Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery

HAHN, EDWIN
D.

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Surnames: HAHN, BERNHART, KAUFFMAN, SPANGLER, REESER, ROTHERMEL,
SAILER, AHRENS

Edwin D. Hahn, who resides on his well-cultivated farm of fifty-one
acres in Muhlenberg township, was born Dec. 21, 1865, in that
township, son of Henry and Rosie (Bernhart) Hahn, and grandson of
Daniel Hahn.

Daniel Hahn, who until 1852 pursued the trade of
a hatter in Reading, located in that year on the Ulrich farm, now
owned by his grandson, which he had purchased two years previously.
Here he carried on farming until 1867, when he retired, and
thereafter lived a quiet life until his death, March 15, 1886, when
he was aged seventy-eight years. His wife preceded him to the
grave. They had children as follows: Emma m. William Kauffman; Mary
Ann m. Jacob Spangler; one died in infancy; Elizabeth m. William
Reeser; Henry; and Franklin. In religious belief the family were
Lutherans. Daniel Hahn was a Democrat in politics, and for some
years held the office of tax collector of Muhlenberg township.

Henry A. Hahn, father of Edwin D., was born in
the city of Reading, Pa., and was a lad of eight years when his
father located on the farm. On his father’s retirement, in 1867, he
took charge of the home property, which he continued to cultivate
until he died in 1900, at the age of fifty-seven years. In 1865 he
married Rosie Bernhart, daughter of John Bernhart, a farmer of
Muhlenberg township, and to this union there were born children as
follows: Edwin D.; and Katie A. m. Harrison Rothermel. Mr. Hahn was
a member of the Hinnershitz Lutheran Church, in which he served as
elder. In politics he was a Democrat, and for some years served as
a school director. Mrs. Hahn is still living, and is a highly
esteemed lady of Muhlenberg township.

Edwin D. Hahn was educated in the schools of his
native township, also taking an advanced course at the Keystone
State Normal school, Kutztown, and Bryant & Stratton’s Business
College, Philadelphia. After leaving the latter he commenced
teaching school in Muhlenberg township, but in 1885 gave up this
profession to engage in the fruit and produce business at
Philadelphia. After one year in that city he returned to Muhlenberg
township, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in
which he has been engaged ever since.

In 1885 Mr. Hahn married Sallie A. Sailer,
daughter of Henry and Sarah (Ahrens) Sailer, and four children have
been born to this union: Olivia P.; Effie M.; Harry S.; and Edna S.
In religious belief the family are Lutherans, Mr. Hahn being an
elder and deacon in the Hinnershitz Church, and organizer and for
eighteen years superintendent of the Sunday school. He is a
Democrat in politics, and for ten years was a member and secretary
of the board of school directors. He is a director of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, of Berks county. Fraternally he is
connected with Muhlenberg Castle, No. 372, K. B. E., Hyde Park. Mr.
Hahn’s residence, which was built in 1770, was plastered with
mortar which is mixed with grass instead of hair, as is used
to-day, and when occasional cracks have appeared the grass has
shown itself to be as green as the day it was mixed with the
mortar. The log barn, with thatched roof, which stood on the farm,
was razed in 1876 to make way for a modern structure.

HAHN, FREDERICK BENDER
(REV.)

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Surnames: HAHN, BRIDENBAUGH, BUSH, TRECHSEL

Rev. Frederick Bender Hahn, pastor of Faith and St. James Refomed
Churches, whose useful life was brought to an unexpected and
untimely close, May 16, 1901, was one of the best known ministers
of his faith, and was greatly beloved by all who came within the
radiance of his pure Christian life.

The Rev. Mr. Hahn was born in Plainfield,
Northampton Co., Pa., Sept. 8, 1847, son of Richard and Sophia
Hahn, pious , industrious people of the sturdy pioneer type. His
early education was acquired in the public schools of his native
town, and he afterward attended the Normal School at Kutztown,
graduating in 1869. For some time then he studied in the Academy at
Mercersburg, after which he went to Lancaster and entered Franklin
and Marshall College there, whence he was graduated in 1875. Having
determined to consecrate his life to the service of his Master, he
at once entered the Theological Seminary, completing his studies
there in 1878, in the spring of which year he was examined and
licensed by the Lancaster Classis, and then dismissed to St. Paul’s
Classis in the Pittsburg Synod.

In 1878 he was ordained by St. Paul’s Classis,
and received a call from the Reformed Church at Greenville, Mercer
county, where he served six years, and where he accomplished the
building of a much needed church edifice. He was then one year in
Mt. Pleasant, resigning to accept a call to a broader field of work
in Meadville, Pa., where he labored three years. From Meadville he
accepted a call from the Board of Home Missions to become pastor of
the First English Reformed Congregation in Cleveland, now known as
the Hough Avenue Church, and there he performed a very difficult
work, being compelled to hunt for members of the Reformed faith all
over the city, finally beginning to hold service in a hall which he
rented at one dollar per night. In every parish to which he gave
his services he accomplished much from his missionary work in all
the territory round. He often preached three sermons on Sunday,
besides conducting Sunday-school, and this, in addition to visiting
the sick, and performing the countless tasks that fall to the lot
of the average minister, often left him tired and worn at night,
but never too tired to answer the call of the poor or afflicted. In
1889 he resigned at Cleveland, and was made pastor of the Kutztown
charge, consisting of St. Paul’s Church at Kutztown, and St.
Peter’s Church at Topton. In 1892 he resigned and moved to Reading,
taking charge of two congregations- Faith and St. James- and in
this field he closed his well-spent life, and his labors were not
in vain. It was largely through his personal effort that the debt
on St. James was paid, and both charges were left in much better
condition than when he became pastor. In 1895 at the organization
of Reading Classis, the Rev. Mr. Hahn was elected stated clerk, and
he served most efficiently until his death. He was a hard and
earnest worker, promptly responding to the call of duty, and he
considered at no time his own comfort or well being. Often when ill
he was urged for his own good to abandon some part of his work, but
he always declined, and his last labor was to assist a fellow
worker by holding service in Boyertown. In his school days he was
an industrious student, and the habits there formed clung to him
all his life. No time was wasted , every minute of his waking hours
was spent in accomplishing some part of the great work in which he
was engaged. Little children instinctively loved him, and he was
never so happy as when surrounded by them. Over thirty ministers of
the Reformed Church came to do him honor at his funeral, as well as
about a dozen ministers of other denominations. Interment was made
in the Charles Evans cemetery.

