Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery

LEINBACH, AARON S. (REV.)

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Surnames: LEINBACH, KRICK, WALBORN, DUNDORE, LOOSE, REBER, MOSSER,
RUTH, HOUCK, CALL, FICHTHORN, RIESER, SCHAFFER, ARMSTRONG, SCHANTZ,
BAUSMAN

“Rev. Dr. Aaron Seibert Leinbach, a well-known Reformed Clergyman,
who died in Reading, was a son of the late Rev. Thomas H. and
Elizabeth Leinbach, and was born July 20, 1825, in Spring township,
several miles from Reading, in the house now occupied by Benneville
Krick. He was one of a family of thirteen children, the following
of whom survive: Rev. Samuel Augustus Leinbach, of this city; Rev.
Thomas Calvin Leinbach, of Womelsdorf; Charles Leinbach, Mrs. Maria
Walborn, Mrs. Clara Dundore, Mrs. Emma Loose, all of Myerstown; and
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“Before he was a year old his father moved to the parsonage of the
Tulpehocken church, of which he was pastor, located in Jackson
township, Lebanon county. It was here that Dr. Leinbach spent his
earlier years. He attended the common schools of the neighborhood,
and afterward entered the academy at Womelsdorf and then the
academy at Myerstown. From here he entered Marshall College, at
Mercersburg, in 1842, and graduated in the fall of 1846. He then
prosecuted his theological studies in the seminary at the same
place until 1848, and was licensed to preach on the 16th day of May
of the same year. He was ordained by the classis of the Reformed
Church and installed as pastor of the Palmyra charge in Lebanon
county, which he served for the short period of five months when he
was called to the pastorate of the First Reformed church of
Reading. He entered upon his duties Sept. 6, 1848, and successfully
served the congregation for fourteen and one-half years. He
preached in German and English and lectured during the week. The
German and English services alternated, as did also the lectures.
During the greater portion of the time he delivered two lectures a
week, one in German and the other in English, but afterward only
once a week in German and English alternately. At times, when
Trinity Lutheran Church was without a pastor, he attended week-day
services there and sometimes filled the pulpit on Sundays. During a
period of the time he was pastor of the First Reformed Church, he
preached at stated intervals at Schwartzwald Church, and became the
regular pastor of that well-known congregation, July 1, 1855.

“Dr. Leinbach began his pastorate at Shalters,
May 1, 1864; at Hinnershitz church, Oct. 8, 1871; at Alsace, Oct.
8, 1873. He also served the following congregations: Immanuel,
Hamburg, from April 24, 1864 to June 10, 1866; St. Michael’s, Upper
Bern, from Aug. 7, 1864, to Sept. 29, 1867; St. John’s, Robeson,
from May 22, 1864, to June 29, 1873; Mohrsville, from Jan. 22,
1865, to Jan. 23, 1881; Bern church, from July 25, 1875, to Aug.
12, 1883; Leesport church, from June 26, 1870, to Jan. 23, 1881.

“When he announced to the members of his
different congregations in the spring of 1895 that he would resign
his charges and throw aside the cares of his office, the
expressions of regret were general. This course, Dr. Leinbach
deemed necessary, as of recent years his manifold duties were too
great a strain on his nervous system. On Sunday, July 28, 1895, the
venerable pastor conducted his concluding services in Alsace
church; on Sunday morning, Aug. 4, Hinnershitz, and in the
afternoon of the same day at Shalter’s church. On Sunday, Aug. 11,
he preached his farewell sermon at Spies’ church, and on Sunday,
Aug. 18, at Schwartzwald (which congregation he has served for a
period of nearly forty years). All services were largely attended,
not only by the members of the different congregations, but by
numerous friends living within a radius of many miles.

“Since the time he was licensed as a preacher he
had baptized 7,729 persons; confirmed 3,437; married 2,829 couples,
and officiated at 4,289 funerals. At various times, his son, the
late Rev. John Hiester Leinbach, officiated in his stead, otherwise
these figures would have been larger.

