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Willoughby Fogel was a son of Gen. Benjamin Fogel. He was born Feb. 20, 1815, at Fogelsville, where he always resided. He was married to Maria, daughter of Rev. C. G. Herman. They had five chil- dren-Achilles J., Robert HI., Dr. Solon C. B., Jo- sephine, and Dora. Judge Fogel died in 1872, and his wife in 1883. Dr. Fogel oeenpies the old home- stead and enjoys a large practice. In 1840, Judge Fogel was commissioned justice of the penee of Upper Macungie, and served in this capacity continuously until 1856, when he was elected associate judge of Lehigh County. We take the following extract from an obituary notice of him, published in the Lehigh Register, of Allentown, a few days after his death : "So great was his popularity that he had the honor of a re-election in 1861, and performed the duties of his office with eminent satisfaction until the fall of 1866, when Hon. James Fry was elected his successor. Judge Fogel filled various other positions of trust. He was secretary of the Lehigh County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, notary public for three years, and president of the Lehigh Grain, Coal, and Lumber Company. He was one of the originators of the Ma- cungic Loan and Building Association, and when any good project claimed the attention of the citizens of the village that bore his name, he was ever foremost in lending his influence and means to prosper it. Ile was a surveyor and scrivener, and such was the gen- eral confidence reposed in him that he was intrusted with settling up large numbers of estates and private accounts. Ile was a lifelong Democrat, but his lib- erality in polities was very marked, so much so that he enjoyed the esteem of men of both parties. The community suffers an irreparable loss by his sudden death, and the county loses one of its most prominent and honored citizens."
Egidius Grim purchased between seven and eight hundred acres of land in the western part of the township, in the vicinity of Ziegel's Church. A patent deed from the proprietaries of Pennsylvania for three hundred and fifty acres is dated Feb. 14, 1748. This tract was bequeathed by Grim, in 1760, to his two sons, Jacob and Heinrich, -- the former ro- ceiving two-thirds and the latter one-third of the tract. In 1793, Heinrich Grim left to his son, Jacob (father of Sem Grim), who lived at Allentown, a tract "containing two hundred and sixty acres and thirty- two perches, together with all the buildings," which
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was valued at that time at eight hundred and fifty pounds.
Johann Georg Guth, in 1743, purchased a traet of land (two or three square miles) along Cedar Creek, and erceted upon the creek three water-powers in such a way that they did not interfere with one another. They have so remained to this day. Ile built the old mansion about a mile above Schantz's mill, which was torn down in 1868, where he resided. He also erected a mill at the spring, and granted water-rights until 1766, when he sold the mill- property and sixty acres of land to his son, Johann Georg Guth, Jr., but reserved certain water-rights. In 1786 it came into the possession of Philip Bortz, together with twelve acres of land and water-power. Jacob Schantz, who afterwards became the owner of the property, came to this country when quite a young man as one of the Redemptioners, and was sold to Peter Kohler, of Egypt, for his passage. Ilaving a knowledge of milling, he was placed with Philip Bortz. After he had served his time he eon- tinned to work for Bortz, and was married to his daughter. In 1788 he came into possession of the mill, two tracts of land, and the log dwelling (two hundred feet in length), in which he kept hotel. Battalions were held here many years. Schantz re- built the mill, and also erected the stone dwelling- house, which is still standing. He had three sons,- Jacob, Peter, and John, -- and five danghters. All settled in the neighborhood of the old home, and most of the descendants are still residing in the county. In 1818 the property passed into the hands of Jacob Schantz, Jr., who built the present mill-race. Hiram J. Schantz, his son, became the owner of the property in 1844, erected the present mill in 1856, and has since carried on milling with success. Jacob Schantz, Jr., was the father of Rev. F. J. F. Schantz, a well-known and distinguished Lutheran clergyman, who is pastor of a Lutheran Church at Myerstown, Pa.
Jacob Schwartz received a warrant dated Feb. 23, 1768, for a tract of land near Trexlertown, containing que hundred and fifty aeres. His son, Isaac, pur- chased the property in 1792. Jacob, son of Isaac Schwartz, came into possession of the farm upon his father's death. When Jacob Schwartz died the prop- erty passed into the hands of his son. Henry, who sold it to George S. Albright, the present owner.
The grist-mill known as Albright's, below Trexler- town, on Spring Creek, was one of the first in the township. The people around Fogelsville took their grain to this mill on horseback before any roads were laid out above Trexlertown. The grist-mill, saw-mill, and twenty-three aeres of land were sold Feb. 23, 1815, by Jacob Albright, fo Nicholas Kramer for eighteen thousand dollars. Jacob Schantz purchased the property of Kremer the same year for twenty thousand dollars. Twelve years later, in 1827, Henry Mohr, Sr., bought it for four thousand one Inindred 1 eighty years of age. His son, William, lives with him.
and ten dollars. It is now in the possession of George S. Albright.