The following resolutions were passed by the Joint
Consistory:
“Reading, Pa., May 21, 1901
“WHEREAS, It hath pleased an all-wise Providence to remove by the
hand of death from our midst our beloved pastor and friend, Rev.
F.B. Hahn, be it “Resolved. That we the Joint Consistory of faith
Reformed Church of Reading, and St. James Reformed Church, of West
Reading, hereby express our humble submission to divine will. That
we acknowledge our debt to him as friend and faithful pastor, who
for eight years preached to us the pure and simple gospel of Jesus
Christ, and led us in paths of justice, peace, righteousness and
truth. That we, in behalf of the congregations we represent, do
consecrate ourselves anew to the work of the Master whom he loved,
with the determination, by the help of this same Master, of making
constantly and increasingly effective his teaching and labors among
us. “Resolved, That we express our heartfelt sympathy for the
stricken family, so suddenly bereft of its head and support, and
that we will keep them in remembrance as the widow and orphans of a
good man, a dear friend and a faithful pastor. “Resolved, That
copies of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family and to
the Record.

“By order of the Joint Consistory, “G. B. Trechsel, Secretary”
Faith Reformed Sunday-school passed the following resolutions:

“WHEREAS, The great and supreme Ruler of the universe has in His
infinite wisdom removed our worthy and esteemed pastor, Rev. F.B.
Hahn: and “WHEREAS, the long and intimate relation held with him in
the faithful discharge of his duties as pastor of this church and
Sunday-school makes it eminently be fitting that we record our
appreciation of him; therefore be it “Resolved, That his labors in
church and Sunday-school will long be held in grateful remembrance.
“Resolved, That the sudden removal of such a life from our midst
leaves a vacancy that will be deeply felt by all the members and
friends of the Church and Sunday-school, and will prove a serious
loss to the community and public. “Resolved, That with deep
sympathy for the bereaved family and relatives of the deceased, we
express our hope that even so great a loss to us all may be
over-ruled for good by Him who doeth all things well. “Resolved,
That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of the
Sunday-school, a copy printed in the local papers, and a copy
forwarded to the bereaved family. “Horatio Jones, “A. L. Bush “G.
B. Trechsel, “Committee.”

On June 4, 1878, Mr. Hahn was married to Miss
Ella R. Bridenbaugh, sister of Rev. Dr. S.R. Bridenbaugh, of the
Second Reformed Church. Six children blessed this union, two of
whom preceded their father to eternal life. Those surviving are:
Mary, Edith, Ruth and John. Mrs. Hahn has been a tireless worker in
the cause of Christ., and was with her husband’s very able
assistant in the up-building of his parishes. Her charity is broad,
and she has proved herself a ministering angel in the homes of
those sore oppressed; while her own home has ever been open to the
poor, the needy and the stranger.

HAIN,
ABRAHAM U.

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Surnames: HAIN, REBER, RATHMACHER, FOX, YEAGER, ULRICH, FROMM,
HALL, GOOD, GEIGER, KAUFFMAN, KISSINGER, MILLER, STARTZLER,
DIETRICH, FRITZ, FOCHT

Abraham U. Hain, a representative business man of West Reading,
Berks county, the first coal merchant of that place, and one of its
most progressive and substantial citizens, was born Aug. 13, 1838,
in Bern township, this county. His ancestors have been located here
for many years.

John C. Hain, his grandfather, was born Aug. 3,
1786, on the land now occupied by the Wernersville State Asylum,
and himself came into possession of that property. His real estate
holdings were extensive, and he became a prominent man in many
ways. He died Nov. 9, 1854, and is buried at the Hain’s
Church-named after the family.

John C. Hain married June 4, 1815, Barbara
Reber, who was the second eldest of the fourteen children born to
Johannes and Madgalena (Rathmacher) Reber. To them were born four
children: Benneville R. was father of Abraham U. Hain; Polly (Mary)
m. John Fox, of Bern township; John R. became a farmer in Bern
township; Ellen m. George W. Yeager, superintendent of the Union
canal.

Benneville R. Hain, born Aug. 3, 1816, at
Wernersville, died Dec. 29, 1852, aged thirty-six years, four
months, twenty-six days. But though his life was not a long one, he
accomplished much, making a substantial success of all his
undertakings. He started life with a wood axe and fifty cents in
money, but he possessed more than ordinary intelligence and
enterprise, and when he died, in the prime of early manhood, he had
attained very comfortable circumstances through the well-directed
exercise of his natural gifts. He was a boatman on the old Union
canal, owning three boats, which he used in transporting his coal,
lumber and merchandise, for he kept a small store in Penn township,
near Bernville, at the place called Port Penn.

Mr. Hain married Susanna Ulrich, born Jan. 29,
1818, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Fromm) Ulrich, of Bern
township; she died March 12, 1852, just a few months before Mr.
Hain’s death. They are buried at Epler’s Church, in Bern township.
To Benneville R. and Susanna (Ulrich) Hain were born four children:
Nathan, who died in infancy; Abraham U.; William U., who was a
wheelwright of Bern township; and Mary Ann (m. Benjamin Hall, of
West Reading).

Abraham U. Hain was educated in the township
schools of Bern and in a private school in Reading which was under
the supervision of Prof. William A. Good, and which he attended for
over a year. He was reared to farming, but when he was seventeen
began teaching school under the first county superintendent of
schools, William A. Good, in Berne township, where he continued at
that profession for four terms. He also taught one term in
Maxatawny township. At that time the term consisted of only four
months, and he received $25 a month. Since he gave up teaching Mr.
Hain has been engaged at merchandising, having begun as clerk in a
general store which did both a wholesale and a retail business, on
the present site of the “Merchants’ Hotel,” corner of Third and
Penn streets, Reading. It was conducted by Geiger, Kauffman &
Kissinger, in whose employ Mr. Hain remained for a period of five
years, until, in 1862, he started business on his own account. For
fifteen years he dealt in lime, coal and stone, at Felix dam, and
since 1890 he has been in the coal business at West Reading, where
his establishment was the first of the kind. His patronage is
large, and he includes among his customers many residents of
Reading. His coal chutes are at the west end of the Lebanon Valley
bridge.