“A number of years ago the title of D. D. was
conferred upon him by Franklin and Marshall College. Dr. Leinbach
was for nearly half a century one of the most active and
influential Reformed clergymen in Eastern Pennsylvania. He labored
in season and out of season, and as his congregations were widely
scattered he was out almost daily, preaching funeral sermons,
visiting the sick, and in an hundred ways ministering comfort and
consolation. He filled in full and complete measure all the duties
of a pastor, and in addition to his week-day appointments, he held
services at two or three, and occasionally four of his churches on
a single Sunday, on which occasions he was required to drive many
miles. He thoroughly understood the people, and they had full
confidence in his advice and judgment in temporal as well as
spiritual affairs. He was sympathetic and considerate of every one
with whom he came in contact. His amiable disposition and even
temperament made him one of the most approachable of men. His
kindliness of manner commended him as a model pastor, and there was
never any friction between him and his congregation. His
parishioners believed in him as no other man and he was held by
them in the greatest affection as a counsellor, pastor and friend.
He was amiable, charitable and always good-natured, and his
parsonage was at all times a place where his many hundreds of
members were always welcome. There were few men who enjoyed a wider
acquaintance throughout Berks county than Rev. Dr. Leinbach, and he
was beloved wherever he was known. His relations with his
congregations were based on a mutual confidence and good feeling
that added much to the prosperity of the congregations. He was the
embodiment of kindness, and he will be sincerely mourned in
hundreds of homes. His name was a household word throughout this
entire section. As a preacher he was practical and eloquent. He
drew his lessons from everyday life, and his sermons were based on
old-fashioned Gospel truths, and ran in a channel of thought that
all could understand. While he at all times directed his hearers to
prepare for the better land above, Dr. Leinbach never neglected to
inculcate in his discourses principles of right living, right
thinking, and right doing in one’s daily life. He addressed his
people as a kind father would a child and in this lay one of the
sources of his popularity.

“At the farewell services at Schwartzwald, Rev.
Dr. Mosser, a successor of Dr. Leinbach, at the First Church,
truthfully said, “A minister of the Gospel who remains in one
church forty years as its pastor, and then lays down the cares of
the office on account of the infirmities of old age, is a hero of
God.’ On the same occasion Dr. Leinbach gave the statistics of the
church. He stated that he began his pastorate in Schwartzwald, July
29, 1855, and since then had baptized 1,523 people, confirmed
1,012, wedded 484 couples and officiated at 694 funerals. At the
first communion he had 166 guests and at the last 426. This number,
he said, was not the largest, however, as he had had already as
many as 550. He concluded with these words: ‘It is a sad thing for
me to sever my connection with this church, but my declining years
demand it. I now bid you farewell and pray that our Father’s
blessing may rest upon you all.’ During the deliverance of the
above many were moved to tears. At the close he was presented on
behalf on the congregation with a handsome engrossed set of
resolutions enclosed in a frame, testifying to his great ability as
a minister, and to his faithful services as their pastor. Dr.
Leinbach, in a feeling manner, responded. He said, I thank you for
your expression of good will and efforts to reward me. You have
always shown me the greatest kindness and words cannot express my
appreciation.

“The resolutions in conclusion paid Dr. Leinbach
this beautiful tribute: ‘May God grant you an eventide of life as
gentle and calm as a pleasant summer’s eve; and we beg of you to
rest assured in your retirement that in the bosoms of the members
of Schwartzwald congregation, hearts beat, praying for you that
heavenly benediction may descend on you from the Great Bishop of
our souls.’ The other congregations took similar action when Dr.
Leinbach retired as their pastor.

“Of the numerous weddings he performed, the
first was on the 10th of September, 1848, when he married Lewis
Ruth, a young merchant of this city, to Miss Matilda Houck of
Lebanon county. The second was on the 24th of the same month, when
he married William Call to Miss Clementine Fichthorn, both of this
city.

“When visiting in the country, the venerable
pastor was always greeted in the most cordial manner. To the Eagle
he said at the time of his retirement: ‘I do not believe there are
people anywhere who are more hospitable and social than those of
Berks. They are principally from German stock, and you know it is
the nature of Germans to be gemuethlich. This is a German word for
sociality and geniality which is difficult to translate into
English and retain its full force. In the whole course of my
ministry I have never been repulsed or treated coldly in a single
instance.’

“In going out to fill an appointment Dr.
Leinbach’s difficulty was not to find a place to stop, but to
decide where not to stop, the invitations being so numerous and
pressing. No matter where he visited it was very evident from the
manner in which he was received that he was heartily welcome. He
always endeavored to visit in the order of invitations. In answer
to the question – ‘What do country people generally talk about when
they meet at church and when you meet them at their homes?’ Dr.
Leinbach replied some months ago: ‘As we are living among nature it
is natural that the people should talk about the works of nature,
including the crops. I think it is in keeping with Christianity for
the people when they meet, to inquire about each other’s health,
circumstances, etc. Religion should not destroy the humanity of a
person and make him morose, stiff and unnatural. During the
services the country people are usually attentive and when I meet
them in their families, they are, as a general thing, very fond of
talking about church matters.’