George Rupp, the ancestor of the Ruppe, came from Germany at an early date, and settled on land near Ruppsville. He was married to Ursula, daugh- ter of Johann Heinrich von Pettersholtz. The old family Bible, now in the possession of Louis Rupp, one of the descendants, contains the name of Herman Rupp, a son of George, who was born in Macungie, Nov. 7, 1756, and was married to Barbara, danghter of Michael Biery. Herman Rupp had one son, Jacob, who was born July 13, 1787. Jacob was married to Polly Fogel, and had three sons, -Herman, Benjamin, and Tilghman,-and three daughters; Sallie, married to John Gibbons, a lawyer ; Mary, married to David Schall; Eliza, married to Victor Blumer. The elder Rupp owned about four hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Ruppsville. The old home of Jacob Rupp is now in the possession of Joseph C. Rupp, who was elected to the office of recorder of deeds for Lehigh County, at the November election in 1883.
George Ludwig Breinig, whose descendants are among the most prosperous and esteemed in the town- ship, came from Germany, and purchased the farm at Breinigsville, now in the possession of Dr. Belden. He was born Jan. 31, 1733, and died May 12, 1812, aged seventy-nine years and twelve days. His wife's name was Christiana, born July 8, 1784, died Oct. 31, 1816, aged eighty-two years, three months, and twen- ty-three days. Their remains are buried in the cem- etery of the Lehigh Church. They had three sons, - George, Peter, Jacob,-and daughters.
Upon the death of his father George received the old homestead, and engaged in farming. He was born June 7, 1764, and died April 20, 1823, aged fifty- eight years, ten months, and thirteen days. He was married to Anna Elizabeth Egner, who died in 1848, aged eighty-one years.
George Breinig had three sons and one daughter. George ( who moved to Hanover township), Benjamin (who settled in Whitehall). Jesse (who died at Brein- igsville). Jesse Breinig had two daughters. One died young, and the other became the wife of Dr. David Mosser, whose two surviving children reside in Ohio. Jacob, son of George Ludwig Breinig, came into the possession of two tracts containing abont two hundred acres, now the property of JJacob and Charles Breinig. He was born May 27, 1767, and died March 16, 1823, aged fifty-five years, nine months, and seven- teen days. He was married to Barbara, daughter of John Butz, who died Dec. 80, 1857, aged eighty-two years, eleven months, and twenty days. There were four sons and three daughters born to them,-John, William, Jonathan, Jacob, Elizabeth (married to Nathan Grim), Hettie (married to Jacob Shimer, of Williams township, Northampton Co.), Polly (be- came the wife of Solomon Fogel). Jacob, the oldest son of Jacob Breinig, resides near Breinigsville, and is
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Peter, the youngest son of George Ludwig Breinig, became the owner of a farm containing abont one hun- dred and twenty acres, which is now the property of J. L. Butz. Hle built the tavern in Breinigsville, and carried on the hotel business for some years. He was born Feb. 22, 1771. In 1792 he was married to Mag- dalena Egner. They had four sons, -Peter, Jacob, Isaac, and David, and daughters. Jacob and Isaac moved to Allentown. Their descendants reside there ! still. David was a physician, and moved to New York, where he died. Peter is the father of Thomas C. and Dr. P. B. Breinig, of Bethlehem. The elder Peter Breinig died Dee. 8, 1827, aged fifty-six years, nine months, and sixteen days, and lies buried at the Lehigh Church.
George Schall, the ancestor of the Schall family, came from the Palatinate, in Germany, in 1748, and settled in Earl township, Berks Co. He was born in 1735. His father's name was Tobias. In 1757 he was married to Catharine Newhar, of Whitehall town- ship. There were two sons born to them-Tobias and George-and daughters, who all lived and died in Berks County.
Tobias Schall was born Dec. 15, 1771, and died April 10, 1849. He was married to Elizabeth Eyster, Feb. 13, 1796. They had two sons and four daugh- ters,-David, Daniel, Catharine (married to Henry Landis), Maria ( married to -- Kerst), Elizabeth (married to Isaae Yoder ; died in 1834), and Lydia (married to Nicholas Hunter ; upon Hunter's death, became the second wife of Isaac Yoder). Daniel died in 1810, when he was about three years old.
