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Rosenberger Family 367
Rubright, Charles H. 825
Rubright Families .825, 939
Rumbel Families .616, 1157
Rumbel, Richard T. 1159
Rumbel, Trenton W. 1157
Rump Family 1098
Rump, William 1098
Ryan, Martin F. 1061
Ryland (Riland) Family 852
Ryland, William H 852
Ryon, George W. 190
Ryon, Judge James. 190
Paul, John J. 1035
Reichard, Joseph
Peifer, John. 839
Reilly, James B.
Reiner Family 1041
Pelechovych, Rev. Joseph.
Reinert, Daniel 260
Reinhart, Henry 429
Reinoehl, Levi E. 1089
Reiseg, Elmer G. 1017
Remaly, Lewis F 832
Renner, William 1061
Renninger Family 970
Renninger, John 970
Rentschler Family 614
Portz, Frederick, Jr.
1065
Petery, Oscar D.
Pleasants, Gen. Henry
Romberger, James M
1047
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Sabaleski, Mat. 1113
Sabold, William H., Sr .. 1182
Sachs Family 801
Sachs, Henry 801
Sassaman Family
457
Scott, Walter W. 707
Seiberling Family 387
Seitzinger, Miss Emma. 240
Seitzinger Family .. 19, 239, 783, 986, 1036
Seitzinger, Henry M. 1036
Seitzinger, Jeremiah 783
Seitzinger, James M. 986
Seitzinger, Col. Nicholas 19
Seitzinger, Judge Nicholas 239
Seligman, Abraham Pott, M. D. 242
Seligman Family 242
Seltzer, Albert W. 110
Seltzer, Conrad 110
Seltzer Families
619, 942,
962
Seltzer, Francis B. 962
Seltzer, Frank P. 942
Seltzer, Miss R. W 963
Seltzer, Wesley A. 619
Shannon, Benjamin Franklin, M. D. .. 162
Shannon, Samuel H., M. D. 160
Shappell, Andrew J. 683
Shappell, Benjamin
733
Shappell, Daniel 683
Shappell, Elias F. 541
Shappell Families. . 541, 682, 733, 988, 1006
Sharadin, Edward
211
Sharadin (Scharadin) Families.
.211, 308, 312
Shaw, John
413
Sheafer, Lesley G. 25
Sheafer, Paul . 1176
Sheafer, Peter W. 25
Sheafer, Walter S.
1175
Sheafer, William L.
24
Shearer, Robert C.
343
Shellhamer Family 755
Shellhamer, Jackson M. 755
Shellhammer, Benjamin F. 1001
Shellhammer Families. . 686, 755, 982, 1001
Shellhammer, James M.
686
Sherry Family
921
Shirey Family 1112
Shirey, John 1112
Shissler, Mrs. Clara K. 867
Shissler, Edward L.
866
Shoemaker Families
737,
913
Shoemaker, James A.
913
Shoemaker, John H.
737
Shoener, Edward 780
Shoener, Mrs. Emma 744
Shoener Families
279, 743, 780, 910
910
Shoener, Hon. John T.
278
Shoener, Joseph
743
Siefert, William H ...
748
Silliman, Mrs. Catharine
62
Silliman, Edward S.
67
(Sillyman) Families.
60, 68, 120, 208
Schwartz, Joseph 331
Scott, Alexander 263
Scott, George 264
Scott, John A. 707
Scott, John G. 265
Scott, Robert S. 265
Saterlee, Britton W 720
Schablein, Joseph 283
Schablein, Michael
283
Schaefer, Charles T
830
Schaefer Family
830
Schaeffer Families
442, 462
Schaeffer, George M.
462
Schaffer Families 807, 1010
Schaffer, Salem B .. 807
Schalek, Adolph W. 528
Schalek, Mrs. Emma R.
531
Schalck, George
528
Schaller Family
1008
Schappell (Shappell) Families
.541, 682, 733, 988, 1006
Schappell, George W.
988
Scharadin (Sharadin) Families.
211, 308, 312
Scharadin, Harry F 312
Scharadin, Jacob A 307
Scheaffer, Joseph 1013
Scheaffer, Sebastian 1013
Scheele Brothers
398
Scheele, Carl
398
Schenck, Fred
940
Schief, Charles F
1110
Schief, Mrs. Sofie.
