools and Lerche Preparatory School. He is a member of Free and Accepted Masons, Easton Rotary Club, and College Hill Presbyterian Church. He married Allwina H. Hess, and has two daughters, Emilie K. and Allwina Sue. 3 Marion, married Alexander F. Marshall, of Pax, West Virginia. Educated at Lafayette, and present superintendent of mines. They have one child, Alexander Fulton, Jr.
The Keller family home is at No. 528 Paxinosa avenue, Easton. There a generous hospitality is dispensed, both host and hostess believing in the gospel of "Good Cheer," and delighting in the multitude of friends they possess.
CHARLES M. STAUFFER-Charles M. Stauffer, president and man- ager of the Eberts Grocery Company, of Bethlehem, might have followed his father into the academic or literary profession and have brought to the family name as dignified a credit as has his father, who has been librarian of Lehigh University for thirty-five years, for he is a man of thoroughness and ability ; but had he done so, he probably would not have placed himself in so strong a position financially as he now enjoys, and he would probably not have built for himself a more sincere esteem in the community in which he lived than has come to him by his business and public-spirited activities in the industrial city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. By characteristic, however, he is essentially a man of business, and perhaps it is fortunate that early in life he recognized that, for his application to the business development of the Eberts Grocery Company, which he entered as an office boy, placed him in the presidential chair and active management of the corporation, and placed the firm undoubtedly ahead of all other similar companies in North- ampton county, and probably throughout Eastern Pennsylvania.
Charles M. Stauffer was born in Saucon township (lower), Northampton county, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 1877, the son of Peter F. and Sarah (Koplin) Stauffer. His father, Peter F. Stauffer, was born on January I, 1850, in Saucon township, and having been well prepared for it, followed his natural inclination for an academic life. At the outset he taught in the public schools of Bethlehem, but soon affiliated himself with the faculty of Lehigh University, and probably has intimate acquaintance with more of the alumni of that university than has any other official who has ever been on the staff of Lehigh. He is still alive and in good health, with faculties unimpaired. He is a deacon of the Lutheran church, and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Malta fraternal organizations. His wife, now deceased, was born in Bucks county, Penn- sylvania, in 1851, and bore him six children, three of whom are now dead. The surviving children are: 1. John K., who is now at Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2. Clara, married Paul A. F. Walter, a literary man of national note, also a resident of Santa Fé, New Mexico, where archaeological research has taken him; he was the first editor of the Globe newspaper of South Bethlehem, and is now secretary of the American Archeological Society, and editor of the Archeological Magazine; he is also an historian of note; they have four children. 3. Charles M., of further mention.
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The school days of Charles M. Stauffer ended when he had passed through the public schools of South Bethlehem. Instead of proceeding to a higher or collegiate school, he elected to enter the business world immediately, and in 1891, at the age of fourteen years, took upon himself the humble duties of an office boy, with the company of which he became president and general manager. His rise was not metcoric, but steady, the result of earnest application to every task to which he was put. And he remained loyal to his employer, being content to grow with the business, and to in every pos- sible way help it to grow. When he first became associated with it, the business was of unpretentious dimensions, and undoubtedly his conscientious work was an important factor in its ultimate growth. After ten years of good service, Charles M. Stauffer was thought worthy of the responsible executive offices of secretary and treasurer of the company, which then became an incorporated concern, and thirteen years later he became president and general manager of the corporation, which had in the interim attained premier place among the grocery companies of the Northampton county if not of Eastern Pennsylvania. In March, 1919, the Eberts Grocery Company, the H. G. Tombler Grocery Company of Easton, and the Martin H. Strauss Company of Allentown, were merged into the Davies, Strauss-Stauffer Com- pany, Arjay Davies, president ; Charles M. Stauffer, vice-president and gen- eral manager; Martin H. Strauss, treasurer; Harry G. Tombler, secretary. Mr. Stauffer was largely responsible for the merger and reorganization of these companies, making it the largest in Eastern Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia, capitalized at one million dollars and covering western New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. One biographer describes Mr. Stauf- fer as "a hustler, of pleasing personality, and capable," and in a few words that description probably gives the key to his success. A "hustler" invariably finds time and inclination for many other activities, as well as those directly concerning his individual interest, and such a person is a distinct asset for a community. It is true of Mr. Stauffer, for he has brought his energy to bear on many lagging public movements of vital importance to the city of Bethle- hem. The office, that of president (1918), he held in the Rotary Club of Bethlehem, indicates the place he has earned among the active public-spirited citizens of Bethlehem, and as a member and director of the Bethlehem Cham- ber of Commerce, and director of the Charity Organization of Bethlehem he has furthered many a worthy project having important bearing upon the affairs of the city and people of Bethlehem.
