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John H. Shoemaker was reared and educated in West Penn township. He received his early training assisting his father, for whom he worked on
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the home place until twenty-four years old. For a few months afterwards he was in the employ of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, at the Palo Alto car shops, was next engaged as a wood-chopper in West Penn township for a couple of months, and then rented the Gideon Zehner farm for two years. At the end of that period he returned to the old homestead in West Penn township, which he rented for one year before buying it, and he is still residing there and carrying on general farming. He markets his products at Tamaqua. The farm originally contained eighty-two acres, fifty- six perches, but a small part was sold to the railroad company, the tract now consisting of seventy-eight acres ; about seven acres are in timber. Mr. Shoe- maker devotes practically all his time to his agricultural work, taking no part in public affairs, though he is public-spirited in his support of all good meas- ures. He is a Democrat, and a Lutheran, belonging to Zion's Church in West Penn township.
At the age of twenty-three years Mr. Shoemaker was married to Caroline Zehner, who was born Aug. 9, 1871, in West Penn township, received her education in the public schools there, and remained at home until her marriage. Like her husband she is a member of Zion's Lutheran Church in West Penn township, in whose work she has taken considerable interest, having served as Sunday school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker have had four chil- dren : Cora Ellen, born Aug. 8, 1893, is the wife of Lee Yarbrough, of Tamaqua, Pa., and they have two children, Vera Leoda ( born Dec. 25, 1912) and Elda Caroline (born Dec. I, 1914) ; Carrie Irene, born Jan. 18, 1895, married James Houser, of Tamaqua, Pa., and they have one child, John Amandus (born Dec. 9, 1914) ; Harold Adam, born March 11, 1896, is attend- ing the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, Pa., a member of the class of 1915; Nora Amelia was born Sept. 5, 1907.
Johannes Zehner, grandfather of Mrs. John H. Shoemaker, was born in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, where he died when over eighty- four years old. During the summer season he engaged in farming, operating and owning the place where Mr. George B. Adam now resides, and in the winter time followed his trade of cooper, making barrels, etc., continuing both lines throughout his active years. He was a Democrat and served as supervisor of his township. His religious connection was with the Lutheran congregation of Zion's Church, but he was not specially active in its work. He and his wife, Christina (Steigerwalt), daughter of Joseph Steigerwalt, are buried at Zion's Church. They had the following children: William, who married Polly Houser ; Moses, who married a Miss Schwartz; Hettie, wife of David Halderman; Gideon, who married Sarah Houser; and John S., who married Rebecca Bennighoff.
Gideon Zehner, son of Johannes, was born April 20, 1832, in West Penn township, where he was reared and educated. He was trained to farming. working for his father until after his marriage, but he also learned the trades of stonemason and plasterer and later butchering, always doing his own work in that line. Immediately after his marriage he bought the farm now owned by his son Lewis A. Zehner, in West Penn township, and did most of the clearing of that tract, put up new buildings there, and for many years carried on both farming and butchering, his children operating the farm, while he gave most of his attention to the latter line. He carried his meats to Tamaqua, Coal- dale and Lansford to market. During the latter part of his life he devoted himself entirely to agricultural work. In the pursuit of his various interests
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he became very well known in his section of Schuylkill county. For a number of years he taught singing school, and he was an esteemed member of Zion's Lutheran Church in West Penn township. He and his wife are buried at that church. In politics he was a Democrat. Mr. Zehner married Sarah Houser, who was born Sept. 16, 1832, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Wertman) Houser, and died Jan. II, 1892. Mr. Zehner survived her a number of years, passing away May 20, 1905. They were the parents of the following children : Lewis Albert, who now occupies the home farm in West Penn township, mar- ried Amelia Tyson; Mary Elizabeth is the wife of David Steigerwalt, of West Penn township; Louisa died young; Elias died young ; Emma Jeannetta is the wife of Charles Stout, of Summit Hill, Carbon Co., Pa .; Charles, deceased, married Emma Gerber, who resides in West Penn township; Caroline is the wife of John Henry Shoemaker.