1110
Schilling Family
671
Schilling, John C. 671
Schlaseman, Elmer F. 514
Schlaseman, Jacob A. 515
Schlear, Alfred 925
Schlear Family 925
Schlegel Family 553
Schlegel, James D
553
Schmeltzer Family
1043
Schmeltzer, Frank A 1043
Schmidt, Christian
336
Schneider, Mrs. Catherine.
524
Schneider, Mrs. Elizabeth.
700
Schneider Families 90.
706
Schneider, John F. 700
Schneider, Peter J. (deceased) 524
Schneider, Peter J. (Locustdale) 762
Schneider, Theodore D. 706
Schoch (Schock) Family
954
Schoeneman, Michael 1102
Schrepple, Gottlieb E 650
Schrope, Charles A. 674
Schrope Family 674
Schulz, Jacob R.
929
Schulze, Harry F. 1075
Schuyler, Joseph M. 20
Schuyler, Miss Mary I 20
Schwalm Families 754, 992, 1217
Schwalm, George M. 992
Schwalm, Ralph A. 1217
Silliman
Silliman, H. I ..
20%
Silliman, James K.
60
Shoener, John
Schmidt, Philip
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xiii
Stiles, Michael V 1015
Stine Family 632
Stine, William N 632
Stitzer Family
.503,
687
Stitzer, William F. 503
Stitzer, William G. 687
Stoker Family
934
Stoudt (Staudt, Stout) Families.
447, 509, 729
Strauch Family 450
Strauch, Robert D ..
450
Strause (Strauss, Strouse) Family 215
Strause, Samuel
215
Striegel, John G., M. D. 520
Strubhar, Aaron 767
Strubhar Family
767
Stutzman Family
836
Stutzman, Raymond H., M. D 835
Super Family
433
Swoyer Family
997
Tallman, Henry 1177
Tallman, Mrs. Mary A.
1177
Tasker, Reese
238
Taylor, William T 827
Thomas Family
192
Thomas, Thomas L
193
Thomas, Mrs. Thomas L.
84, 194,
196
Thompson, Alexander
668
Thompson, Hon. Alexander.
669
Thompson, Charles D ..
906
Thompson Families .. 32, 112, 114, 907, 1053 Thompson, Heber H. 35
Thompson, Maj. Heber S.
32
Thompson, Isaac B. 669
Thompson, Lewis C. 113
Thompson, Oliver C. 1053
Thompson, Col. William 112
Tielman, William 1110
Toole, John 1114
Toomey, John 829
Toomey, Michael 829
Trachte, William 494
Tregea Family 1004
Trexler Family
967
Turner Family
921
Tyson Family
742
Underkoffler, Charles M. 772
Unger, Albert A
495
Updegrave Families 439, 681
Updegrave, Morris 680
Updegrave, Philip H 439
Updegrove Family
661
Updegrove, Walter E 661
Van Horn Family . 644
Veith, John
.209, 1201
Veith, John, Jr. . 211
Sterner, Frank R.
919
Vetter, David
704
Stewart, Harry H., M. D. 581
Stichter, George H. 625
Stief Family
758
Stief, John A 758
Stiles Family 1015
60, 68, 120, 208
Sillyman, Samuel 120
Sillyman, Miss Susan J. 122
Simmons, Thomas 1075
Sittler, Calvin E.
361
Sittler (Sitler) Families. 361, 470
Slater, Mrs. Clara 401
Slater, George W 400
Slater, Henry P.
400
Smith, Charles E. 1172
Smith, Charles H. 1074
Smith, David G. 227
Smith Families. .388, 477, 1074, 1172
Smith, Jeremiah 388
Smith, Joseph G .. 1176
Smith, William E. 108
Smith, William S.
476
Snyder, Charles A
144
Snyder, Reuben
316
Spayd, Prof. H. H ..
126
Speacht, Mrs. Dorothy
393
Speacht Family 392, 401
Speacht, Frederick 392
Spencer, Mrs. Amelia J
47
Spencer, George
45
Spencer, William
45
Spitzner, Valentine 1070
Spohn, Moncure R .. 1023
St. Clair Family 1024
St. Clair, Oscar. 1024
St. Peter's Church (Reformed) 426
St. Mary's Church, Tremont. 653
Stamm Family 879
Starr, David 761
Starr Families
.88, 761, 1012
Starr, William A.
1012
Staudt (Stoudt, Stout) Families.
447, 509,
729
Staudt, John F
447
Staudt, John S.
509
Stauffer, Arthur Elliott.
482
Stauffer, Elias K.
480
Stauffer Families
480, 845, 1115, 1165
Stauffer, John M ..