He is an active member of the Lutheran church, giving much of his time to the council of the church, and fraternally he is prominently identified with the Masonic bodies, the Bethlehem Lodge and Zinzendorf Chapter, and the Consistory, being also a Knights Templar and Shriner; he has been through the chairs of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and is a past officer of the Knights of Malta fraternal organization.
Mr. Stauffer was married on June 21, 1900, at Bethlehem, to Anna Amelia Rapp, daughter of Conrad and Mary Rapp, both of whom are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer were born the following named children : Grace Anita, born on November 1, 1904, and now an undergraduate of the Bethlehem High School; Charles Richard, born May 23, 1907; Sarah Eliza- beth, born September 23, 1914; Jeanne Louise, born August 25, 1917, and Annette Eleanor, born November 20, 1918.
PAUL H. KLEINHANS-As a specialist in diseases of the eye, Dr. Kleinhans, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is developing a satisfied and satis- factory clientele, although he is one of the young physicians of the city. having opened his offices in Bethlehem for private practice in 1915. He is a son of Peter Kleinhans, born in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1862, a farmer near the city of his birth until the present, 1919. He is an active member of
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the Lutheran church, and in political bias a Democrat. Peter Kleinhans married Clara Catherine Hineline, also an active church and Sunday school worker, daughter of Joseph Hineline, who is now residing with his daughter, aged ninety-two years. Peter and Clara C. Kleinhans are the parents of : Paul H., of further mention; Lydia, married David Babp, who is connected with the Department of Justice, Washington D. C., and they are the parents of two daughters, Pauline and Helen; Helen Grace, residing at home, and interested in music, church and Sunday school work.
Paul H. Kleinhans was born at the paternal farm near Easton, Penn- sylvania, April 12, 1889, and attended the district public school until he was twelve vears of age. He then became a pupil at the Lerch Preparatory' School in Easton, finishing courses there with the graduation class of 1904: All this was preparatory to entrance to Lafayette College, where after four years' study he was graduated Ph.B., 1908. Having chosen the medical pro- fession, he entered the University of Pennsylvania, and at the completion of his course in 1913 was graduated M.D. After graduation he spent one year as interne at the Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, there remaining as staff assistant for one year. Following this he entered the Wills Eye Hospital of Philadelphia as house surgeon, where he continued for the succeeding eighteen months. In 1915 he established in private practice in Bethlehem, opening offices at No. 44 East Broad street, where he practices as a specialist in ophthalmology. He is a skilled physician and has in the short time that he has been in practice won the confidence of the public to an unusual degree. Dr. Kleinhans is a member of the State and National Medical and Ophthal- mological societies, Wills Eye Hospital Clinical Society ; Alpha Mu Phi Omega, Medical College fraternity ; Delta Tau Delta (Lafayette), and is a member of the Lutheran church, and in politics a Democrat. His clubs are the Rotary, Bethlehem, University and Lehigh County.