Daniel Houser, father of Mrs. Sarah (Houser) Zehner, was a blacksmith by trade and also followed farming. He first owned a farm in West Penn township, now the property of Henry Baer, and after selling this place lived on the tract now occupied by Fred Schaeffer. Later he bought the farm now owned by Frank Steigerwalt, and besides looking after its cultivation had a blacksmith shop and followed his trade there. He died on that place. His wife, Elizabeth (Wertman), passed away at the age of eighty-one years, and they are buried at Zion's Church in West Penn township. Mr. Houser was a member of the Reformed congregation there, and a Democrat in political sen- timent. Mr. and Mrs. Houser had the following children: Aaron, who mar- ried Amanda Kramer, lives in West Penn township; William, now deceased, was a soldier in the Civil war; Gideon died young; Sarah married Gideon Zeh- ner; Priscilla is the widow of Stephen Steigerwalt, and now resides at Andreas, this county; Esther married Jacob Christman, and both are deceased ; Betsy, widow of Levi Zehner, lives at Tamaqua, Schuylkill county; Kate, deceased, was the wife of Charles Woomer, of Summit Hill, Carbon Co., Pa .; one son died young.
LEWIS ALBERT ZEHNER is cultivating the old Zehner homestead in West Penn township, and by his thrift and up-to-date management of that property is showing himself a worthy member of a family whose name has long been synonymous with industry and the other substantial qualities which constitute good citizenship. He was born on his present farm June 30, 1860, son of Gideon Zehner and grandson of Johannes Zehner.
Johannes Zehner was born in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, where he died when over eighty-four years old. During the summer season he en- gaged in farming, operating and owning the place where George B. Adam now resides, and in the winter time followed his trade of cooper, making barrels, etc., continuing both lines throughout his active years. He was a Democrat and served as supervisor of his township. His religious connection was with the Lutheran congregation of Zion's Church, but he was not specially active in its work. He and his wife, Christina (Steigerwalt), daughter of Joseph Steigerwalt, are buried at Zion's Church. They had the following children : William, who married Polly Houser; Moses, who married a Miss Schwartz ; Hettie, wife of Daniel Halderman; Gideon, who married Sarah Houser; and John S., who married Rebecca Bennighoff.
Gideon Zehner, son of Johannes, was born April 20, 1832, in West Penn township, where he was reared and educated. He was trained to farming,
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working for his father until after his marriage, but he also learned the trades of stonemason and plasterer and later butchering, always doing his own work in that line. Immediately after his marriage he bought the farm now owned by his son Lewis A. in West Penn township, and did most of the clearing of that tract, put up new buildings there, and for many years carried on both farming and butchering, his children operating the farm, while he gave most of his attention to the latter line. He carried his meats to Tamaqua, Coaldale and Lansford to market. During the latter part of his life he devoted himself entirely to agricultural work. In the pursuit of his various interests he became very well known in his section of Schuylkill county. For a number of years he taught singing school, and he was an esteemed member of Zion's Lutheran Church in West Penn township. He and his wife are both buried at that church. In politics he was a Democrat. Mr. Zehner married Sarah Houser, who was born Sept. 16, 1832, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Wertman) Houser, and died Jan. 11, 1892. Mr. Zehner survived her a number of years, passing away May 20, 1905. They were the parents of the following children : Lewis Albert ; Mary Elizabeth, wife of David Steigerwalt, of West Penn town- ship; Louisa, who died young'; Elias, deceased when young; Emma Jeannetta, the wife of Charles Stout, of Summit Hill, Carbon Co., Pa .; Charles, deceased, who married Emma Gerber (she resides in West Penn township) ; and Caro- line, wife of John Henry Shoemaker.
Daniel Houser, father of Mrs. Sarah (Houser) Zehner, was a blacksmith by trade and also followed farming. He first owned a farm in West Penn township, now the property of Henry Baer, and after selling this place lived on the tract now occupied by Fred Schaeffer. Later he bought the farm now owned by Frank Steigerwalt, and besides looking after its cultivation had a blacksmith shop and followed his trade there. He died on that place in 1887. His wife, Elizabeth (Wertman), passed away at the age of eighty-one years, and they are buried at Zion's Church in West Penn township. Mr. Houser was a member of the Reformed congregation there, and a Democrat in political sentiment. Mr. and Mrs. Houser had the following children: Aaron, who married Amanda Kramer, lives in West Penn township; William, now de- ceased, was a soldier in the Civil war; Gideon died young; Sarah married Gideon Zehner; Priscilla is the widow of Stephen Steigerwalt, and now resides at Andreas, this county; Esther married Jacob Christman, and both are de- ceased; Betsy, widow of Levi Zehner, lives at Tamaqua, Schuylkill county ; Kate, deceased, was the wife of Charles Woomer, of Summit Hill, Carbon Co., Pa .; one son died young.