Ever since his removal to West Reading, Mr. Hain
has been active and public-spirited in its improvement and
development. He was instrumental in the incorporation of the
borough, where he is regarded as one of the most substantial and
progressive citizens. He owns ten acres of finely located land,
lying along Tulpehocken avenue, some of which has been cut up into
building lots, and also four dwellings in West Reading. Mr. Hain
has devoted all his time to his personal interests and the general
welfare, having never had any taste for the honors or emoluments of
public office. Though he is a stanch Republican he has not taken
any active part in politics. He enjoys the complete confidence of
his associates in all the relations of life, his character and
habits being above reproach. His family is a credit to the
community.

In 1866 Mr. Hain married Matilda Miller, born
Sept. 20, 1842, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Startzler) Miller,
of Windsor township. Eight children have been born to this union,
namely: (1) James M. is deceased. (2) George M. is a successful
business man of West Reading, where he is engaged in carriage
building, employing seven men. (3) Albert died in infancy. (4)
Charles M. is in the butcher business on Penn avenue, in West
Reading. (5) Peter died in infancy. (6) Frank M. is engaged in the
coal business with his father. He m. Alice Dietrich, of Greenwich
township, Berks county. (7) Agnes m. George Fritz, a carpenter of
Reading, who is at present in the employ of L. H. Focht, the
extensive contractor, as foreman. (8) Mary M. is a graduate of the
Keystone State Normal School, class of 1904, and is now teaching
the fourth grade in West Reading. She resides at home with her
parents. The family residence is a comfortable brick house at No.
528 Penn avenue. Mr. Hain and his children are members of Epler’s
Reformed Church of Bern township, and he was a liberal contributor
toward the purchase of St. James Reformed Church of West Reading,
his interest in the promotion of religious work being real and his
assistance practical. He has also given generously to the Lutheran
Church of the borough, of which his wife is a member. All in all,
he is a citizen universally respected for his sterling qualities
and upright life.

James M. Hain, eldest son of Abraham U. and
Matilda (Miller) Hain, was born Feb. 10, 1867, in Bern township,
where he spent his entire life. He received a good education,
graduating from the Keystone State Normal School in 1889, at the
head of his class, and he taught school in Bern township for six
years. When the Schuylkill Valley Bank was established he became
teller of that institution, holding that position until his death,
Aug. 15, 1907, at the age of forty years, six months, five days.
Mr. Hain had been ailing for almost three weeks, and was confined
to his bed for ten days before his death, with typhoid fever, but
his demise was unexpected. He was at the home of his parents, No.
528 Penn avenue, West Reading, when he passed away. He was
unmarried. When the borough of West Reading was organized James M.
Hain was one Of the leaders in the movement, and at the time of his
decease he was serving as president of the borough council. There
was no more valuable citizen in the community, where he was
universally esteemed, and the large number that attended his
funeral showed that he had friends among all classes. Many
beautiful floral tributes were sent to the family in token of the
sympathy felt throughout this section of the county. Mr. Hain
possessed high intelligence and equally high principles, was an
able as well as an upright man, and left a large estate,
accumulated by his own efforts. He is buried at Epler’s church, in
Bern township. He was a member of St. James Reformed Church, and a
Republican in political connection.

HAIN, DAVID
H.(M.D.)

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Surnames: HAIN, WERNER, HUYETT, LUDWIG, FISHER

David H. Hain, M.D., a well-known physician in Penn township, who
has been engaged in the practice of his profession at Obold, Pa.,
for more than twenty-five years, and is said to have the largest
practice of any county doctor in Berks county, was born May 12,
1861, in Lower Heidelberg township, son of Frederick and Sarah
Hain.

Frederick Hain was born Nov. 22, 1822, in Lower
Heidelberg township, where his entire life was spent in
agricultural pursuits. He died April 23, 1875. He married Sarah
Hain, and to them were born these children: John, who died in Lower
Heidelberg township: Eva, m. to Henry B. Werner: Henry, living at
Wernersville: Emma, m. to Jacob Huyett, of Franklin Grove, Lee Co.,
Ill.: Mary m. to William K. Ludwig, of Wernersville: and Dr. David
H.

Dr. Hain secured his primary education in the
public schools of Wernersville, and later he attended Palatinate
College at Myerstown, and Prof. D. B. Brunner’s Business College at
Reading. Then he became a student at the Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, and graduated from that institution in 1881. On March
1, 1882, he located at Obold, where he has built up a very large
country practice.

Dr. Hain married Sallie A. Fisher, daughter of
Reiley Fisher, and to this union there have been born three
children: Edna, a graduate of the Keystone State Normal School,
class of 1902, now teaching at Wernersville: Raymond, a graduate of
the same institution, now a senior at Bucknell College: and Stella,
a member of Class of 1910, at the Normal School at Kutztown.

HAIN
FAMILY

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Surnames: HAIN, HEAN, HANE, HEHN, LOCKSLEY, SHOWER, GULDIN,
SCHAEFFER, GERNAND, NUNNEMACHER, SELTZER, HILL, MILLER, BUCKS,
BEAVER, HUYETT, ZIMMERMAN, RUTH, ULRICH, SCHANOVER, WENRICH, GRETH,
KEGERISE, GUSHOUR, SCHEPP, BEIDLER, SNADER, BRUNNER, BAER, KECK

Among the old and honorable families of Berks county none are more
numerous than that of Hain, representatives of which have for many
years been prominently identified with the agricultural,
educational and official interests of their several communities.
Prominent among the present-day members of this family may be
mentioned Benjamin A. Hain, a prosperous farmer of Lower Heidelberg
township, and Prof. Milton I. Hain, one of the best known educators
in that section of Berks county.

George Hean (also spelled Hane, Hehn and Hain)
was a native of Germany and early in the eighteenth century came to
America, landing at New York. From Schoharie, N. Y., he came to
Heidelberg township, Berks county, in about 1723, and settled along
the Berks and Dauphin turnpike in what is now known as Lower
Heidelberg township, where he owned 2,100 acres of land. He had
eight sons, Peter, Adam, George, Frederick, Heinerich, Joseph,
Casper and John, one of whom (probably Joseph) went to live with
the Indians. He suddenly disappeared from home, and nothing was
heard of him for many years, when Indians told the family that he
was well cared for. George Hean gave 300 acres of his property to
each of his seven remaining sons.

Henry Hain, the great-great-grandfather of
Benjamin A., lived in Lower Heidelberg township, where he carried
on farming. He had these children: John; Adam, who settled near
Harrisburg; Frederick; Daniel; Joseph; and a daughter who married a
Mr. Locksley.

