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USA > Pennsylvania > Lehigh County > Portrait and biographical record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania. : Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States > Part 34
USA > Pennsylvania > Northampton County > Portrait and biographical record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania. : Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States > Part 34
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as a clerk, for seven years being employed by Owen Reyer, of Becrsville, this state. Subsequently he entered into partnership with F. J. Meyers, at Petersville, doing a general merchandise business, and together they continued in the same for a period of five years.
On account of failing health Mr. Scholl then sold out his interest, and for a time found it prac- ticable to retire from active business. In 1879, his health having been in a measure restored, he again embarked in business at his present place, where he has prospered beyond his expectations. While at Beersville he likewise engaged in the coal busi- ness, being a member of the firm of Reyer Bros. & Co. for two years. This venture, however, was unsuccessful, and he was not unwilling to close out that branch of business.
Our subject chose for his wife and companion in life Miss Ellen E., daughter of Abram Meyers, formerly of Bushkill Township, but now deccased. Our subject was a member of the Masonic order, and in politics was a stanch Republican. While liv- ing in Petersville he served efficiently as Postmaster for seven years. He has ever shown that he has the welfare of the township at heart, and is worthy of the high regard in which he is held by all who know him. As a business man his standing is high, for he is known to be a man of his word. He is a Republican in politics, and in religious belief bc- longs to the Lutheran Church.
HARLES S. GREENAWALD. The fur- niture and undertaking establishment of which this gentleman is the owner and proprietor has since 1874 been represented among the leading industries of Steinsville. Having been at its head for twenty years, he is thoroughly fa- miliar with every detail of the business, and through energy and thic exercise of good judg- ment has maintained his credit in financial circles and the confidence of the people of Lehigh Coun- ty. He manufactures various kinds of furniture,
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also coffins and caskets, employing three men in the shop and three in the furniture department. He also avails himself of all modern appliances for the saving of labor, and has in his shop a turning lathe, jig saw and molding machine.
In addition to the enterprise mentioned Mr. Greenawald is the owner of about seventy-three acres of land, which being advantageously situated and well cultivated proves a valuable addition to his property. The Steinsville Creamery Company was established largely through his efforts, and hc is at present serving as a stockholder and Secretary of the company. He has been a resident of Steins- ville since 1874, and has identified himself with the development of the place commercially, socially and morally.
The Greenawald family was for several genera- tions identified with the history of Berks County, Pa., and there Charles S. was born October 1, 1845, to the union of Jonathan and Polly Greenawald, natives of Berks County, and now deceased. Our subject was orphaned by his father's death when he was a lad of thirteen years, and he was after- ward obliged to become self-supporting. For four years he was employed upon farms in Berks Coun- ty, and at the age of seventeen began to learn the trade of a cabinetmaker and undertaker with Peter Burkey, at Hamburg, Pa., serving an apprentice- ship of three years. Afterward he followed his trade as a journeyman, and for three years was em- ployed in Hartstown, Crawford County, Pa., in partnership with Samuel Miller, the firm conduct- ing business under the name of Miller & Grcena- wald.
July 29, 1866, Mr. Greenawald married Miss Caroline Zweizig, a native of Hamburg, Pa., and five children were born to the union. The four now living are: Howard L., who is studying law at Reading, Pa .; Thomas .J., Charles E. and Agnes. In his political views Mr. Grcenawald is a Demo- crat, always supporting with his ballot and influ- ence the principles of that party. He is especially interested in educational matters, and for three terms served as School Director of Lynn Town- ship.
The religious belief of our subject brings him into affiliation with the Reformed Church, in which
he has officiated as Elder and Deacon. Socially he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is Secretary of the lodge at Steinsville. He holds the same position in the Patriotic Order Sons of America. The Order of the United Ameri- can Mechanics, Senior and Junior, also number him among their representative members. He gives his co-operation to all progressive measures, and is justly recognized as one of the public-spirited citi- zens of the county.