1115
Stauffer, Norman M. 1165
ยท Stauffer, William E .. 1166
Steigerwalt, Albert H. 376
Steigerwalt Families
.376, 395
Stein, Daniel
324
Stein Families
140, 418
Stein, Jonathan Frank.
417
Stein, Franklin M.
142
Stein, Moses S
140
Steiner Family
424
Stephens, Albert 1011
Sterner Family 919
Vetter Family
704, 977
Wachter, George A
943
Wachter, Rudolph
944
Wadlinger, Mrs. Margaret D.
50
Sillyman (Silliman) Families.
Snyder Family
488
316
Snyder, Frank
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Wadlinger, Francis 48
Wilhelm, William 224
Wadlinger, Judge George J. 48
Williams, Mrs. Annie. 1050
Wagner, Alfred B. 1016
Williams, William 1050
Wagner, Charles C. 545
Wingert, Adam 884
Wagner, Charles G. 508
Wingert Family 884
Wintersteen, Mrs. John. 1172
508, 545, 558, 781, 824, 886, 1014, 1016
Wagner, Franklin 781
Withelder, Frederick 1083
Wagner, Frederick R., D. D. S. 558
Wagner, Henry A ..
547
Wittich, Henry W 1077
Wagner, Mrs. Mary A.
571
Wittmer, Martin 999
999
Wagner, Samnel C.
571
Wolfgang Family
771
Walborn Families.
156, 1087
Womer ( Woomer) Family 390, 440
Walborn, Ira Guy.
157
Womer, Monroe 390
Walborn, Jonathan H 156
158
Woolcock, John 145
Woomer, Elmer 440
Wallauer, Jacob
379
Woomer ( Womer) Family 390, 440
Walter Families 677,
793
Walter, George W
793
Yarnall Families 472, 666
Walters, Henry
92
Yarnall, Ephraim
666
Walters, William H.
92
Yeager, Alfred 819
Warne, Joseph L., M. D.
1175
Yeager Family 819
Yeingst, Prof. Wilbur M. 360
701
Weaklim, William T. 63
912
Weber (Weaver) Family
912
Weber, Louis 327
327
Weidman Family
864
Yost Families. . 322, 402, 446, 660, 798, 924
Yost, Israel 924
Yost, James A .. 402
322
Young, George
821
Zapf, Charles A. 578
Zapf, William E
57S
Zehner Families .739, 740, 984
Zehner, Lewis A 740
Zerbe Family 579
Zerbe, William E 579
Zettlemoyer Family 1093
Zettlemoyer, Frank 1093
Zimmerman, Alfred 955
1093
Zimmerman Families
.550, 558, 811, 955, 1093, 1205
Zimmerman, George K. 811
Zimmerman, Robert J 550
Zimmerman, William H .. 1205
Zion's Lutheran Church. 789
Zion's Reformed Church. 426
233
Zulich Family
232
Whitfield, Rowland 928
Zulich, Henry B.
232
Wiesner, Dr. Edwin E 384
Zuliek Family 603
Znlick, John S.
604
Wiesner Family 384
30
Weissinger, Leonard W. 27
Weldon, Michael 1100
95
Weldy, Henry A. 93
Wellendorf, Joseph 1080
Wertley Family 266
Wertley, Walter 266
Wertley, Wellington A. 267
Wertman Family
820
Wessner Family 431
Whalen, Edward J. 1160
Whalen Family 1160
White Families .978, 1090
White, J. S. 1090
White, Maj. J. Claude. 320
White, Joseph R. 978
158
Weishampel Family
119
Weissinger Family
27
Weissinger, George
29
Weissinger, Harry
Yerger, Henry
701
Yoder Family
582
Yoder, Irvin U.
582
Yorkville Fire Company. Yost, Benjamin J. 797
456
Weber, William F.
Weidman, Samuel
864
Weiser, Conrad
1175, 1186
Watson, George M. 1186
Yerger Family
Wonders, Newton M. 714
Walborn, Joseph A.
Walborn, Manrice D 157
Wittmer, Mrs. Mary 771
Wagner, Philip
823
Wagner, William M.
219
Wolfgang, Paul
Wagner Families 219.
Withelder Families 1079, 1083
Withelder, John H. 1079
Whitfield, Joseph 928 Whitfield, Mrs. Lottie E. 999
Zulich, Mrs. E. R.
Wiest Family 478 Zuliek, Thomas H. B. 603
Zimmerman, Edward
Weldy, Charles H
Yost, Jonathan I.