Joseph Hain, the great-grandfather of Benjamin
A., lived on the farm on which the State Asylum is now situated,
which was then a large property, but which has since been divided
and subdivided. Born May 21, 1759, he died Jan. 21, 1834. He was
married in 1782 to Catherine Shower, who was of English extraction,
and they had these children: Benjamin S.; Hannah, who married
Abraham Guldin; and Elizabeth, who married (first) Leonard
Schaeffer and (second) George Gernand, the latter of whom was at
one time sheriff of Berks county.

Benjamin S. Hain, grandfather of Benjamin A.,
was born May 23, 1785, in Lower Heidelberg township, and died Oct.
27, 1867; he was buried at Hain’s Church, of which he was an
official member. In the early days, when the church was surrounded
by a dense forest, in which wolves and other wild animals still
roamed in great numbers, Mr. Hain assisted in protecting the
worshippers from these beasts. He was one of the well-known men of
his day, and was well-to-do, owning three farms, one of which is
now the property of the State of Pennsylvania and occupied by the
Wernersville State Asylum. The house which stood near this
institution was erected by Mr. Hain. He married Elizabeth Hain, who
was born Oct. 11, 1788, and died April 7, 1861, and to this union
were born the following children: Maria, who married Michael
Nunnemacher; Catherine, who married Michael Seltzer; Joseph, who
was a farmer near Wernersville and who died when comparatively
young; Hannah, who married Peter Hill; Amelia, who married John
Miller; Ellen, who married David Bucks; Harriet, who married Jacob
Beaver; Adam, who lived on the original Hain farm and later in
Reading, where he died; George; Eliza, who married John Huyett; and
Sarah, who married William Zimmerman.

George Hain, the father of Benjamin A., was born
in Lower Heidelberg township March 26, 1824, and died Feb. 11,
1903, being buried in the old cemetery at Hain’s Church. He was a
lifelong farmer, owning the property now in the possession of his
son Benjamin A., on which the present house was erected in 1902,
and the barn in 1828 (built by Daniel Bucks). Mr. Hain was one of
the township’s most esteemed citizens, was progressive and
enterprising, and a stanch Republican. He was a member of Hain’s
Reformed Church, of which he was a member and elder for many years.

On Oct. 6, 1853, Mr. Hain was married to
Elizabeth Ruth, born Han. 8, 1829, who died Feb. 8, 1901, daughter
of John and Margaretha (Ulrich) Ruth, and ten children were born to
this union: A son died in infancy; Frank, born June 1, 1855, died
Nov. 14, 1896 (he was a farmer in Spring township); George, born
Nov. 5, 1856, is a farmer near Dixon, Ill.; Daniel, born Nov. 2,
1858, met his death in 1900, when he accidentally fell from an
overshoot in his barn, on his farm at Wernersville; Benjamin A.;
Rebecca, born Oct. 16, 1862, m. Abraham Schanover, a clerk at
Wernersville; a daughter died in infancy; Sallie, born Feb. 25,
1865, m. Samuel Wenrich, of near Hain’s Church; Mary, born June 24,
1866, m. Jacob M. Greth, a farmer of Lower Heidelberg township;
Kate, born Feb. 28, 1868, m. James Kegerise, and resides with her
brother Benjamin A.

Benjamin A. Hain was born on the farm of his
grandfather, Benjamin S. Hain, in Lower Heidelberg township, March
3, 1861, and attended Bucks school, in his native district, and a
school near Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pa., for two terms. He
worked for his father until forty-one years of age, in 1902
commencing operations on his own account on the homestead, which
became his in 1905. This property, which is situated about one mile
from Wernersville, is one of the finest truck farms in this section
of Berks county, and is furnished with fine machinery and good farm
stock. Mr. Hain has been very successful in his operations, and
readily disposes of his produce at stand No. 68, in the market at
Ninth and Buttonwood streets. His father attended this stand for
more than thirty years, and the trade built up by him is being
supplied by his son. Mr. Hain’s sisters, Mary and Kate, keep house
for him, in the large, comfortable residence, and are all very well
known and highly esteemed in this community. They attend Hain’s
Reformed Church, where more than one hundred of the family name are
buried. Johannes Hain, the great-great-grandfather of Prof. Milton
I. Hain, was a farmer in Heidelberg township. He was a son of Adam
and grandson of George Hehn, the German ancestor of the family who
came hither from the Palatinate.

Adam Hain, son of Johannes, was a native of
Heidelberg township, where he was extensively engaged in
agricultural operations, and where he died, being buried at Hain’s
Church, of which he was a member. He married a Miss Gushour, and
they had these children: Elizabeth, who married Benjamin Hain;
Catherine, who married John Gernand, of Maiden-creek township;
Johannes A., and Peter, of Lower Heidelberg township.

Johannes A. Hain, grandfather of Milton I., was
born Aug. 15, 1891, on a part of the original Hain homestead, and
died Jan. 4, 1865. He followed farming all of his life. He is
buried at Hain’s Church, of which he was an official member. On
Sep. 21, 1817, he was married to Catherine Gernand, born Dec. 25,
1799, who died Jan. 2, 1882, and they had these children: Maria,
Ellen, Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, Reuben, Kitty, Ann, and Barbara
(born in 1835, died in 1865, married Jacob Schepp). The parents
spent a happy married life of forty-seven years.

Reuben Hain, father of Milton I., was born Nov.
23, 1828, in Heidelberg (now Lower Heidelberg) township, and is now
living retired, after a long and useful life spent in agricultural
pursuits. He is a Democrat in politics, and was township auditor
for some years; he served as deacon and elder in Hain’s Church. In
1849 Mr. Hain was united in marriage with Susannah Beidler, born
Dec. 29, 1830, daughter of William Beidler, and five children have
been born to this union, as follows: John W., born Nov. 22, 1852,
who is a farmer near Mount Pleasant, in Penn township; Lewis A.,
born June 4, 1857, who is a farmer of Lower Heidelberg township;
Prof. Milton I.; Mary E., born May 13, 1865, who married Jacob W.
Snader, of Reading; and Emma I., born Jan. 27, 1869, who died Aug.
13, 1879.