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ILSON L. KUTZ, M. D., a popular and highly respected physician of Weiss- port, where for several years he has successfully engaged in the practice of medicine, was born in Berks County, Pa., on the 9th of May, 1854. His grandfather, John Kutz, was of Ger- man descent. His father, Samuel D. Kutz, is a farmer by occupation, and carried on agricultural pursuits during his active business life, but is now living retired in Allentown, enjoying the rest which he has truly carned and richly deserves. His wife, who has been his faithful companion and helpmate on life's journey, bore the maiden name of Caroline Dry. By their marriage were born eight children, six sons and two daughters, and the family circle yet remains unbroken by the hand of death.
The Doctor is the fourth in order of birth. He was cducated in the district schools and in the Kutztown Normal School, from which institution he was graduated in 1870. He then went to Phila- delphia to learn the drug business, and entered the College of Pharmacy, from which he was gradu- ated in 1874. He took up the study of medicine in the Jefferson Medical College, and after pursu- ing a three years' course of study in that institu- tion was graduated therefrom in the Class of '78.
During the two succeeding years Dr. Kutz re- mained in Philadelphia engaged in general prac- tice, after which he removed to the village of Parryville, where he conducted a successful prac-
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tiee for six years. In 1887 he came to Weissport, where he formed a partnership with Dr. J. G. Zern, under the firm name of Zern & Kutz, which eon- neetion still continues, mutually pleasant and prof. itable. They engage in general practice, and these gentlemen constitute one of the leading business firms of the eity.
A marriage ceremony performed in 1872 united the destinies of Dr. Kutz and Miss Vietoria Diehl, of Philadelphia, daughter of Jaeob Diehl. Two children graee tliis union, Leroy and Harry Cooper. The Doetor is a member and ex-President of the Carbon County Medieal Society, also of the Le- high Medical Society and the State Medieal Asso- eiation. He is a Direetor in the building and loan association, and socially is eonneeted with several orders, ineluding the Red Men, the Junior Order United American Mechanics and the Knights of Honor. He also belongs to the National Protee- tive Union Society of Pennsylvania. He is now well established in praetiee and receives from the publie a liberal patronage, which is well deserved. He is a elose student of tlie profession, keeps abreast with the times and has worked his way upward to a position of prominence in the fraternity in Car- bon County. In manner he is pleasant and genial, and through the many exeellencies of liis charac- ter has gained a large circle of friends who hold him in high regard.
APT. ALLEN J. BRADER. Lehigh Coun- ty sent many brave, patriotie men to the front during the Civil War, that trying time which tested a man's loyalty and devotion to luis country. Among them was Mr. Brady, who won honor as a soldier, and rose from the ranks to an important official position in his regiment. He is now quietly pursuing farming in North White- hall Township, and lias done good service here in the aid lie has given his fellow-agrieulturists in promoting the growth of this part of the county.
Allen J. Brader was born in Allentown, June 23, 1836, and is a son of Charles and Mary (Drol-
linger) Brader, also natives of this eounty. The Brader family originally came from Germany, and the first to locate in America made settlement in Northampton County in a very early day. On his grandmother's side our subject is of Revolution- ary stock. The family, which bore the name of Frantz, consisted of seven members, all of whom were killed by the Indians and were buried in one Grave in Salisbury Township.
Captain Brader, of this sketch, passed his boy- hood days in Allentown, and when sixteen years of age decided to learn the trade of a machinist. He entered the agricultural works, and for three years was in the employ of his father, who, in eom- pany with John Young, was the proprietor of that establishment. He followed this line of trade un- til the outbreak of the late war, when, in October, 1861, he went to the front as a member of Com- pany K, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry. They operated principally in the Shenandoah Valley, and May 15, 1864, fought the battle of Newmarket. Later they participated in the engagements at Piedmont, Lexington, Va., Lynchburg, Snieker's Gap and Wineliester, at which latter place Mr. Brader was captured, and was eonfined in prison in Columbia, S. C., where he was compelled to stay for seven montlis. He was also captured on an- other oeeasion on the Potomae River, and hield for two months in Rielmond and Libby Prisons. Our subject was bonorably discharged in March, 1865, after which he returned to Allentown and followed his former business for a time in company with his brother Frank, under the firm name of Brader Bros.