Lewis A. Zehner was trained to farm work under the able direction of his father, with whom he worked until he reached the age of twenty-eight years. After leaving the home place he worked four years for his father on the other farm which the latter owned, and then returned to the homestead, which he bought, and where he has since been engaged in general agriculture. His parents continued to reside there until they died. Mr. Zehner markets his farm products at Tamaqua and Coaldale. He supports the Democratic party and is a Lutheran in religion, belinging to Zion's Church in West Penn town- ship. Socially he is a member of Washington Camp No. 132, at Moyers ( for- merly Schwartz's), in the same township. He was married, at the age of twenty-seven years, to Amelia R. Tyson, who was born Sept. 15, 1865, at Tamaqua, this county, where she first attended school, living there until ten years old. She then removed with her parents to West Penn township and
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remained home up to the time of her marriage. She is a member of Zion's Lutheran Church and has always been interested in its welfare, formerly taking an active part in its work as a teacher in the Sunday school. Mr. and Mrs. Zehner have one child, Ellen Irene, born Aug. 1, 1888, now the wife of Elmer Zehner, who was born Nov. 3, 1888, son of Thomas Zehner. He now cultivates his father's farm. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zehner: Harry Elmer, Nov. 12, 1909; Cora Ellen, Sept. 24, 1913; and Mary Amelia, Jan. 25, 1915.
Jesse Tyson, grandfather of Mrs. Lewis A. Zehner, was born in Lehigh county and lived to the age of eighty years, dying in West Penn township, Schuylkill county. From his native county he first moved to the neighborhood of Allemaengel in Albany township, Berks county, later settling in West Penn township, Schuylkill county, where he spent the remainder of his days. By occupation he was a farmer. Politically he was a Republican, and in religion a Lutheran, belonging to the Windsor Castle Church in Berks county, where he and his wife, Maria (Rothermel), are buried. They had the following children : Jesse, who married Anna Kleckner; Joseph; Henry; Hannah, wife of William Miller; Maria, wife of Frank Heisler; Sarah, wife of Nathan Weissner; and Rebecca, wife of Francis Akerman.
Henry Tyson, son of Jesse, was born May 29, 1826, in Allemaengel, Berks county, and there spent his early life, receiving his education in the local schools. In his youth he worked around among farmers and learned the blacksmith's trade with Mr. Franklin in West Brunswick township, Schuylkill county. He followed his trade at different places until his removal to Tamaqua, where he worked for several employers until he obtained a position with Carter & Allen, with whom he remained for a period of twenty-three years. He then settled in West Penn township, on a farm of eighty acres which he purchased, and though he sold the farm after he had been living on it for fifteen years he continued to reside upon it as caretaker for some time afterwards. Meantime he worked for other farmers also. Eventually he removed to the Elsie Zehner farm, where he died June 22, 1909. He is buried at Zion's Church in West Penn township. Mr. Tyson was a prominent member of the Lutheran con- gregation of that church, which he served officially as deacon and he was also deeply interested in the Sunday school, in which he acted as teacher. Politi- cally he was identified with the Republican party, and he held membership in Tamaqua Council of the Jr. O. U. A. M.
In West Brunswick township Mr. Tyson married Maria Elizabeth Mohl, and she survives him, now living with her daughter Mrs. Lewis A. Zehner. The following children were born to their marriage: George W., now a resi- dent of Newark, N. J., married Amanda Seiberling ; Frank L., of Weatherly, Pa., married Rose Holtshafer, and they have children, Harry Elmer, Minnie May, Morris Frederick, Helen Catherine, Dora Alice, Claude Irwin, George Alfred, Roy Franklin, Charles and Ada Maria; Harry F., of Chicago, Ill., is married to Emma Burns; Amelia R. is Mrs. Lewis A. Zehner; William A., of Normal, married Agnes Hartung, and their children are Edgar William, Mamie Katie, Lula Maria, Claude Irwin, Hilda Anna and Earl David (twins) and Arline ; Charles 1., who is unmarried, lives with his sister Mrs. Zehner.
Michael Mohl, grandfather of Mrs. Tyson, was a lifelong farmer, living in West Brunswick township, where he owned a large and valuable property. He was a Reformed member of Zion's Church (the old Red Church) in that township, and he and his wife are both buried there. Politically he was a
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Democrat. His children were: Henry, Benjamin, John, Michael, Hannah, Sarah and Rebecca.
Michael Mohl, son of Michael, was born in West Brunswick township, and died at the age of seventy-three years. He was a farmer all his life, owning ninety acres of good land. Like his father he belonged to the Lutheran con- gregation of the old Red Church in West Brunswick township, and he was a Republican in his political conviction. He married Hannah Eveland, daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Medlar) Eveland, and she, too, passed away at the age of seventy-three years. They are buried at the old Red Church. They were the parents of eight children, namely : Daniel married Rebecca Walborn; Michael married Annie Ketner ; Henry died young ; Hannah married Washing- ton Gross ; Sarah married William Grief ; Catherine married John Fraunfelder ; Maria Elizabeth is Mrs. Tyson; Amelia married Peter Walborn.