“When Dr. Leinbach assumed the pastorate of the
First Reformed church in 1848, it was the only one of the
denomination in Reading. The second church was just about being
organized. As he never refused to respond to a call his work for
many many years was very wearing and his devotion to it helped to
somewhat impair a constitution that had in it vigor enough to have
carried him to an age considerably beyond that at which he died.

“Dr. Leinbach is survived by his widow, who was
his second wife, and four children: Jacob J. S. Leinbach, Mrs. Adam
B. Rieser, Mrs. Morris Schaffer and Mrs. John Armstrong. His son,
Rev. John H. Leinbach, a prominent Reformed clergyman, died less
than a year ago, and another son, Thomas, died about three years
ago. His first wife was Eliza Amanda Schantz, of Allentown, to whom
he was married Jan. 8, 1850. She died Aug. 13, 1867.”

The notice of his funeral as telegraphed to the
Times was: “The funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Aaron S. Leinbach this
afternoon [June 27, 1896] was the largest here in years. There were
nearly fifty clergymen in attendance. The floral tributes were many
and magnificent. Rev. Dr. B. Bausman, of St. Paul’s Memorial
Reformed Church, who fifty years ago was the roommate of Dr.
Leinbach in Marshall College, at Mercersburg, preached the sermon.
Six pastors of Reformed Churches in this city were pall-bearers.”

LEINBACH, A. ELLSWORTH

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Surnames: LEINBACH, ADAM, BRUMBACH, NAGLE, LOTZ, HEIZMANN

A. Ellsworth Leinbach, vice-president of the J. G. Leinbach Company
of Reading, was born Oct, 24, 1862, in the city with which his
whole business career has been identified. His parents were Mahlon
A. and Mary E. (Adam) Leinbach.

Mahlon A. Leinbach was born April 14, 1840, in
Bern township, Berks county, but while he was a small child his
father removed to Exeter township, and the boy attended school
there. He has always been engaged in the manufacture of pants and
woolen goods, and gained his first insight into the details of that
work under William Brumbach, with whom he remained a number of
years. From there he went to the Reading Mills, of which his
brother J. G. was one of the owners and was given an interest in
the firm, being one of the organizers of this large plant. He was
active in its management till July, 1904, when he retired from he
firm, although he still retains stock and is one of the directors.
He is also a director of the Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad, of the
Reading Cold Storage Company and of the Black Bear Railroad. Mr.
Leinbach married Miss Mary E. Adam, of Berks county and they had a
family of seven children, only two of whom are living. A. Ellsworth
and Charles E. The latter resides at home and is foreman of the
spinning department in the Reading Mills. The family residence is
at No. 311 North Fourth street, where Mr. Leinbach built a home
specially adapted to his own needs and ideas. With his wife and
sons he is a member of the First Reformed Church.

A. Ellsworth Leinbach during his boyhood
attended the Reading schools, and then entered the Reading Mills.
He advanced steadily through different positions, becoming familiar
with the various departments of the factory, and is now in charge
of the weaving departments. His official position, since the
incorporation of the company, has been vice-president, and he has
proved himself a most efficient, capable and wide-awake business
man. He has also been active in politics, a strong supporter of the
Republican principles, and has done much service for his part, as
delegate to county and State conventions, as secretary of the
county committee, and as chairman of the Seventh Ward Republicans,
while he has also been a member of the school board of Reading for
several years.

In 1884 A. Ellsworth Leinbach married Miss M.
Alice Lotz, daughter of Caspar and Rebecca (Nagle) Lotz, of
Reading. Two children have been born to them, viz.: Ada L., who was
graduated from Marshall Seminary, at Oak Lane, Philadelphia, in
1904, married William A. Heizmann, a young business man of Reading;
and Caspar L. died Feb. 20, 1905, aged fifteen years, three months
and twenty-two days. The family residence is at No. 314 Oley
street. Socially Mr. Leinbach is a member of Isaac Hiester Lodge
No. 660, F. & A. M.; Reading Lodge of Perfection, 14th degree;
Harrisburg Consistory, 32d degree; Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.;
and Reading Lodge, No. 115, B. P. O. Elks.