Dr. Kleinhans married, June 10, 1916, in New York City, Beatrice M. Dolphine, daughter of Thomas and Susan Dolphine, of Media, Pennsylvania, he the assistant postmaster at Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
FRANKLIN PETER MILLER-One of the oldest drug stores in Penn- sylvania is that operated under the firm, Simon Rau & Company, but owned jointly bv Charles N. Lochman, who became a partner October 1, 1906, and Franklin P. Miller, who entered the store of a boy of seventeen years and became a partner in 1913. The store is located on South Main street, Bethle- hem, and was established at the present location as a drug store under the Moravian church, July 10, 1752 (the Moravians had a drug store in one of their houses for nine years before this, with Dr. Frederick Otto in charge). Dr. Eberhardt Freytag, after serving several years as manager, took over the business in January, 1790, and conducted it until Simon Ran bought it in April, 1839, after serving nine years as assistant. In 1866, Simon Rau took his brother David, who had been with him for seventeen years, and David's son Robert into the business, giving it the firm name of Simon Rau & Company. Eugene A. Rau, son of Simon Rau, entered the store in 1865, and became a partner in 1870. David Rau died in 1879, and Simon Rau retired in 1889. Robert Rau died in 1906 and his interest in the business was pur- chased by Charles N. Lochman on October 1. of that year. Eugene A. Rau retired as a member of the firm in 1913, his stock being purchased by Franklin P. Miller. Mr. Lochman became a clerk in the business he now owns in 1881, Mr. Miller, the junior partner in 1913, having entered the com- pany's employment in 1902.
Charles N. Miller, father of Franklin P. Miller, has for thirty-five years conducted a horseshoeing shop in Bethlehem. He was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, fond of out-of-door recreations, a lover of animals, particularly dogs. He married Lizzie Fehr, daughter of Henry and Sabina (Fritz) Fehr.
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They are the parents of three sons: 1. John H., secretary to Charles M. Schwab, in his work as head of the United States Shipbuilding Corporation ; he married Blanche Herbst, of Bethlehem, and has a daughter, Dorothy Jean, born in 1910. 2. Charles Raymond, now secretary to President Grace, of the Bethlehem Steel Company ; he married Anna Hoch, of Bethlehem town- ship, Northampton county. 3. Franklin P., of further mention.
Franklin P. Miller was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1885, and was there educated in the grade and high schools. He completed his courses with high school graduation, class of 1902, and the same year entered the employ of Simon Rau & Company, druggists, of South Main street, Bethlehem, and so well pleased was he with the business that he decided to thoroughly prepare and make pharmacy his life work. He pre- pared practically and theoretically at the Rau store, then added the capstone to his educational edifice by a course at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, whence he was graduated, class of 1908. He then returned to the Rau store in Bethlehem and continued in that employ until 1913, when by the purchase of the stock interest of Eugene A. Rau he became an equal partner in the company. The business so long established is solid and substantial, thor- cughly trusted by the public, both the present partners, Messrs. Lochman and Miller, being graduates of the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy and registered pharmacists, the former having been connected with the store for thirty-seven years, the latter for sixteen years. Mr. Miller is affiliated with the various Masonic bodies of Bethlehem, being a Master Mason of Bethle- hem Lodge No. 283, Free and Acecpted Masons; Companion of Zinzendorf Chapter No. 216, Royal Arch Masons; a Cryptic Mason of Bethlehem Coun- cil, Royal and Select Masters; a Sir Knight of Bethlehem Commandery, Knights Templar, and a Noble of Lulu Temple (Philadelphia), Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Reared in the faith of the Moravian church, he had never departed therefrom, and is a member of Bethlehem's famous Moravian trombone choir. His love for music and his talent as a violinist has brought him prominently into the public eye through his con- nection with the well known and celebrated Bach Orchestra, of which he is a violinist. Mr. Miller studied at the Sternberg Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia, under Prof. Frederick E. Hahn, and is a regular member of the Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra, also frequently appearing with the Moravian orchestra, in the musical services for which the church is famous. His name adds additional interest to any musical programme, and he freely gives of his talents to many worthy causes. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Bethlehem.
Mr. Miller married, October 26, 1917, Irma Dorothy Longaker, daughter of Anson D. and Cora (Nagel) Longaker, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, her father a structural engineer connected with the Westinghouse, Church, Kerr Company of New York City. Mrs. Miller was musically educated at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and is an accomplished performer of both the pipe organ and the piano. Previous to her marriage she was an instructor in piano music and held important positions as church organist.