David, son of Tobias Schall, was born April 20, 1799. Hle came to Macungie from Oley, in 1822, and settled at Trexlertown. Here he kept store in an old log building which stood on the site where Dr. II. Herbst's residence now stands. He also kept hotel, and continued in business for about twenty years, in which he was very successful. He purchased two tracts of land of Jeremiah Trexler and Michael Sny- der, containing in all about two hundred acres. He was married to Mary Ann, daughter of Jacob Rupp. They had four sons and four daughters, -William (who died in childhood), John R. (who resides at. Allentown), James (who lives at Bethlehem), and George (a lawyer, who died in 1875). Their daugh- ters are Caroline (married to Hiram J. Schantz), Eliza (married to Moses Albright, who resides at Leaven- worth, Kan.), Mary A. (married to Dr. F. K. Spang, of Dover, Del.), Ellenora Barbara (wife of Dr. W. Ilerbst).
David Sehall died Nov. 15, 1882, aged eighty-three years, six months, and twenty-five days. His widow survives him. He was very popular among all classes, and was noted for his kindness of heart and sterling ; from his father the property in Allentown on which integrity. Ile held the office of justice of peace for twenty years, besides many other positions of trust. His remains repose in the cemetery of the Trexler- town Church, of which he was a consistent member.
Wilhelm Heintz ( Haines) came from Germany in 1751, when he was abont eighteen years of age, and settled near Trexlertown, where he soon purchased about two hundred acres of land, some of which was lately in the possession of Benjamin Haines, now the property of Jonas Lichtenwallner. Ile was married to Barbara Wink. ' There were six sons and two daughters born to them,-William, Jacob, George, John, Peter, Adam, Sarah ( married to John Koch), and Maria (married one Bechtel, and, upon his death, became the wife of Erdel).
The land now in the possession of Benneville and Gideon Yoder was also the property of Wilhelm Haines. The old Trexlertown Hotel, of which Wil- liam H. Yoder is proprietor, Haines also owned. It was built by Jeremiah Trexler, and enlarged by Ben- jamin Haines. The elder Haines (Wilhelm) also purchased two farms, one containing one hundred and thirty acres and the other about one hundred acres, which passed into the hands of his children, now the property of Jacob Steininger and Eli Lichtenwallner. Wilhelm Haines was one of the building committee of the Trexlertown Church, the corner-stone of which was laid in 1784. Here his remains lie buried.
William, the oldest son of Wilhelm Haines, was married to a daughter of Dewalt Bieber. They had four sous-Benjamin. Jacob, John, Solomon -and two daughters-Elizabeth and Julia. The parents lived and died at Trexlertown. Benjamin kept the old hotel ; John also lived at Trexlertown, where he died ; Jacob moved to Flourtown, Montgomery Co. ; and Solomon moved to Jonestown, Lebanon Co., where he practiced medicine. Elizabeth was married to Lneas Trexler.
Jacob, the second son of Wilhelm Haines, was married to Maria Schmidt. Their children were William, Jacob, John, Benjamin, Christiana (who became the wife of Frederick Kline), Anna (married to Philip Haffner), Rebecca (married to Oliver Sny- der), Sallie (married to Solomon Kuder), and Polly (who remained single). Jacob became the owner of the farm lately in the possession of his son, Benja- min, near Trexlertown. John and Jacob lived and died at Trexlertown. William at one time kept hotel. Benjamin, the only surviving son, lives retired at the homestead. George, the son of Wilhelm Haines, re- ceived the property known as Haines' farm, at Haines' Tavern. He was married to a danghter of one Schwartz. They had two sons-John and Isaac- and daughters. John died young, and Isaac became the owner of his father's farm. He carried on farm- ing for many years, and later kept hotel. His remains lie buried in the Trexlertown Cemetery. His widow survives him. John, son of Wilhelm Haines, received A. M. Springer & Co.'s store now stands. He himself kept store here, and was quite successful. He was married to Elizabeth Keiper. They had two sons- Joseph and Reuben-and one danghter,-Rebecca.
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Reuben moved to Philadelphia, where he died. Joseph came into possession of his father's estate at Allentown, which, upon his death, passed into the hands of his daughters, Annie and Hannah.
Adam was the youngest son of Wilhelm Haines. He owned the property now in the possession of John Huff, near Trexlertown. He was married to Magda- : lena Laros, Their children were Reuben, John, Lucas, Henry, Augustus, William, and Sarah, married to Nathan Peter, of Heidelberg. Adam Haines moved to Cherryville, Northampton Co., where he died. His son, Reuben, was married to Sarah, daugh- ter of Rev. Faber. He practiced medicine at Kutz- town, served in the Mexican war, and soon died upon his return home.