LEINBACH,
ALBERT

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Surnames: LEINBACH, GULDIN, LEVAN, NAGEL, ERMOLD, MORRISTON, THOMAS

Albert Leinbach, now living retired from active work in Reading, is
a native of Cumru township, born June 27, 1835, son of Frederick
and Maria (Guldin) Leinbach.

Frederick Leinbach, the father, was also a
native of Berks county. While he learned thoroughly the
blacksmiths trade and followed it more or less all his life, he
also engaged in farming near Leesport, giving the major part of his
time to this work. Later in life his farming interest were all in
Exeter township. He died at Reading at the age of fifty-seven
years, and his wife, whose maiden name was Maria Guldin, lived to
the age of sixty. Only five of their family still survive, namely:
Daniel, Albert, Mahlon, Jonathan G. And Mary,, the latter being now
the widow of James Levan, and a resident of Reading.

Albert Leinbach was reared upon his fathers
farm, and worked there until he was nineteen years of age. He then
went to work in Brumbachs wool factory, at St. Lawrence, where he
remained upwards of fifteen years. He continued at this work until
his retirement, being spinning boss the last forty years. Like many
of his family Mr. Leinbach is thoroughly versed in the wool
business. Since June, 1904, he has not been actively engaged at
anything. In politics he is a Republican. During the Civil war he
served in the Pennsylvania militia, and was in a terrible railroad
wreck where so many of the soldiers lost their lives.

On Jan. 9, 1859, Mr. Leinbach married Miss Sarah
Nagel, who was born Jan. 1, 1840, daughter of William and Henrietta
(Ermold) Nagel, of Reading, and granddaughter of Peter Nagel. The
Nagels are prominently identified with the early civil and military
history of Berks county. William Nagel died May 1, 1848. Four
children, two sons and two daughters have been born to this union:
William H., a resident of Atlantic City, N. J.; Benjamin F., of
North Fourth street, Reading Sallie E., widow of John F.
Morriston; and Hattie, who married Warren J. Thomas, and they
reside with her parents. The family residence is at No. 415 N.
Fifth street. Mr. Leinbach and his family are all members of the
Reformed Church, and are active in its work. They rank among the
substantial and highly esteemed citizens of Reading.

LEINBACH, BENJAMIN F.

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Surnames: LEINBACH, HOCH, REPPERT, LERCH, LIESS, RIEHM, GRAUL,
HARTMAN, BERTOLET, BARTO, HOUSEMAN, YODER, BEIDLER, SWOYER, LUTZ

Benjamin F. Leinbach, who since 1898 has lived retired at
Friedensburg, was one of the progressive and prosperous farmers of
the county. He was born on the home farm of his grand-uncles, John
and Daniel Hoch, Jan. 19, 1853, son of Samuel and Mary (Reppert)
Leinbach, and a member of one of the early settled families of the
county.

The Leinbachs of Berks county are descended from
Henry Leinbach and his wife, Barbara Lerch, of Wetterau, Germany,
the line of Benjamin F. Leinbach being through their son, Johannes,
Sr. (the first of the name in America) and his wife, Anna Elizabeth
(Leiss); their son, Johannes, Jr., and his wife, Catharine (Riehm);
their son, John Daniel and his wife Catharine (Graul); their son,
Samuel and his wife Elizabeth (Hoch); and their son, Samuel and his
wife Mary (Reppert).

Samuel Leinbach, son of John Daniel and
grandfather of Benjamin F., was a native of Oley township, born
April 14, 1798. His sponsors were Daniel Hartman and Maria Lerch.
He passed his entire as a farmer, removing from Berks county to
Upper Northumberland county after his marriage, and there he died
and was buried at Turbotville. He was twice married before his
removal to Northumberland, his first wife, Elizabeth Hoch, died in
Berks county before his removal to Northumberland, the mother of
two children: Samuel; and Sabilla, who married David Bertolet. He
married (second) a Miss Barto, and they had six children: Ephraim,
Jeremiah, Nathan, Uriah, Ann Marie, and Malinda.

Samuel Leinbach, son of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Hoch) was born June 5, 1827, and he died June 25, 1897, aged
seventy years and twenty days, and was buried at Spies’s church, of
which he was a member. He made his home in Alsace township, where
he followed farming. He married Mary Reppert, who was born in 1827,
daughter of Jacob Reppert, and she died in 1864, the mother of four
children. Benjamin F., Elizabeth; Mary Magdalena, who died young;
and Daniel of Pottstown.