FRANK GEORGE LAZARUS-The founder of the line of Lazarus, of which Frank George Lazarus of Bethlehem is a member, was Martin Lazarus, who came to America on the ship Sandwich, Captain Hazelwood, master, from Rotterdam, and last from Cowes, bearing two hundred passengers to the American shores. This Martin Lazarus became a soldier in the Continental forces during the Revolution, serving in the Seventh Company under Capt. George Raudenbush, of the Fourth Battalion, Col. John Siegfried, in 1778. He was mustered out of service February 13, 1783, at that time a member of
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Captain Clader's Company. His wife was Christiana Reichard, and from them the line continues through their son Daniel, born April 10, 1768, and died November 5, 1857. Daniel Lazarus married Elizabeth Paul, and their second son was George, born November 1, 1798, died June 3, 1882. George Lazarus married Elizabeth Miller, and their second son was Henry Daniel Lazarus, father of Frank George Lazarus.
Henry Daniel Lazarus was born in 1837, and is now (1919) living retired after an active career in agriculture at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He married Sarah Laubach, who died in 1886. Children : Albert T., a farmer, married Sarah Rhode, and has one daughter; William C., a harnessmaker, married Jennie Knappenberger, and they have one son, William; Victor J., a carpenter and builder, married Kate Bleiler, and they are the parents of two daughters; Acquila, married Eugene Bleiler, employed in the steel works at Allentown, and they have two sons and two daughters; Bertha C., de- ceased, married Frank Wieser ; and Frank George, of whom further.
Frank George Lazarus, son of Henry Daniel and Sarah (Laubach) Laza- rus, was born in Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1864. He was educated in the public schools of the locality and worked on his father's farm until he was twenty years of age, when he went to Philadelphia and for ten years was in the employ of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. The business of which he is now the successful head, the Twentieth Century Storage Company, had its inauguration in 1905, when, on July I, he began small operations in hauling, storing, packing and ship- ping. The gradual expansion of his business has been due to his tireless application and close personal attention to its every detail and to the high standard of service he has constantly maintained for the benefit of his patrons. With increasing demands for his services he has increased his equipment and storage capacity until at the present time the company he formed has a building affording forty thousand square feet of storage space and operates seven teams and six trucks. Mr. Lazarus insists upon the element of personal service that has so largely won public approval and efficiently directs the operations of his company. Mr. Lazarus is a member of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Yo Eddie Club. His political party is the Democratic, and he is a communi- cant of the Lutheran church.
Mr. Lazarus married, February 3, 1887, Alice L. M. Wright, daughter of James and Louisa (Hagensweiler) Wright, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of: Edna M., a graduate of Kutztown Normal School, for eight years a school teacher of Bethlehem, married Winfield Elmer Gibney ; Mabel C., a graduate of Kutztown Normal School, for seven years a school teacher, now private secretary of Mayor Reichenbach, of Allentown ; George H., a resident of Philadelphia, married Bessie Mckeever ; Franklin, his father's assistant in the Twentieth Century Storage Company ; Alice L., lives at home.