JOSEPH SHOENER, who now lives retired at McKeansburg, spent his active years as a prosperous farmer in East Brunswick township. Industrious and successful, able in the management of business affairs and trustworthy in all his transactions, he enjoys the high standing characteristic of the Shoeners, than whom no family in southern Schuylkill county is more respected.
Born Jan. 14, 1842, in West Brunswick township, this county, he is a son of Henry Shoener and grandson of John Shoener, who was a farmer in what is now West Brunswick township, at that time a part of Berks county, Pa. He was born about 1767, settled on a large farm that had been cleared by his wife's father, built a log house and barn, and carried on farming the greater part of his life. He was a highly respected man in his neighborhood, died upon his farm, and is buried with his wife in the Reformed cemetery at Orwigs- burg. He had a family of about twelve children, and we have record of George, Henry, John, Daniel, Solomon, William, Jacob, Anna and Susanna. Politically he was a Democrat, and his religious connection was with the Reformed Church.
Henry Shoener, son of John, above, was born in West Brunswick town- ship June 23, 1813, was educated in the public schools of that township, and stayed on his father's farm until he moved to Orwigsburg, about 1874. He had a farm of over two hundred acres, part of which he cleared, and was a well known man in his day. His wife, Christiana (Sheip), was born Dec. 31, 1818, and died Oct. 6, 1893. Her father, Peter Sheip, born in 1784, died Nov. 25. 1845, aged sixty-one years. Mr. Shoener died Jan. 20, 1800, and he and his wife are buried in the. Reformed cemetery at Orwigsburg. He was a member of the Reformed Church and was a Democrat in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Shoener had the following children : Lewis married Sarah Koch, and both are deceased; Joseph is mentioned below; Caroline, deceased, married Morgan Koch, who resides in McKeansburg, Pa .; Edward is a resident of Orwigsburg; William married Diana Sheip; John is deceased; Charles, de- ceased, married Anna Hummel, who resides at Orwigsburg; Clara married Charles Cook; Mary married James Dreher; Daniel married Alice Dieffen- derfer; Albert, who married Anna Jenkins, lives at Orwigsburg; Thomas married Emma Faust.
Joseph Shoener began his education in the pay schools conducted in West Brunswick township during his boyhood, and later attended public school in the home district. From an early age he assisted his father with the work on the home farm. When eighteen years old he commenced to learn the trade
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of shoemaker, but after serving nine months found he did not like the work well enough to follow it, and gave it up. Early in the Civil war he entered the Union Army, enlisting Oct. 25, 1862, at Orwigsburg, in the Pennsylvania mili- tia, Company A, 173d Regiment, under Capt. Cyrus Sheetz, for nine months. He was discharged Aug. 17, 1863, at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and on Feb. 23, 1864, reenlisted, for three years or during the war, joining Company I, 48th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in which he served under three captains, John R. Porter, Benjamin Shook and Francis D. Koch. Mr. Shoener was discharged July 17, 1865, near Alexandria, Va., and was mustered out at Harrisburg, with a fine record, having participated in the engagements of Newbern, Bull Run (second), Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fred- ericksburg, Blue Springs, Campbell Station, Knoxville (siege), Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Cold Har- bor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Spring Church, Boydton Plank Road and the assault on Petersburg.
Returning from the army Mr. Shoener spent the next year working in the coal mines of Lost Creek, and then went to farming in East Brunswick town- ship on a 130-acre tract which he bought in 1867 and on which he remained thirty years. That farm is now the property of his son John. Joseph Shoener then bought the farm now owned by his son Charles, a tract of forty acres in East Brunswick township, remaining there until April 28, 1904. He improved both properties, putting up new buildings and developing the land intelligently, and retired in 1910, after a useful life, moving to McKeansburg. He still owns 400 acres of timberland on the Second mountain.
Mr. Shoener married Mary Paul, who was born Feb. 7, 1845, a daughter of Daniel and Kate (Yeager) Paul, and they had the following children : George, Maggie, Lizzie and Robert died young; John married Bessie Aker; Charles married Cora Bachman; Fred married Kate Wagner. The mother died June 13, 1901, and is buried in the Steigerwalt cemetery. On Aug. I, 1903, Mr. Shoener married (second) Emma Kunkel, who was born Dec. 31, 1864, daughter of John and Mary (Long) Kunkel, and three children have been born to this union : Mary Christiann, July 7, 1904; Naomi Pearl, Dec. II, 1906; Joseph Edward, April 30, 1909. They are all attending school. Mr. Shoener has been interested in local politics as a Republican, and has served his fellow citizens in the offices of school director and supervisor. He is a zealous member of the Church of God at Steigerwalt. Mrs. Shoener belongs to the Frieden's Church at New Ringgold.
