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William McIlvain William McIlvain, Manufacturer, was born in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, July 1st, 1807. He is a son of James McIlvain, a prominent agriculturist of that section, who also paid particular attention to the improvement of the breed of cattle, especially sheep. He was among the earliest and largest importers of the celebrated Merino sheep, … Read more

William M. Kaufman William M. Kaufman, Iron Manufacturer, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, July 24th, 1834, and is the son of John G. Kaufman, of Leesport, who is also extensively engaged in the same business. He was educated in various schools, including Buckman’s Academy at Clermont, continuing a pupil after it was removed to … Read more

Jacob Freeman JACOB FREEMAN, OF LEESPORT, 100 YEARS OLD Relates Interesting Reminiscences on His Centennial Birthday Anniversary –Has Always Been Moderate in Everything Leesport: Jacob Freeman completed his 100th year. He is in comparatively good health. In an interview with the Eagle he said: “My parents were Casper and Christiana Freeman. I was born about … Read more

Harry O’Neal Adopted by Harts This morning Officer Hart humanely became the guardian of a little six-day-old baby boy at the Station House. The father of the young child is Lewis O’Neil, who has been recently employed on the Straustown branch of the South Mountain Railroad Company, at Pleasant Valley, about five miles from this … Read more

William W. Shoemaker Maj. William W. Shoemaker, ex-soldier and court bailiff of the police court, Dayton, Ohio, was born in Berks county, Pa., January 31, 1839, and is descended, on both sides, from ante-Revolutionary stock. He accompanied his parents to Dayton at the age of thirteen years, and has lived in the same house, No. … Read more

William V. Grove The progenitors of Dr. William V. Grove originally settled near Reading, Pennsylvania. His family was from Germany, and probably were known there as Graff, the name becoming Grove in translation. (I) John Grove is believed to have been a resident of Reading, Pennsylvania, for many years, dying at Williamsville, New York, in … Read more

William Strong Strong, William. Born in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, May 6, 1808. Educated at Plainfield Academy and at Yale College. After graduating, in 1828, he taught school in Connecticut and in New Jersey, meanwhile studying law; was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1832, and soon after began to practice law in Reading, … Read more

Edward Biddle Edward Biddle (born 1738 – died 1779) was an American soldier, practiced law in Reading, and statesman from Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. Biography Edward was the son of William (1698 – 1756) and Mary (Scull) (1709 – 1790) Biddle. He was born in 1738 … Read more