HARRY GEORGE GANGEWERE Harry George Gangewere, owner and founder of a large cornice and roofing concern in Bethlehem, Pennsyl- vania, was born in that city December 4, 1869, a son of Jeremiah S. and Araminda (Bauder) Gangewere. Jeremiah Schaeffer Gangewere was born June 12, 1845, son of Charles and Susanah (Schaeffer) Gangewerc, of Upper Saucon, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the public com- mon school of that township of Upper Saucon, where his father, who was a farmer, lived and died. The original ancestors of the Gangewere family were four brothers, who came from their native Hesse to this country at an early period. After he had finished his schooling, Jeremiah S. Gangewere worked on a farm until he was nineteen years of age, then in 1863 he started in the trade of tinsmithing, in which capacity he has continued with proportionate
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progress to date. He married (first) in 1866, Araminda Bauder, a daughter of Solomon and Kittie Bauder. They were the parents of six children, three of whom are now living: Harry George, of whom further; Ida C., married Steven Smith, of Easton, Pennsylvania ; and Lillie, wife of William Hartzell, of Easton, Pennsylvania. His first wife died September 23, 1894. He mar- ried (second) Mrs. Susan Drumbauer, and they have no children. Since 1868 he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and belongs also to the Improved Order of Red Men, the Patriotic Order of Sons of America, the Knights of Pythias, the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and is a past officer in each. In religion he is a Lutheran, and for seventeen years was superintendent of that church in Friedensville, and for a great many years has been a member of and is now treasurer of the Church Council, besides serving as an elder and deacon. As ever, he is today an active and energetic man and works in the shop of his son, Harry George Gangewere.
Harry G. Gangewere was educated in the public schools of Easton, Pennsylvania, and after finishing his studies, he went to work in the Lehigh Valley shops, and during the twelve years which he was employed there he learned thoroughly the trade in which he is today so successful. In 1898 he began business for himself on a rather small scale at Bethlchem, but it was not long before it was necessary for him to enlarge his shop to accommo- date his increased business. Since he began in business on his own account, his father has been with him. His specialties are cornices, furnaces, skylights, spouts and roofing of all kinds. The floor space of the shop is 36 by 50 feet. The lower floor contains the workrooms, and the upper room is used for storage. The shop is thoroughly equipped and is modern in every respect. Mr. Gangewere has donc work all over the United States; does work for the Bethlehem Steel Company, the Silvex Company, all the work for the Wilbur Trust Company, and the high school building of Bethlehem. For two terms he has been a commissioner of Whitchall township. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, the chapter and commandery, the Mystic Shrine, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. and the Knights of the Golden Eagle. Mr. Gangewere is a member of the Reformed church.
Mr. Gangewere married, December 25, 1891, Emma Scheck, daughter of Jacob and Ellen (Weber) Scheck, of Schuylkill Haven; both of her parents are dead. Jacob Scheck, an engineer on the Lehigh Valley railroad, was a Civil War veteran, and fought through all the four years of the war. He saw many engagements, among which were Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run and Fredericksburg, but he was honorably discharged at the end of the war, dur- ing which he was not once wounded. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Gangewere were the parents of seven children, as follows: I. Ellen A., born August 29, 1894, wife of Benjamin Sell, a motorman. 2. Clifford Jacob, born in October, 1896; enlisted in the United States Army during the World War and was killed in action in the Argonne Forest, France, September 30, 1918; he was a first-class private, Headquarters Company, Sixteenth Infantry. 3. Beatrice May, born February 27, 1898, died June 30, 1898. 4. Rodney Warren, born August 9, 1899, died May 27, 1907. 5. Jeanette Rebecca, born August 28, 1901, now working for her father. 6. Ray Oliver, born June 28, 1903. 7. J. Harry, twin of Ray Oliver.
AMBROSE JACOB WELKER-Ambrose Jacob Welker began his busi- ness career as a printer, but soon abandoned that for other lines of activity, in all of which he has been very successful. He came to Hellertown many years ago, and as postmaster of the village and resident over a quarter of a century he has won a prominent place in the confidence of that community. Ile is of Holland ancestry, a descendant of George Welker, and a son of Jonas Welker, born in Red Hill, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, who
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died March 3. 1908, aged eighty-three years, a farmer. Jonas Welker married Catherine Steyer, also of Montgomery county, who died May 15, 1910, aged seventy-nine years. Children : Ambrose Jacob, of further mention ; Martha, married I. T. Hartzog, of South Bethlehem, and died in 1916. mother of Herbert J. Harzog; Louise, married Joseph B. Dyson, a farmer of Upper Hanover township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. They are the parents of three children : Miriam, Florence and Herbert, the latter serving with the 315th Company of the United States Signal Corps in France, during the World War.
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