Watson Families
Weaver (Weber) Family
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Genealogy-Family History Biography
JOHN BANNAN, deceased, was in his time a lawyer of the first rank in his State. He was truly said by a writer of his time to have been a self-made man, but well made. He was born in Berks county, Pa., Sept. 19, 1796, and at the age of fifteen became an orphan, entirely dependent upon his own efforts for making a success in the struggle of life. He attended the subscription schools of the early times, the terms of which were only three months in the year, and in the interim was cared for by an uncle who lived on a farm. But he had the ambition for better things, and for years thereafter labored to increase his store of knowledge, so that he might be better equipped for the coming years. He began his career as an engineer under Phillip Wernwag, who lived at Douglassville, where his parents are buried; studied law at Read- ing under Charles Evans, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and began practice in Orwigsburg. Later, when the seat of justice was removed to Pottsville, he removed to that city, to remain until death brought a close to his labors. When the war of 1812 occurred he entered the Ist Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, locally known as the "Washington Blues," serving as a private soldier under Capt. D. B. Keim until the end of the war. So patriotic was Mr. Bannan that when the Civil war occurred he offered his services at once, but the age of sixty-five was the bar to his enlistment. However, he assisted in the care of the families of those left behind and contributed his time and money to the relief of the soldiers and their widows.
John Bannan was married to Sarah Ann Ridgway, who was born on the last day of the year 1806, and died at the family home in November, 1879. They were the parents of three sons and three daughters: Zelia R .; Mary Joy ; Thomas R .; Douglass R .; Francis B., and Martha Ridgway. In 1852 Mr. Bannan built his beautiful residence on Sharp Mountain, "Cloud Home," the plans being furnished by his wife (who displayed remarkable talent for this class of work), directed by the architect.
At the time of the projected erection of the Henry Clay monument in Pottsville, Mr. Bannan gave a tract 120 feet square for the location of the structure, and it was accepted. This tall and striking column, surmounted with a colossal statute of the great orator and statesman, was begun July 28, 1852, and dedicated July 4, 1855. It stands just below the site of "Cloud Home."
FRANCIS B. BANNAN, son of John Bannan, was born in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill county, Feb. 28, 1833, and attended the local schools and a select school at New Haven, Conn. He took up the task of earning a living by entering the employ of Joel J. Bailey & Co., of Philadelphia, holding the posi- tion of clerk from 1850 to 1855. He then went for a short time with Daniel Kaiser, of the same city, finally coming to Pottsville. For a number of years Vol. II-1
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he was in partnership with Robert Allison, under the firm name of Allison & Bannan, manufacturing all kinds of mining machinery, drills, compressors, etc. In 1876 he closed out his interest, and in 1878 he went into the business of steamheating, also having a machine shop at Pottsville. He continued this work until 1889, when he retired from active life.
On Jan. 1, 1863, Mr. Bannan was married to Mary T., daughter of Mrs. Julia (Kuethenthal) Repplier, and step-daughter of George S. Repplier. Mrs. Bannan died Dec. 22, 1893. They had children as follows: John R., living in Philadelphia; Imogen R., widow of H. C. Halberstadt, formerly of the Pottsville Supply Company; Clara R., wife of H. H. Lineweaver, of Merion, Pa .; and Bertha L., living at home.
Mr. Bannan was one of the first to enlist, April 13, 1861, in the "First Defenders," known as the Washington Artillery, and was honorably discharged July 31, 1861. He is a natural mechanical genius, and many specimens of his handiwork are to be seen at the old home on the mountain, "Cloud Home." He has also invented a unique method of picture-writing with tacks, which he calls "Taxography." He is a writer of no mean capacity, having issued a pamphlet, the gist of which he read before the Schuylkill County Historical Society, entitled "Reminiscences of a Long and Happy Life of Fun, Frolic and Mischief." He has gotten together the details of many a childish escapade and incident of his boyhood and maturity, which are not only presented in an interesting and colloquial manner, but betray a disposition at once humorous and ingenuous.
THOMAS R. BANNAN, deceased, son of John Bannan, was born Oct. 10, 1827, in Orwigsburg, and there began his education in the public schools. Entering Yale College, he graduated from the law school, returned to Potts- ville, and was admitted to the bar of Schuylkill county, where he practiced until his death. He was one of the most scholarly, able and gentlemanly pleaders of his time. He served for a short period in the Civil war and then returned to his practice. He died in 1878.