Milton I. Hain was born July 9, 1862, in Lower
Heidelberg township, and his preliminary education was gained in
the common schools. Later he attended the Keystone State Normal
School, at Kutztown, Pa., the Reading Academy, and Business
College, under the direction of the late Professor D. B. Brunner.
Professor Hain was first licensed to teach in the public schools in
1880, by Dr. S. A. Baer, who was then superintendent of schools,
and since that time he has continued to teach in Lower Heidelberg
township, where perhaps no educator is better known or more
popular. He was granted his professional certificate by Prof. D. S.
Keck in 1889 and his permanent certificate was awarded him in 1890
by the State. During his long incumbency Mr. Hain has seen many
changes made in the school system, and he has done his part to
bring about these changes. He has kept pace with the times, and his
methods are modern and calculated to bring about the best results.

Mr. Hain is active in church work, being a
member of Hain’s Reformed Church, of which he is at present deacon,
and was superintendent of the Sunday-school for one year and
assistant superintendent for a like period. He is a Democrat in
politics, and served his township very efficiently for six years as
auditor.

HAIN FAMILY

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Surnames: HAIN, HEAN, LOCKSLEY, HAAK, GOODHART, BEIDLER, ZIEBER,
FENCIL, MENGEL, DE TURK, OTTO

The Hain family has been prominent in Berks county, Pa., for
several generations, and members in each generation have been
active in furthering the advance of religious and social life. The
first of the family of whom there are well authenticated data is
George Hean, who settled in the vicinity of Hain’s Church. He was
one of the chief donors to that church, was a very prominent man in
his community. He engaged in farming and was accounted one of the
wealthy men of the day. At his death he left much property. To him
and his wife, Veronica, were born children as follows: Peter, Adam,
George, Frederick and Heinrich (or Henry).

Henry Hain married and became the father of the
following children: Adam, who settled in Dauphin county; Frederick;
Daniel; Otto; Joseph; and a daughter who married a Mr. Locksley.
The family belonged to the Reformed Church.

Daniel Hain was born at the old homestead near
Hain’s Church. He, too, became a prosperous farmer. He was twice
married. By his first marriage he had a son, John.

John Hain, son of Daniel, married Magdalina
Haak, and their children were: Jacob, William, Ellen, Hannah,
Absalom, Mary, Daniel, Elizabeth and Rebecca. The children were all
reared in the faith of the Reformed Church.

Jacob Hain, son of John, was a harness-maker by
trade, and was located at No. 321 Penn street, where he carried on
a flourishing business for many years, becoming one of the best
known of his day in the city. He married Mary Ann Goodhart,
daughter of Jacob and Mary (Beidler) Goodhart. Their union was
blessed with three children, namely: Clara L. m. George P. Zieber,
and has two children, Blanche and Florence (m. Clarence Fencil, and
had two sons, George P. and John N.); Alice V. m. Jonathan P.
Mengel, and had three children, Ralph H. (m. Deborah De Turk), J.
Hain and Mary A. (deceased); and S. Agnes m. Henry M. Otto. Mr.
Jacob Hain was a member of the Second Reformed Church, of which he
was one of the organizers, and in which he held the offices of
deacon and elder. He was a prominent worker in the Democratic
party, and held the office of the Quarter Sessions Court of Berks
county. His fraternal connections were with Salome Lodge, I. O. O.
F. He was a man who kept well abreast of the times, and was well
posted on matters of public import, and was looked up to as an
authority, his advice being often sought and carefully followed.
His word was as good as his bond, and he had the unqualified esteem
of all men.

HAIN,
LEONARD G. (DR)

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Surnames: HAIN, GERHARD, HEYN, HAYN, HOYEN, HEIN, HEAN, De REUS,
HOHEN, BOEHM, WEISS, SCHLATTER, LISHY, STRUNK, MILLER, KINSER

Dr. Leonard G. Hain. Among the members of the medical profession in
Cumru township, Berks county, may be mentioned Dr. Leonard G. Hain,
who has an extensive practice in the pleasant borough of
Shillington. Dr. Hain was born Oct. 27,1872, in Wernersville, Berks
Co., Pa., son of John H. and Rebecca (Gerhard) Hain. The early home
of the Hains was in Holland, where the name was spelled Heyn.
Through various changes, Hayn, Hohen, Hein, Hean, it is now
generally used Hain. At Delftshave (now Delfshaven), a suburb of
Rotterdam, in 1590 lived Piet Heyn, with his wife and four sons,
the eldest of whom was Piet Peterson Heyn, born Nov. 27, 1577. The
latter was a strong-willed boy, bold and adventurous, full of
energy, and he was looked upon by the townspeople with some
concern. School masters would have none of him. After being
expelled from school he went to Rotterdam, where he found work on a
boat. His father was a fisherman, and was often away on long
voyages, so the elder son, who was not by any means the hopelessly
bad boy many thought him, went home twice a week to see his mother.
His old enemies, young relatives of the master who had expelled him
from school, would lie in wait for him, and endeavor to beat him.
He was stronger than they, and in spite of their numbers would
always defeat them. One night these boys gathered their friends
until they had fourteen to wait for the one lad coming home to his
mother. Too many were in the secret, however, and Piet’s younger
brothers heard of it, but they could muster champions enough to
make but nine on their side. The fourteen met Piet first, with
sticks and stones, but the noisiest one of all he threw into the
water, and by that time the brothers and their friends joined him
and together they completely routed the superior numbers, and would
had done them violence, but Piet interposed and insisted that all
shake hands. That same night he proved his courage and his ability
to act quickly in an emergency by assisting in preventing a fire to
spread, and the boy who had been looked upon as bad and unruly was
lauded by all as the bravest boy in town. Shortly after this he
went to sea, and became a prisoner on a Spanish vessel, being held
a very long time. He then shipped as second mate on the man-of-war
“Samson,” commanded by Capt. Gerbrandt Jansroon Sael.

Before 1601, with nine other war ships all under
the command of Admiral Obdam, and English men-of war under Admiral
Lewison, they sailed to find the Spanish fleet. The Spaniards were
beaten at great price, the first mate of the “Samson” being one of
the many victims. In a storm a few days later the captain was swept
overboard, and young Heyn became master of the ship. On his return
home, after transacting business in Batacalo, he married Anetje De
Reus, and settled in Rotterdam. He was not to be permitted to live
quietly, however, and the next voyage he sailed was as Vice-Admiral
of the West Indian Company’s fleet of men-of-war sent against the
Spanish Admiral Willeneus being in command. They captured San
Salvador in April, 1626, and Piet Peterson Heyn became Admiral, and
was sent after the Silver Fleet of Spain. After many adventures,
and the capture of many Spanish vessels, in one battle taking
twenty-six ships from the enemy, he eventually found and defeated
the famous Silver Fleet (with 12,000,000 florins captured as booty)
and carried his prizes triumphantly home to Holland, where great
honors were heaped upon him. At the battle off Dunkirch (Dunkirk),
France, in the North Sea, Admiral Heyn was killed June 20, 1629.
His remains were interred in the Church of the Leaning Tower at
Delft, and a magnificent tomb was erected there to his memory. In
1870 his statue, made of Udelsfenger stone, was unveiled by the
people, and the King, his brother and many noblemen were present to
pay tribute to his memory. His portrait hangs in the Admirals room
in the Art Gallery at Amsterdam.