Upon dissolving partnership with his brother, our subjeet removed to the place where he is now living, and has been a resident of Cherry Ford sinee the spring of 1869. He was married to Miss Amanda Newhard in 1858, and to theni bave been born a son and daughter, Henry and Ella. The wife and mother departed this life in November, 1886, beloved by all who knew her. She was a most worthy Christian lady and a member of the Reformed Lutheran Church.
Mr. Brader embraces every opportunity for aiding aud advaneing the interests of the com- munity in which he makes his home. He belongs
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to the Democratic party in politics, and on all sub- jeets his judgment is good. Well educated, he lias naturally been called upon to fill responsible positions, and served as Sehool Director for some time. He owns a half-interest in one hundred aeres of land in this township, on which he resides and from which he derives a satisfactory ineome.
S IMON WALK. This venerable and repre- sentative eitizen of Carbon County is at present residing in Franklin Township. He is a native of this county, and was born Octo- ber 20, 1822, to George and Maria (Strol) Walk, natives respectively of Berks and Northampton Counties.
The father of our subject came to Carbon Coun- ty when a young man, and made settlement in Franklin Township, where he spent the remainder of his life, and died when quite aged. Of his fam- ily, Solomon, the eldest, makes his home in the above township; Julia is the wife of Jacob Zieg- enfus, and also resides in that township; and Si- mon, of this sketeh, was the next in order of birth. His early years were uneventfully passed in his native couuty, where he attended the district school, and became acquainted with farm pursuits.
For many years after attaining mature life, our subjeet engaged as a butcher in addition to culti- vating the soil, after which he bought a milk route in Lehighton, Weissport and Packerton, aud was employed in selling milk for some time thereafter.
Simon Walk and Miss Sabina Stout, a native of Northampton County, were united in marriage October 16, 1842. Mrs. Walk was the daughter of Thomas Stout, and by her union with our sub- ject there were born niue children, of whom seven are living, namely: William; Maria, the wife of A. Solt; Drusila, now Mrs. W. Lichel; Amanda, the wife of Jacob Warner; Emma, who married L. Stroll; William and Thoma M.
Mr. Walk during his early years condueted farming operations with skill and success, and is
now the possessor of a valuable traet of eighty- five acres. He is a man who stands high in the esteem of all who know him, and his honorable life and uniform kindness of heart endear him to his acquaintances. He is in favor of all measures which have for their object the betterment of lis community, and in all the relations of life is hon- orable and upright. In religious affairs he is an earnest member of the Lutheran Church, and in the congregation near his home has held an official position.
About 1846 Mr. Walk located on his present homestead; this was at a time when the country was very thinly populated and there was not even one house between lus dwelling and Weissport. He has witnessed with pride the rapid progress which the township has made in coming to tlie front, and has aided very materially in various enterprises which tended toward its upbuilding. In politics he is a Democrat.
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AMES F. BLOSE is a fine representative of our self-made and self-educated men, and the work lie has accomplished has placed him among the well-to-do business men of Slate- dale, where he is carrying on an extensive lumber business, handling railroad ties, telegraph poles and yellow pine flooring. He likewise does a profitable business as a coal merehant and also keeps for sale in his yards slate, lime, sand and planing mill supplies.
Like many of the best residents of this county, our subject is native born, his birth oceurring June 2, 1860. His parents are Joel and Sarah Blose, natives of Washingtou Township, where they were honorable and prosperous agriculturists. James F. was reared the same as are most farmers' sons, early acquiring a practical knowledge of agricult- ural pursuits and securing a fair education in the sehools in the vicinity. After reaching manhood he worked in a sawmill owned by his father and elder brother until 1890, when he engaged in bus- iness on his own aceount.
The lady to whom our subject was married in
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1887 was known in her maidenhood as Eliza- beth Paules. To them have been born a son and daughter, Ralph and Minnie. Not only has Mr. Blose pursued his business with energy and brought to bear upon it a high degree of intelli- gence, but he has manifested an almost equal amount of zeal for the public welfare. He may be counted upon to bear a part in every worthy en- terprise which is promulgated in the neighborhood, and in social affairs belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and also to the Knights of Malta. He is an active member of the Heidelberg Reformed Church, with which he has been con- nected for many years.