Peter Haines, son of Wilhelm Haines, was born Aug. 29, 1765. He purchased a traet of six acres and thirty perches of land near Trexlertown, in 1798, from his father for four dollars, where he first lived. HIe was married to Maria Barbara, daughter of Gott- lieb Becker, March 25, 1799. He died Oct. 5, 1829, aged sixty-four years, one month, and six days. IFis wife died Sept. 6, 1859, aged eighty-two years and nine months, Their children were Jacob, Joseph, James, Elizabeth, Charles, William, Jonathan, and Thomas, who died in infancy. Jacob, the oldest of the Ilaines family now living, was born Jan. 15, 1800. He is married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jaeob Sieg- fried. They had three children,-Joseph, Charles, and ' Sallie. His son, Joseph, resides with his aged parents on the homestead, situated midway between Fogels- ville and Breinigsville. Charles and Sallie have died. Of the other sons of Peter Haines, Joseph moved to Ohio, and died there in 1880. Jonathan lived near the Lehigh Gap, where he died and was buried. James resides at Macungie. Charles and William live at Allentown. Charles was sheriff of Lchigh County from 1859 to 1862, and is the father of Allen W. and C. Frank Haines, editor of the Allentown Democral.
Daniel Schmoyer purchased a traet of land contain- ing two hundred and nine aeres and three perches, which is now in the possession of his grandchildren. The deed is dated May 1, 1798, and given by Caspar Wistar Haines and Catharine Haines, of German- town. This was a part of a traet containing nine hundred and fifty acres which Caspar Wistar, of Ger- mantown, had patented Sept. 1, 1729, and left to his daughter, Margaret Haines, and in 1793 left by her last will and testament to her four children,-Caspar Wistar Haines, Catharine Haines, Josiah Haines, and Reuben Haines. This farm is situated about a mile northeast of Breinigsville, and is among the best in the township. It is not known whether the Haines of Germantown were related to those in Upper Ma- cungie, or not.
Hon. Herman Rupp was the son of Jacob Rupp, whose grandfather came from Germany. Ile was born in Upper Macungie, near Ruppsville, where George
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Rupp, the ancestor of the Rupps, had settled. Her- man Rupp was popular among all classes, and was called to fill various positions of trust. He served as brigadier-general of the militia of Pennsylvania from 1849 to 1859. The Hlentown Democrat, in an ofit- uary notice of him, published a few days after Mr. Rupp's death, contained the following: "He was a man of many friends and widely known. He was universally esteemed for his kind and generous dispo- sition and fine social qualities. He was a man who formed strong ties of friendship, and was very popular among all classes of people. . . . Ile was a farmer by ocenpation, and owned one of the finest plantations in his township .- He was a public-spirited citizen, and ever took a deep interest in politics. An ardent Democrat by profession, he always followed the for- tunes of his party, and on several occasions shared its honors. He was elected to the Lower Honse of the Legislature for the sessions of 1855-56-57, and per- formed his duties with and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Besides the above he frequently held other positions of honor and responsibility, at the time of his death being one of the justices of his township. He was often called upon to take charge of important trusts, and frequently appointed by the court to serve as road-viewer and in similar capacities, in which his sound judgment was called into requisi- tion. Hle maintained a high social position, and from his habits of industry and general demeanor so built himself up in the esteem of the people as to create a high respect for his character as an intelligent and honest man and valnable eitizen." Ile died Aug. 8, 1877, and brought his age to about sixty years. His son, Joseph C. Rupp, is the present recorder of deeds for Lehigh County.
Rev. Dr. William A. Helfrich,' one of the most widely-known ministers of the Reformed Church, was born Aug. 20, 1827, in Weissenberg township, Le- high Co., Pa. Ilis parents were Rev. John Helfrich and Salome, daughter of Jacob Schantz, of Cedar Creck. From his fourth to the eighth year he was sent to the parochial school at the Ziegel's Church, which was taught at that time by a German teacher named Allenborn, who was a thoroughly-educated man. When he was eight years of age, his father en- gaged private teachers for his two sons, and from this date instruction was given according to strict Euro- pean methods. At this time Dr. Woesselheft and Dr. Hering, two German physicians of great learning, came to America, and endeavored to establish home- opathy in Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Hell- rich seeured some of Dr. Woessetheft's classmates as private tutors in his family. Reichenhelm was one of these. Reichenhelm accepted the position of private tutor in Helfrich's family, and became the preceptor
I The readers of this work are indebled to De. Helfrich for the very full sketches of The following churches : Ziegel, Weissenberg, Lowhill, Morgenland, New Tripoli, Lynnville, Jacksonville, Heidelberg, Lehigh, and Allemangel.