The first settlers in the vicinity of Hain’s
Church were a part of the 150 families who emigrated from Holland,
and settled in1722 or 1723 at Schoharie, N.Y. In 1729 some
dissension caused a removal of several families to the Tulpehocken
valley, and others to Heidelberg township, Berks county. Among
these first settlers we find the name of Hain, or Hohen or Hean.
With great industry and self-denial these pioneers erected a church
and founded a congregation of the German Reformed Church. The five
acres (since increased to seven) belonging to Hain’s Church were
donated by George Hean (Hain) about 1830, and according to the
custom of the time the church became known as Hain’s, though its
name was St. John’s Church from the time it was dedicated to the
“service of the Tri-une God.” Early pastors of this church were
Pastors Boehm, Weisse and Schlatter, followed by the well known
Rev. Jacob Lishy, of Lancaster county, George Hain, who gave the
land for the church, died in 1746. John H. Hain, father of Dr.
Leonard Gerhard, was born in Lower Heidelberg, on the farm on
which, now stands the Wernersville Asylum. This was the original
home of the Hains in this section. He was born Aug. 18, 1843, and
died May 4, 1903., after a long and useful life. Mr. Hain owned the
homestead of 130 acres, which is still in the family’s possession,
and was engaged in farming and cattle dealing, being known
throughout Berks and Lancaster counties as a man of sterling worth.
A stanch Democrat in politics, he was active in the ranks of his
party, serving ably as school director for a period of nine years.
Fraternally he was connected with the Odd Fellows at Wernersville,
and he and his family attended Hain’s Church, where he is buried.
Mr. Hain married Rebecca Gerhard, daughter of Adam and Catherine
(Strunk) Gerhard., and to them were born: Harry G., foreman at the
Hampden Planing Mill; Dr. Leonard Gerhard; Frederick, who
cultivates the old homestead farm; and Leah, m. to Charles Hain,
who is engaged in the hosiery business at Wernersville.

Dr. Leonard Gerhard Hain, was reared upon his
father’s farm, on which he resided until entering college. His
early education was obtained in the township schools, later he
attended the Hughes Academy at Bellefonte, Centre Co., Pa., where
he prepared for college, and in the fall of 1888 he entered
Palatinate College of Medicine, at Myerstown, where he completed
his preparatory course for medicine. Entering Jefferson Medical
College in the fall of 1890, he graduated May 4, 1893, and on June
5th of the latter year engaged in practice at Shillington, being
the first physician in the borough. He has gradually built up a
large and lucrative practice in a densely settled community within
a radius of five miles, and his skillful services have won for him
the confidence and respect of the entire section. Personally the
Doctor is pleasant and courteous, and as a consequence he is very
popular with all who know him. He was one of the organizers and is
a director of the Mohnton National Bank, of Mohnton.

In political matters Dr. Hain is a Democrat, and
for three years served as Almshouse physician. He is a member of
Teutonia Lodge No. 367, F.& A. M., Reading; Reading Chapter,
No. 52, R. A. M.; De Molay Commandery No. 9, K. T.; Rajah Temple,
A. A. O. N. M. S., Reading; Reading Elks, No.115; Aerie No. 66, F.
O. E., Reading; Independent Americans of Shillington; Knights of
Pythias No.385, Mohnton; and Knights of the Golden Eagle, of
Kutztown. He and his family are Reformed members of the Hain
Church, of Lower Heidelberg.

On Nov. 12, 1892, Dr. Hain was married to Annie
K. Miller, daughter of John H. and Sarah (Kinser) Miller, of
Wernersville, Pa., and to this union have been born two children:
Stuart J., who died in infancy; and Marguerite L.

HAIN, LEWIS
J.

p. 834

Surnames: HAIN, RUTH, GERNANT, LAUCKS, LORAH, GAULAND, GASSERT,
OBERHOLTZER, GAUL, STOUDT, MILLER, FREYMEYER, FISHER, ECKERT, HAAK,
KLOPP, HUYETT, KRICK

Lewis J. Hain, a progressive and successful farmer of Lower
Heidelberg township, was born in that township near Wernersville,
July 16, 1865.

Adam Hain, his great-grandfather, was born near
Wernersville, and there married Anna Maria Ruth, daughter of
Christian Ruth. They had four children; Peter; John m. Catharine
Gernant, of Maiden-creek; Elizabeth m. Benjamin Hain; and Catharine
m. John Gernant, of Spring.

Peter Hain, grandfather of Lewis J., was a
farmer of Lower Heidelberg township. He was born in 1796 and died
in 1874. He married Catharine Laucks, born in 1799, daughter of
Peter and Susannah (Lorah) Laucks, of Tulpehocken township; she
died in 1888. They had four children: Adam L. m. (first) Hannah
Gauland, and (second) Rebecca Gassert; Peter L. m. Susan
Oberholtzer; Levi L. m. Anna Laucks; and David L. David Laucks
Hain, father of Lewis J., was educated in the township schools, and
brought up to farming, which he followed successfully until 1898
when he retired, living since then at Wernersville. He married
Sarah Hain, daughter of Joseph and Mary Hain, and by her had eight
children: Reilly (m. Anna Gaul); Lewis J.; Cora (m. William
Stoudt); and five who died in infancy.

Lewis J. Hain received his education in the
local schools, at Myerstown Palatinate College, and at the Reading
Interstate Commercial College. Upon finishing his education, he
directed his attention to farming, first under his father and then
for himself, and he has followed this pursuit with great success to
the present time in the vicinity of Wernersville. Besides the
regular operations on the farm, he has made a specialty of
fattening from sixty to seventy-five steers each year. He operates
two farms, the one which he purchased from his father, and his
wife’s farm which she inherited from her father. They reside on the
latter place.

Mr. Hain married, in 1889, Ella Miller Hain,
daughter of Isaac Hain and Sarah Miller. They have two children,
Isaac A., born Jan. 21, 1891, and William P., born Dec. 14, 1898.