Benjamin F. Leinbach received his education in
district schools, Oley Academy and later in a fifteen weeks course
at Brunner’s Academy in Reading. He taught school five terms in
Alsace township, beginning in the fall of 1871, and receiving a
salary of thirty dollars per month. He was early trained to farm
work and in 1882 he began farming at the place where he was born
and in that same year bought the homestead. This consisted of 328
acres in one tract, sixty-five in a second, and seven and one-half
in a third, making 400 1/2 acres all together. Here Mr. Leinbach
was profitably engaged from 1882 until 1898, when he was succeeded
by his son Beriah. In the spring of 1898 he built a comfortable and
modern brick residence in Friedensburg, located at the corner of
Main and Water streets, and her he has since lived retired.

Unlike most of his family, Mr. Leinbach is a
Democrat, and for six years he served a school director in Alsace
township. He is a member of Spies’s Church, in which he has served
as a deacon.

In 1874 Mr. Leinbach was united in marriage with
Sarah H. Yoder, daughter of Gideon and Mary (Houseman) Yoder. Three
children were born to them, namely; Beriah, who married Maggie
Beidler, and has two children, Benjamin and Ray; Mary, who married
Charles Swoyer, of Reading; Sallie, who married William H. Lutz of
Oley.

LEINBACH, BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN

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Surnames: LEINBACH, NAGLE, MORRISON, THOMAS, HARTMAN,

Benjamin Franklin Leinbach, of Reading, who holds the responsible
position of superintendent of the fulling department of the
Leinbach mills of that city, is a native of Reading, born June 20,
1862, son of Albert and Sarah (Nagle) Leinbach.

Albert Leinbach, who is now living retired at
his home at No. 415 North Fifth street, spent all of his active
life as a woolen manufacturer. Although not actively engaged in the
duties at the mills, he is still a member of the firm and takes a
great interest in its success. He married Sarah Nagle, and to this
union there were born four children, as follows: William, of
Atlantic City, N. J.; Benjamin Franklin; Sallie m. John Morrison,
deceased, and Hattie m. Warren Thomas.

Benjamin Franklin Leinbach received his
education in the public schools of Reading, and in 1876, when still
a lad, entered the Leinbach mills, with which he has been
associated to the present time. He has worked his way up through
every department of the business, learning each detail, ad now
holds the position of superintendent of the fulling department,
much of the success of this great enterprise being due to his good
business judgement and untiring efforts. Mr. Leinbach was married
Sept. 14, 1893, to Alice Hartman, daughter of Benjamin Hartman, of
Reading. No children have been born to this union. Mr. Leinbach is
fraternally connected wit the Royal Arcanum. In politics he is a
Republican. He and his wife attend Trinity Lutheran Church.

LEINBACH, CALVIN A.

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1108

Surnames: LEINBACH, AHRENS, SHILL, HAIN, BOONE, ALLENBACH, MOSSER,
CHIPP, REESER, KING, FROM, GRUBER, MATZ

Calvin A. Leinbach, a leading business man of Spring township,
Berks county, whose grocery and notions store is situated at No.
624 Penn avenue, West Reading, was born May 23, 1870 in Bern
township, son of James T. And Catherine (Ahrens) Leinbach.

Jacob Leinbach, grandfather of Calvin A., was
born in Oley township, and when a young man went to Bern township,
where the rest of his life was spent in agricultural pursuits. He
died at the age of eighty-six years, and was buried at Eplers
Church, of which he was a member. Mr. Leinbach married Catherine
Shill, daughter of Henry Shill, of Bern township, and she died at
the age of sixty-five years, the mother of the following children:
Harriet m. Jacob Hain; Washington died at Leesport; Catherine m.
Adam Boone; Jacob lives at Leesport; Angeline m. David Allenbach;
James T.; Eliza m. William Mosser; Sarah m. (first) Henry Chipp,
and (second) Jonathan Reeser; Cassia m. Charles King; and Reuben
lives in Illinois.