P HAON W. BITTNER. Prominent among the citizens of Heidelberg Township wlio have materially contributed to its pros- perity is the subject of this sketch. He is a native of this county and is now the proprietor of a gristmill, foundry and machine shop located at Pleasant Corners. He is very successful in his business enterprises and employs in his shops two men, superintending the work himself.
Our subject was born April 9, 1857, to Stephen and Rebecca Bittner, natives of New Tripoli, this county, and farmers by occupation. Young Bitt- ner was educated in the common schools of his native place and engaged in farming until reach- ing his twenty-third year. At that time he began to learn the trade of a machinist, starting a repair shop, which he still carries on quite extensively. In addition to this Mr. Bittner at first sold agri- cultural implements to some extent, and was quite successful, being well acquainted with all the farm- ers round about. In 1891 he erected his present mill and turns out chopped feed and middlings. The mill contains only one pair of burr-stones, but the facilities are sufficient for the amount of trade in the vicinity.
Mr. Bittner was united in marriage with Miss
Amanda Snyder in 1881. The lady is the daugh- ter of John and Sarah Snyder, natives of Heidel- berg Township. The former is deceased, but the latter makes her home with our subject. To this young couple were born four children, three of whom are living. They bear the names of Clara M., Elmer V. and Albert J. The deceased child was Morris.
Socially Mr. Bittner is a member of Central Lodge No. 636, I. O. O. F., located at Pleasant Corners, and is now holding the office of Past Grand of his lodge. Lodge No. 391, P. O. S. of A., Saegersville, also claims him as one of its leading members. Politically Mr. Bittner is a stanch Re- publican. With his good wife lie is a valued mem- ber of the Lutheran Church and is a man well known throughout the community for his square dealings and perseverance. A successful business man, he has won an enviable reputation in com- mercial circles and is accorded high esteem and confidence.
D AVID G. WATKINS, Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts of Carbon County, has spent his entire life in Pennsylvania. He is numbered among the native sons of this county, for he was born in Nesquehoning on the 14th of February, 1864. His parents were Will- iam and Rachel (Richards) Watkins. The father was a miner, and followed that business for many years. Both he and his wife were natives of Wales, but in early life crossed the briny deep to the New World, and located in Carbon County, where they still reside.
Mr. Watkins, whose name heads this record, was reared to manhood under the parental roof, and no event of special importanec occurred during his childhood. He began his education in the public schools of his native place, and his early privileges were supplemented by a course in the
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State Normal School of Millersville, Pa., where he pursued his studies for one year. He then em- barked in teaching in Carbon County, and met with good success in his undertakings, having the happy faculty of readily imparting his knowledge to others. He continued to follow teaching for several years, being employed along that line until 1891, when he was elected Prothonotary and Clerk of the Courts of Carbon County. In January, 1892, he entered upon the duties of the office, serv- ing in that capacity with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. His popularity as officer was proven when, in 1894, he was re-elected to fill the same office. He is still a young man, with probably a long future before him, and in the years to come, if he continues to walk in the path of industry and enterprise in which we now find him, he will have a successful and honorable career. In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party. In the community where he resides he has many warm friends, and his many excellences of char- acter have gained him the high regard of all.
H ON. CHARLES H. SEIDLE. It is not ease but effort, not luck but labor, that wins success in the busy workaday world. Upon those who are energetic, persevering, industrious and honorable, fortune bestows her favors, though in varying degree. As one who has gained an honorable place in the regard of his fellow-men and in the respect of the business world, mention properly belongs to Judge Seidle, formerly Associ- ate Judge of Carbon County, and now one of the prosperous business men of Normal Square, Mahon- ing Township. The events in the life of this gen- tleman will possess interest for the many readers of the RECORD, and to the young will furnish an example worthy of emulation.