MARTHA RIDGWAY BANNAN, the only surviving daughter of John Bannan, was born in Orwigsburg, and attended the private school of Miss Allen, in Pottsville. Later she continued her studies in Philadelphia. Music and litera- ture have been her chief interests. She has written in verse, and translated some of Goethe's poems from the German, which are published in book form. She is now living in her father and mother's old home, "Cloud Home." Her sister Zelia R. died Dec. 14, 1911, and Mary Joy passed to rest May 17, 1912. Miss Bannan is a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church of Pottsville.
Thomas S. Ridgway, father of Mrs. John Bannan, was born at Mount Holly, N. J., and was an architect, skilled in his profession, having drawn the plans for many of the finest homes in Philadelphia, where he lived pre- viously to his removal to Schuylkill Co., Pa. When he came to this county he became interested in coal lands, and he it was who induced his friend Stephen Girard to invest in the lands which have since become so enormously profitable. He married Mary Joy, daughter of Daniel Joy, who was ordnance master in the Revolutionary war. They had a family of twelve children, ten of whom grew to maturity.
PHAON HERMANY, M. D., of Mahanoy City, the oldest practicing phy- sician in that section of Schuylkill county, has made a distinguished record in his long professional career, a half century and more of faithful service to his fellow men. His ideals of duty have been set forth in practical illustra-
HENRY CLAY MONUMENT, POTTSVILLE Cornerstone Laid July 28. 1852, Dedicated July 4, 1855
Henry Clav. Born in Hanover county, near Richmond, Va., April 12, 1777; died at Washington, D. C., June 29, 1852. A celebrated American statesman and orator. He was United States senator from Kentucky, 1806-07 and 1810-11; was member of Congress from Kentucky, 1811-21 and 1823-25 (serving as speaker 1811-14, 1815-20 and 1823-25) ; was peace commissioner at Ghent in 1814; was candidate for the presidency in 1824; was secretary of state, 1825-29; was United States senator. 1831-42 and 1849-52: was Whig candidate for presidency in 1832 and 1844; was the chief designer of the "Missouri Compromise" of 1820, and of the compromise of 1850; and was the author of the compromise tariff of 1833.
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tions throughout this extended period of activity, and the sum of his useful- ness may be best read in the popularity he enjoys among his townsmen. Public spirit in those things affecting the general welfare, and conscientious- ness in his personal relations with all whose lives have touched his directly, have been the surface indications of a character whose depth has been sounded by many besides his close intimates. Through the medium of his profes- sion he has no doubt had unusually good opportunities for observation and first-hand knowledge of many conditions in the community calling for better- ment, and the wisdom of his judgment has been proved in many tests. Coming to Mahanoy City in 1863, the year the borough was organized, he has had a part in the making of practically all her history. When he came here he made his rounds on horseback, and no one in this section has had more reason to be gratified at the improvement in roads and transportation facilities.
Dr. Hermany is of German descent, and the family name was originally spelled Hermon. The Doctor's great-grandfather was the emigrant ancestor, coming to this country in 1756, and settling first near Philadelphia, Pa. How- ever, he moved to Lehigh county not long afterwards, and there his son Philip Hermany, the Doctor's grandfather, who was born at sea while his parents were en route from the Old to the New World, grew to manhood. John Hermany, son of Philip, was born in Lehigh county in the year 1800, and passed all his life there, dying Sept. 3, 1863, aged sixty-three years. During his earlier manhood he followed farming, later conducting a store and hotel, and he was the founder of the village of Jacksonville, where he served as postmaster for twenty years. His religious faith was that of the German Reformed Church. He married Salome Kistler, like himself a native of Lehigh county, and they became the parents of ten children, four sons and six daughters, all born at the old homestead at Jacksonville, of whom we have the following record: Didama (Mrs. Brobst), born in 1833; Sallie (Mrs. Crietz), born in 1835, who died in 1862; Mary ( Mrs. Wuchter ), born in 1837; Edwin, born in 1838: Phaon; Lydia, born in 1842; John, Jr., born in 1844; and Martha M., born in 1850.