Georg Kunkel, the founder of a pioneer family of Albany township, Berks county, lived near Wessnersville, on land now occupied by one of his descend- ants, Nathan Kunkel. Georg Kunkel (also spelled Kunckell and Kungel), a native of Germany, located in Albany township some time prior to 1754, and it appears that he reared a large family. In Rupp's History of Berks county (1886), his name appears on the list of taxables of 1756 as "George Kunckell." In 1759, according to Montgomery's History of Berks County (1886), his name is listed as George Kungel; in the latter year he paid a tax of six pounds. At the Kunkel homestead is an old grandfather's clock that bears the date of 1772. It was brought into this house at the same time the house was being built, and is the workmanship of George Miller, of German- town. It has kept good time all these years. On the brass face appear the letters "I. G. K." The Kunkel tract has been in the family name since 1754. Georg Kunkel was a farmer, and his farm has been divided and sub-divided
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since his time. His land at one time included all the upper end of Stony Run. He is buried at Wessnersville. His children were George and Peter.
Peter Kunkel, son of Georg, born Dec. 20, 1774, in Albany township, died Oct. 28, 1830. After his marriage he moved to Lynn township, Lehigh county, where he engaged in farming, and also operated a distillery on his farm. Later he lived near Wessnersville, where he owned a tract of 275 acres, which is now owned by a descendant, Charles Kunkel. In 1797 Peter Kunkel married Maria Magdalena Rausch, born Nov. 10, 1778, died April 12, 1846. They had fourteen children, eleven of whom survived their parents (sixteen grandchildren also surviving). Among these were: Daniel, David, Andraes, Benjamin, Joseph (married Catharine Snyder and had twelve chil- dren), Peter, Polly (married Jacob Elbert), Catharine (married John Diet- rich) and Sophia.
Daniel Kunkel, son of Peter, was born in Albany township, Berks county, March 2, 1798, and died Oct. 26, 1863. He was a farmer, owning two tracts, one of two hundred acres, the other of sixty. He owned and lived on the farm which later became the property of his son Jacob, who sold it to Henry Bauscher, his brother-in-law, in 1870, for $10,000. It comprises 127 acres of excellent land, situated in the potato belt, and is now tenanted and culti- vated by Daniel Bauscher, son of Henry. The present barn on the place was built by Daniel Kunkel. He married in 1821 Maria Magdalena Zimmerman, born Feb. 27, 1797, died July 14, 1859, and they are both buried in the Frieden's Church at Wessnersville. They had a large family, thirteen chil- dren, among whom were: A daughter who married Daniel Brobst; Catharine, who married Reuben A. Dietrich; Mary, who married a Mr. Derr; Benjamin, who married Sarah Hartman; John, who lived and died at McKeansburg, Pa .; Jacob, born in 1841, died in 1900; and Sarah, who married Henry Bauscher.
John Kunkel, son of Daniel, was born in 1823 in Albany township, Berks county, and received his education there. He worked on his father's farm until 1850, when he left Albany township and removed to Bensinger's Valley, in East Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, locating at what is known locally as Schmaltzdale, in the vicinity of McKeansburg. There he bought 120 acres of land, upon which he remained the rest of his days, engaged in general farming and raising of truck, which he sold himself, having a route to Middleport, this county. He married Mary Long, daughter of Christopher Long, a native of Albany township, Berks county, and she survived him many years, his death occurring Feb. 27, 1875, when he was fifty-two years old, hers on April 15, 1901, at the age of seventy-seven years. They are buried in the cemetery of the Frieden's German Lutheran Church at New Ringgold, to which both belonged. Mr. Kunkel was one of its prominent members, fill- ing all the church offices. Politically he was a Democrat. The following chil- dren were born to him and his' wife: Sarah married Samuel Bolich, who is deceased, and she lives in Albany township; Jonas married Lavina Trexler ; William married Mary Nester; Mandus married Lena Neiswender and they reside in Nebraska; Mary died young; Levina died young; Lewis married Caroline Leiby, and both are deceased ; Henry (deceased) married Ella Dun- dore, who survives him and is living at Springmont, Berks county ; John, deceased, married Lena Merkel, of Orwigsburg, Pa .; Daniel died unmarried; Emma married Joseph Shoener, of McKeansburg.
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