The entire life of the Judge has been passed in Carbon County, and here his birth occurred Decem- ber 8, 1842. His parents were Jonathan and Sallie (Kocher) Seidle, natives of Pennsylvania, the for- mer born in Northampton County, and the latter in Carbon County. Both the paternal and mater-
nal ancestors were represented among the early settlers of the Lehigh Valley, with the develop- inent of which they were prominently identified. Charles H. is the eldest in a family of six children. He was reared to manhood in the locality of his birth, receiving a common-school education in the home neighborhood. It was his ambition to gain a collegiate education, but his father being a man of limited means, this privilege was not accorded him. However, by, self-culture he has atoned for the lack of early advantages, and is now a well in- formed man, thoroughly posted concerning events of local and national importance. In early man- hood he was for five winter seasons engaged as school teacher in Carbon County, in which pro- fession he inet with success.
The business career of Mr. Seidle began in 1863, when he secured a position as clerk with Daniel Nothstein, a merchant at Normal Square. Until the death of that gentleman he remained in his employ, and then assumed control of the business, which he has since conducted with success. As a merchant he is efficient, energetic and persevering, and the success that has rewarded his efforts is truly merited by his devotion to the work. In addition to merchandising, he has been identified with other important interests, and for a number of years served efficiently as Postmaster at Normal Square. In 1888 he was elected Associate Judge of Carbon County, which position he held for five years, filling it with marked efficiency and to the satisfaction of all concerned. In political belief he is a Democrat, stanch in his adherence to party principles.
On New Year's Day of 1855 Judge Seidle was united in marriage with Catherine A., daughter of the late Daniel Nothstein, of Carbon County. Three children were born of this union, one of whom is deceased. Emma L., the only daughter, is the wife of N. M. Balliet, a graduate of Frank- lin and Marshall College and a student in a New York law school. The only son, Ira E., was grad- uated from Muhlenburg College and Yale Univer- sity, and is now (1894) in the Senior class of the law department of the University of Pennsylvania.
During the late war Judge Seidle was a firm friend of the cause of the Union. On the 28th of
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June, 1863, he enlisted as a member of Company F, Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Militia, and did guard duty at Philadelphia and Reading. On the 10th of August, at the expiration of the period of his service, he was honorably discharged. He en- listed as Corporal and served in that eapacity dur- ing the period of his service. In religious belief he is a member of the Lutheran Church in East Penn Township, in which he has been a Deacon. He was one of the original stockholders of the First National Bank at Lehighton, and is now one of its Direetors. The success which has come to him is the result of his unwearied efforts and excellent judgment. In business and social circles he is highly esteemed and occupies a prominent place among representative men of Carbon County.
I SAAC Y. UX, one of the enterprising cominer- cial men of Carbon County, is at the present time occupying the responsible position of Su- perintendent of the manufacturing department of the Prince Manufacturing Company. The plant of this concern is in Bowmans, where it has been located since 1876. The main office of the com- pany is at No. 71 Maiden Lane, New York City. The business was established in 1858 at Big Creek, about three miles east of Weissport, where a man- ufactory was conducted for eighteen years. The present plant comprises three paint mills, ware- houses and cooper shops, and when running a full force, affords employment to seventy hands. The company was incorporated in 1879 as the Prince Manufacturing Company and for the past twelve years Mr. Ux has been Superintendent of the works. The product of the mills finds a ready sale in all" parts of the United States, and the eompany keeps constantly on the road several agents, who make large annual sales.
Mr. Ux was born November 21, 1846, in Berks County, within whose confines he was reared to manhood. His education was such as could be obtained in the common sehools, but it is mainly
due to his own industry and private study that he has become a well informed man on general topics. When only thirteen years old he began serving an apprenticeship to a miller, devoting four years of his life to that voeation. For several years follow- ing he was employed as a clerk in a general mer- eantile business, and in 1874 became a permanent resident of this county. For a number of years his home was made in Weissport, and sinee 1882 he has lived in Bowmans. He is a gentleman possess- ing an acute intelleet, is an able finaneier, and his management of the eompany with which he is con- nected has developed these qualities in a large measure.
Mr. Ux was united in marriage with Miss Emma R. Musselman, a resident of Weissport, and five children have blessed their union, their names be- ing as follows: Russell R., Ida H., Herbert R., Percy L. and Ruth E. The family have a pleasant home, surrounded by evidences of refined taste, and they are noted for their hospitality.
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