Mrs. Lewis J. Hain is a descendant of George
Hain, who was the founder of the Hain family in Berks county. He
emigrated from the Palatinate to Pennsylvania and settled in
Heidelberg township in 1711. He married Veronica Hain, and they had
nine children, Christian, Peter, Adam, George, Frederick, Henry,
Casper, Sybilla (m. Jacob Freymeyer) and Elizabeth Gertrude (m.
William Fisher).

Casper Hain, son of George, and
great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Lewis J. Hain, was born in Germany
in 1724, and emigrated to America with his father. He carried on
farming in Heidelberg until his decease in 1762. His wife,
Catharine, was born in 1727, and died in 1809, and by her he had
five children: Elizabeth (m. Conrad Eckert); John; Frederick; David
(m. Barbara Ruth); and Peter (m. Magdalena Ruth).

Frederick Hain, son of Casper, was born in 1756,
carried on farming and died in 1812. He married Catharine Haak, who
was born in 1754 and died in 1815. They had four children: Daniel;
Hannah and Elizabeth, unmarried; and Catharine (m. John Klopp).

Daniel Hain, son of Frederick, was a farmer of
Lower Heidelberg township. He was born in 1787, and died in 1862.
He married Magdalena Hain, daughter of Isaac Hain, who died in
1882, aged seventy-five years. She was the mother of five children:
Richard (m. Anna Huyett), Isaac; Anna (m. William Krick); and two
died in infancy.

Isaac Hain, son of Daniel and father of Mrs.
Lewis J. Hain, was born in 1835, and was a farmer of Lower
Heidelberg township. He married Sarah Miller, daughter of Abraham
Miller, who was born in 1841, and is yet living in Wernersville.
Isaac Hain died in 1895. He was the father of two children: Daniel
(m. Catherine Huyett); and Ellen (m. Lewis J. Hain).

HAIN, PETER
A.

p. 1037

Surnames: HAIN, LAUCKS, LINSMAN, YODER, MOLL, STRASSER, STRUNK,
WENRICH, LENGEL, SPOHN, LIEB, BROWN

Peter A. Hain, a farmer of Lower Heidelberg, residing at
Wernersville, was born Oct. 19, 1867, in the township named, and
was educated in the public schools. After assisting his father on
the farm until he became a young man he learned the trade of
milling in the Peter Hain mill, and then carried on the business
for himself from 1899 to 1904. Recently, besides looking after his
farm, he has directed his attention to painting. Mr. Hain’s father
was Levi L. Hain, who married Eva Laucks, and they and earlier
ancestors of Mr. Hain are referred to elsewhere.

In 1899 Mr. Hain married Kate S. Linsman, of
Reading, daughter of William H. Linsman and his wife Sarah Yoder, a
daughter of William Yoder, of Wernersville. She was born in 1850,
but died at the early age of twenty-three years. They had one
child, Kate, now Mrs. Peter A. Hain. William H. Linsman was born at
Reading in 1849, was there educated, and learned the trade of
carpenter in the car shops of the Philadelphia & Reading
Company. He has been continuously in the employ of that company
from the time he was fifteen years old, a period exceeding forty
years. For his second wife Mr. Linsman married Emma Moll, a
daughter of David Moll, of Molltown, and after her decease wedded
Ellen Strasser, daughter of David Strasser, of Hamburg.

Mr. Linsman’s father was William Linsman, of
Wurtemberg, Germany. He emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1847, locating
at Lancaster, and after living there a year settled at Reading,
where he followed the occupation of carpenter and builder until his
death, in 1889, at the age of seventy-nine years. Her parents and
five other daughters emigrated at the same time, locating at
Lancaster. In their journey across the sea they were fifty-seven
days on the way.

Mrs. Hain’s grandfather, William Yoder, was a
farmer in Lower Heidelberg, east of Wernersville, living for
twenty-five years on the same farm. He was born in 1820, and died
at the age of sixty-nine years. He married Susanna Strunk, of the
same township, a daughter of Jacob Strunk, carpet weaver, and she
died in 1897, aged seventy-two years. They had five children: Jacob
m. Jennie Wenrich; Daniel m. Cornelia Lengel; Sarah m. William H.
Linsman; Lydia m. Darius Spohn; and Kate m. Aaron Lieb. Mrs. Hain’s
great-grandfather was John Yoder; he m. Lydia Brown.

HAIN,
RICHARD

p. 844

Surnames: HAIN, BROWER, BUCKS, HUYETT, BEAM, GERHART, MILLER, KRICK
HARTMAN, MAURER, GAUL, ZACHARIAS, BEIDLER

Richard Hain, a retired farmer at Wernersville and supervisor of
that section of the Berks and Dauphin turnpike for over forty
years, was born in Lower Heidelberg township Jan. 6, 1827, son of
Daniel and Magdalena (Hain) Hain. He received his education in the
township school and at a private academy which was conducted by
Prof. Jeremiah J. Brower, at Unionville, near Douglassville, Berks
county. When seventeen years old he taught school for one term in
Lower Heidelberg township, and then assisted his father on the farm
for eighteen years, until 1862, with the exception of one year when
he acted as clerk for Daniel B. Bucks, in the coal, lumber and
hotel business at Wernersville. In 1862 he took the farm and
carried on operations for himself for twenty- six years, until
1888, when he retired and has since been living in retirement.

In 1863 Mr. Hain became a director of the Berks
and Dauphin turnpike, and, at the same time, supervisor of the
section from Sinking Spring to Robesonia, and he filled these
positions with the company until the turnpike was declared free, in
1905, from Reading to Wernersville by legal proceedings which
extended over many years. His father had filled the same positions
for twenty years until his death in 1862. Mr. Hein filled the
position of school director of the township for one term, and
served as a deacon and elder of Hain’s Reformed Church for several
years.

Richard Hain married Anna Esther Huyett,
daughter of John Huyett, a farmer of Cumru township, and has two
children: Franklin ( m. Sadie J. Beam, of Chester county, and has
one child, Richard Beam, born Feb. 14, 1906 ); and Charles (m. Oct.
4, 1908, Leah K. Hain, their marriage taking place in Hain’s
Reformed Church, and being the first wedding ever held in this
historic church). Leah Hain was a daughter of John H. Hain, and his
wife Rebecca (Gerhart) Hain.