Phaon Ilermany was born Sept. 16, 1840, and spent his boyhood in Lehigh county, beginning his education in the schools of the home locality. Later he attended an academy at the Trappe, in Montgomery county, and he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Daniel Shade, of Lehigh county. He took the regular course at the medical department of the University of New York, graduating March 3, 1863, and before long had started practice at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill Co., Pa. At that time there were but sixty-three houses in the town, and he was the third physician to locate here, Drs. Philip Weber and Brender having arrived a short time before. With the exception of four years during which he carried on a drug business he has devoted himself entirely to practice since, and with continuous success, few men in any walk of life being better known in the region. Recognition of his ability has come from his fellow members in the profession as well as from patrons. More than twenty years ago he was chosen president of the Schuylkill County Med- ical Society, and he is also a member in good standing of the Lehigh County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. In 1864 he was appointed surgeon for the Lehigh Val- ley Railway Company, during the period when Hon. Asa Packer was president of that company. His field embraced the territory in and about Mahanoy City. Fraternally Dr. Hermany is a high Mason, belonging to Mahanoy City
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Lodge, No. 357, F. & A. M. (past master) ; Mizpah Chapter, No. 252, R. A. M. (past officer, and secretary continuously since 1881) ; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 31, K. T. (past officer) ; Philadelphia Consistory, thirty-second degree ; Lu Lu Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Philadelphia; and the Northwestern Masonic Aid Association. Years ago he joined Council No. 162, Royal Arcanum, of Mahanoy City; Asa Packer Lodge, No. 328, I. O. O. F .; and Washington Camp No. 124, P. O. S. of A. He was a charter member of the first fire company organized in the borough. Though he never sought honors of any kind, Dr. Hermany was elected a member of the local school board several times, serving on that body seventeen and a half years, and for a time as president. His interest in educational advancement, and foresight in pro- viding against the growing needs of the community, made his work in this connection especially valuable. For many years he acted as deputy coroner in Mahanoy City and vicinity. Politically he has adhered loyally to the principles of the Republican party.
On Dec. 6, 1863, Dr. Hermany was married in Mahanoy City to Mary J. Bowman, of Bowmanstown, Lehigh Co., Pa., daughter of David and Susan (Lentz) Bowman. Four children have been born to this marriage: Horace David graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1891, for a time prac- ticed medicine and conducted a drug store in Philadelphia, next followed dentistry, and is now engaged in electrical work in Mahanoy City ; Robert K. died in 1872, when four years old; Susan L. B. is married to William Dyatt and resides at Hazleton, Pa. ; Sallie B. K. is at home. The family are members of the English Lutheran Church. They reside in a beautiful home at No. 56 South Main street, where the Doctor also has his office.
FRANK J. LAUBENSTEIN, of Ashland, executive head of the business of the Laubenstein Manufacturing Company, is a representative of honored stock of Schuylkill county. The name he bears has also been prominently associated with industrial interests at Ashland from the early seventies, when Jonas Laubenstein, his grandfather, became owner of the business continued since his day by his son and grandsons, a manufacturing concern whose pros- perity has contributed materially to that of the borough.
The Lanbensteins are of German origin, and this branch of the family has been established in America since 1756, settling then in what is now Schuylkill county, Pa., where descendants of the original ancestors in this country have been resident continuously to the present.
Jonas Laubenstein, the grandfather of Frank J. Laubenstein, lived and died in Schuylkill county. During the Civil war he was a loyal Union supporter and served in the army. Becoming profitably engaged in business as a manu- facturer of screens, he owned a plant at Minersville, and in the early seventies (1875) erected a plant of the same kind at Ashland. As previously stated. the business has been continued by the Laubensteins ever since. Jonas Lau- benstein married a Keumer, and the following children were born to them: Rev. William, deceased, who was a minister of the Lutheran Church ; Albert L .; David F., deceased, who was a musician; Charles S., who is engaged in busi- ness at Ashland as a manufacturer of screens and elevator buckets (he is also in the State game protection service) ; George, formerly a resident of Phila- delphia and employed by the Philadelphia Press; Jonas, of Minersville, present postmaster of that borough; and Katie, deceased.
ALBERT L. LAUBENSTEIN was born in Schuylkill county, and he was con- nected with the screen manufacturing business at Ashland from the time his
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father bought the same to the end of his life. Though he attended to his own affairs systematically and with unremitting care, he was also solicitous for local enterprises which affected the general welfare, and took some part in politics in his borough. He was a Republican on national issues.
Mr. Laubenstein married Ida M. Roads, daughter of Franklin Roads, at one time a resident of Minersville, this county, and a member of one of Schuyl- kill county's old families. Mr. Roads was a coal operator in this region for some time, and later carried on a feed business. Of his four children one son died young ; Matilda R. is the widow of Jacob S. Laurence, of Minnesota, and she resides at Ashland, Pa .; Purmillea is deceased; Ida M. was the wife of Albert L. Laubenstein.
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