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of his sons. His successors were Flotto, Griebler, Dr. Lehms, and Oberfeld, all men of a classical education. Helffrieh established an academy at his home in Weissenberg. Flotto became the first prin- cipal, and the course of instruction was similar to that of the German colleges. Among the students were Helffrich's sons, a son of Dr. Hering, Dr. Det. weiler's son, Rev. Yeager's son, Schmidt, and others. It was a rare opportunity in those days that was here afforded to receive a thorough training in the Latin and Greek languages and the sciences as they were taught in the German universities. Dr. Heltfrich began the study of Latin grammar when he was eight years old. At the age of nine he commenced the study of Greek. For a period of ten years he was compelled to study the languages and the sciences, and his teachers governed and taught according to monarchical instead of republican rules, as Dr. Helfrich expresses himself.
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In 1845, when he was not yet eighteen years of age, he, with five other candidates of theology, was exam- ined by a committee of the East Pennsylvania Classis, and ordained as assistant to his father. In the fall of the same year he moved to Reading, where he spent about two years. During this time he supplied the Ephrata, Tamaqua, and Mahanoy Valley congrega- tions, and often preached in the charge of his father. While residing at Reading he suffered from typhoid fever, which shattered his health so much that he was obliged to resign his charges. He then made a trip to the West, and returned after some months much improved in health. From 1848 to 1852, Dr. Helf- frich assisted his aged father, who died in 1852. Upon the death of his father he was unanimously elected pastor of his father's charge, which consisted of the following congregations: Ziegel, Longswamp, Hei- delberg, Lynn, Lowhill, and Weissenberg. It is the same charge of which his grandfather, Johann Ilein- rich Helfrich, was pastor from the year 1772. Ilelf- frich began his work in earnestness, waged a steady warfare against all ahuses of former days and against . a mere nominal Christianity. Undisturbed peace seldom reigned in the whole charge, and often the waves of the warfare rolled high, yet the congrega. tions stood by him through all these struggles, On the 1st of August, 1852, he was married to Amanda H. Fogel, daughter of Solomon Fogel, E-q., of Fogels- ville, and in the spring of 1853 moved to Fogelsville, where he purchased a property and established for himself a pleasant home. Endowed with musnal talents, he pursued his studies amidst the arduous labors of a large charge, and in 1870 the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Heidelberg College, at Tiffin, Ohio. Rev. L. K. Derr, of Reading, and Rev. E. J. Fogel studied the- ology with him. After Rev. Fogel was examined and licensed by the East Pennsylvania Classis he be- came llelffrich's assistant. The following congrega- tions were added to his charge, viz., Lynnville, Mertz-
town, Lehigh, and Frieden's, the last of which in- eluded Slatington. Upon the resignation of Rev. Dr. Dubbs, in 1866, Rev. Fogel received a call from the Jordan charge, and Dr. Helfrich again confined him- self to his original charge, retaining, however, Lehigh Church of those that had been added. Dr. Helfrich is a gifted pulpit orator, and, possessed of a strong will, he leads his congregations with him in thought, and seldom fails in his plans. Although in poor health for many years, he accomplished an immense amount of work. He not only preached twice each Sunday, but often during the winter months held two evening services in the week, officiated at many funer- als, and spent much time in visiting the sick. He has always been a close student, and devoted much time to the study of works on current literature and theol- ogy. He is the author of several works,-a small book containing skeletons for funeral sermons, and a large work entitled " Das Reich Gottes auf Erden," consisting of sermons on the Epistles,-and has several volumes of manuscript ready for the press. His lit- erary productions were well received. Among the many notices of his latest work, we take the follow- ing from The Guardian, a monthly published at Phila- delphia : "This splendid volume contains the best fruits of Dr. Helffrich's ministry. For many years the author has been recognized as one of our best German preachers, and the publication of a selection of his sermons was therefore eminently desirable. We have only room to say that his discourses appear to us to be thoroughly logical, as well as evangelical, and that in rhetorical style and finish they are equal to the best issues of the European press. The typo- graphieal execution is excellent, and the volume i- equally creditable to author and publisher."
During his ministry he baptized 4053 children, con- firmed 2309, married about 1000 couples, and officiated at 1542 funerals. His charge contributed $18,546 for benevolent purposes, and furnished twenty-one young men who are now in the active ministry. He resides at Fogelsville, and devotes most of his time to literary work. Ilis son, Rev. Nevin W. A. Heltrich, attends to the pastoral duties of his charge, under the super- vision of his father.
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