Daniel Hain, father of Richard, was born in
Lower Heidelberg in 1787, and died in 1862. He married Magdalena
Hain, daughter of Isaac Hain, of the same township. She died in
1882, at the age of seventy- five years. They had five children:
Richard; Isaac, who married Sarah Miller; Anna, Mrs. William B.
Krick; and two who died in infancy.

Frederick Hain was the grandfather of Richard,
and his great- grandfather was Casper Hain. (See sketch of Lewis J.
Hain elsewhere.)

Mrs. Richard Hain’s father was John Huyett, a
farmer of Cumru township, born in 1799 and died in 1887. He married
Elizabeth Hartman, a daughter of John and Sophia (Maurer) Hartman
of Muhlenberg township. She was born in 1796, and died in 1868.
They had eleven children: Garson (m. Eva Gaul); Sarah (m. Daniel
Zacharias); Charles (m. Elizabeth Beidler); Daniel (m. Lydia Gaul);
James (m.Mary Gaul); Anna; Leah, John, Lewis and Elizabeth,
unmarried; and one who died in infancy. Her grandfather, John
Hartman, had six children, John, Daniel, Frederick, Elizabeth, Mary
and Sophia.

HAINLY, JOEL
W..

p. 615

Surnames: HAINLY, WIEST, BERGMAN, GUSHERT, BETCHER, ROYER, NOLL,
STOVER, DeHART, KESSLER, ECKENROTH, BURKERT, ARTZBECHER, SHOWALTER,
GEHRET, KEENER, LEINBACH, HAIN, HALT, ADDAMS, ULRICH, STROHL, FRY,
GAUL

Joel W. Hainly, proprietor of the original “Sinking Spring Hotel,”
one of the oldest hotel stands in Berks county, was born in
Lancaster county, Pa., July 21, 1861, son of Michael and Lydia
(Wiest) Hainly. Michael Hainly, grandfather of Joel W., was a
farmer in Lancaster county, and owned a small property near
Blainsport, where he died. He was twice married, (first) to Susanna
Bergman, and (second) to Susanna Gushert. His children, all by the
first marriage, were: Joseph, who settled near Schoeneck, Pa.,:
John, who lived at Cocalico; Michael: Susanna, m. to Samuel
Betcher; Sophia, m. to Abraham Royer; and Polly (Mary), m. to Adam
Noll.

Michael Hainly, father of Joel W., was born July
6, 1831, and died Oct. 5, 1906, after a long and successful life
spent in agricultural pursuits. He was a prominent member of the
Swamp Church, belonging to the Lutheran denomination, and was a man
universally esteemed and respected. Mr. Hainly married Lydia Wiest,
born April 17, 1834, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Stover) Wiest,
and she now resides at the old home. They had a family of nine
children, all of whom are living: Sarah, m. to Martin DeHart, of
Fritztown: Benjamin, m. to Kate Kessler, and living on a farm at
Vinemont; Joel W.; Susan, m. to Wallace Eckenroth, of
Gouglersville; Emma, m. to John Burkert, of Vinemont; Amanda, m. to
Fred Artzbecher, of Cocalico, Mary, m. to Harry Showalter, of
Reinholds, Pa.; Kate, m. to Harvey Gehret, of Blainsport, Pa.; and
Michael, a painter now living on the old homestead, m. to Cora
Keener.

Joel W. Hainly spent his boyhood days at
Reinholds, Lancaster county, where he was reared on his father’s
farm, and remained with his parents until twenty-one years old, at
which time he learned the milling business with Richard Leinbach,
near Reamstown, Pa., where he worked about one year. For the
following five years he worked in August D. Keener’s mill at
Fritztown, and in August, 1886, he removed to Reading and for a
short time operated a stationary engine at a stone crusher. In 1886
Mr. Hainly engaged in the hotel business at the Cacoosing,
conducting that place successfully for one and one-half years, at
which time he purchased the “Fritztown Hotel,” which he greatly
improved. He succeeded in building up a large trade, and during his
seven years’ occupancy of that site did a very profitable business.
Mr. Hainly sold out this place in 1896 at a large profit, and in
the spring of 1897 he removed to Reading, in the fall of which year
he bought the “Sinking Spring Hotel,” one of the oldest hotel
stands in Berks county. The sinking spring, after which the village
was named, is located on his premises, 100 feet from the hotel
building. This interesting spring, which was given its name by the
Indians, is very strong and runs from about January to August, when
the water disappears into the earth to reappear during January of
the year following. The spring never runs dry during the months
from January to August.

One part of Mr. Hainly’s hotel building was
erected prior to 1767, being built of stone nearly two feet thick,
is substantial, and to all appearances will remain so for a century
or two to come. The fourteen rooms are large and spacious, and the
Colonial style of architecture prevails. Mr. Hainly, who is genial
and affable, makes an ideal host, and has won many friends in this
community. He serves the best of liquors, beer and cigars, has
excellent table service, and his prices are moderate. His fine
park, immediately in the rear of the hotel, covers an area of about
two acres, and here is found the historic sinking spring. The park
contains a large pavilion, and is thickly grown with shrubbery and
trees, the latter including the Norway, Austrian, Excelsior and
Stone pines, and the Douglass, Colorado Blue and oriental spruce,
with Arbor White American and Golden Arbor. Pyramid and Siberian
plants are found scattered about in artistic fashion, and the place
is a delightful retreat, where one may find rest from the noise and
rush of town life.

On Sept. 19, 1885, Mr. Hainly was married
(first) to Kate Hain, born April 27, 1867, who died Oct. 31, 1897,
daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth (Halt) Hain, the former a
coachbuilder of Fritztown. Mr. and Mrs. Hainly had three children,
namely: George Frederick, Mamie Elizabeth and Robert Michael. On
June 20, 1903, Mr. Hainly m. (second) Valeria J. Addams, daughter
of Daniel and Susanna (Ulrich) Addams, of Fritztown. Mr. Addams is
an old resident of this section, and was an active worker in the
Democratic party in his younger days. His children are: Hannah, m.
to J. S. Strohl; Maggie, m. to John A. Fry; Ella, m. to F. M. Gaul;
and Valeria J., m. to Joel W. Hainly. No children have been born of
Mr. Hainly’s second marriage. He is a Lutheran member of St. John’s
Church of Sinking Spring. In politics he is an active Democrat.
Fraternally he is a member of Tribe No. 301, Order of Red Men, of
Reading; and Castle No. 334, K. G. E., of Sinking Spring.