James T. Leinbach, father of Calvin A., was born
Feb. 14, 1826, and after leaving school work3d for some time on his
fathers farm. At the age of twenty-eight years he began working on
his own account in Bern township, where he continued for many
years. He worked thirteen years in Maiden-creek township, and three
years in Sinking Spring. In 1895 he removed to the city of Reading,
and purchased a residence at No. 133 Walnut street, where since
that time he has lived practically retired. On Jan. 17, 1852, Mr.
Leinbach married Catherine Ahrens, daughter of Henry and Anna
(King) Ahrens, and to this union there were born eleven children,
as follows: Adam lives in Whiteside Co., Ill.; Reuben lives at
Sinking Spring; James lives at Ridgewood, Cumru township; Mary;
John died at the age of thirty-seven years; Calvin A.; Katie;
Washington is of Shillington; Angeline; Hattie, and a son died in
infancy. Mr. Leinbach is a member of Eplers Church, where he has
served as a deacon. In politics he is a Republican.

Calvin A. Leinbach attended the schools of Bern
and Maiden-creek townships, and spent his boyhood days on the farm
until seventeen years of age, when he began to clerk in the grocery
store of Isaac From, with whom he continued for three years. He
then returned home for a period of five years, and in 1894 he
embarked in business in Reading, locating at Second and Walnut
streets. There he continued until 1902, in which year he located at
No. 540 Penn avenue, West Reading, this being his location until
April, 1906, when he secured his present place of business, No. 624
Penn avenue. Mr. Leinbach has a fine store room, 38 x 28, where he
carries a full line of fancy and staple groceries, as well as a
large and varied stock of notions.

Mr. Leinbach married Katie Gruber, daughter of
William and Catherine (Matz) Gruber, and to this union there have
been born four children: Catherine M.; Gruber C. Died aged two
months, twenty-two days; Mildred A.; and Fern A. Born July 29,
1908. Mr. Leinbach is a member of St. James Reformed Church at West
Reading, where he is a deacon, a member of the financial board and
a teacher in the Sunday-school. Fraternally he belongs to the Royal
Arcanum.

LEINBACH, CHARLES H.

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695 Surnames: LEINBACH, HOCH, RIESER, SCHAEFFER, BITZER

Charles H. Leinbach, a well known and prosperous merchant of
Reading, comes of German stock, and his ancestors settled in
Pennsylvania in 1723, in the township of Oley, Berks county.

Elias A. Leinbach, father of Charles H., was a
son of Christian, who resided in Bern township. Elias A. Leinbach
became the postmaster at Leinbach’s postoffice, and discharged the
duties of that office for a period of nearly fifty years. He
married Caroline, daughter of Solomon Hoch, retired, and they
became the parents of a large family. Those still living are: Rev.
Thomas H., pastor of St. John’s Reformed Church at Reading; Rev.
Elmer H., pastor of St. John’s Church in Kutztown; Sallie H.;
Laura, m. to John Z. Rieser; Carrie S., m. to Rev. C. E. Schaeffer,
of St. Mark’s Reformed Church, Reading; and Charles H.

Charles H. Leinbach was born in Bern township in
1859, and was firsts sent to the public school of that section.
Later he went both to the Millersville State Normal School and to
the State Normal School at Kutztown. Naturally a good student, with
these advantages he was well prepared for teaching and followed
that profession awhile in his native township, before entering upon
his business career. At the age of twenty-one he went to Reading as
an apprentice under his uncles, who, under the firm name of
Leinbach & Brother, conducted a clothing establishment at No.
851 Penn street. The young man showed a decided aptitude for the
work, and in 1890 he was taken into partnership. He has been
connected with it continuously from that time, and since the death
of his uncles has been the senior member of the firm.

On Feb. 26, 1885, Mr. Leinbach married Miss Ella
J. Bitzer, daughter of R. R. Bitzer, a prominent coal and lumber
merchant of Ephrata, Lancaster county. To this union, there have
been born three sons; Raymond, Paul and Clarence, and two
daughters, Mary and Magdalene. The family residence is a pleasant
home at No. 10 North Eleventh street.

Mr. Leinbach belongs to a family always deeply
interested in religious work, and has devoted much time himself to
such labors. He was one of the founders of St. Andrew’s Reformed
Sunday-school, and has been its superintendent for a period of
twenty-two years, with a corps of teachers and officers under him
that now numbers nearly one hundred. This Sunday school was the
nucleus from which grew St. Andrew’s Reformed Church, and Mr. .
Leinbach was one of the charter members at its organization in
1890. He was chosen a member of its first Consistory and is still a
member and officer. He is doing a great deal of Christian work
outside of his own church and school. He is president of the Berks
County Sabbath School Association, a member of the Reformed Church
Publication Board, and also of the Board of Ministerial Relief. In
politics he is a Republican.33-1260 Leinbach, Rev. Aaron S.