Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery IAEGER, SAMUEL T. p. 1662 Surnames: IAEGER, CLYMER, TRUMP, FOX, SLOAN Samuel T. Iaeger, of Reading, Pa., whose place of business is situated on Douglass street, is a manufacturing pharmacist and druggist. Mr. Iaeger was born in 1831, in Greenwich township, Berks county, son of Rev. … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HUNTZINGER, BENJAMIN K. p. 1000 Surnames: HUNTZINGER, FOX, GONSER 0 Benjamin K. Huntzinger, prominently identified with the fire insurance business of Pennsylvania for upward of thirty years, was born in Lower Heidelberg township, Berks county, May 12, 1846. He was educated in the township schools and … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HUMBERT, DAVID K. (REV) p. 1226 Surnames: HUMBERT, FETHEROLF, SHOLLENBERGER, KNODERER, DELONG, SCHAEFFER, KITTLING/KIDLING, WAGNER, SAGE, WISE Rev. David K. Humbert, an aged retired minister of Bowers, Berks county, was born March 9, 1834, in Greenwich township, and lived under the parental roof until he was … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HOYER FAMILY p. 1410 Surnames: HOYER, HYER, HEYER, MCNEAL, BRIDENSTEIN, HAWS, STANLEY, HOUCK, SNYDER, SCULL, LLOYD, ADAMS, RUFFNER, KILLIAN, WINNINGS, HOLLOWAY, WILKINSON, WOMSHER, MILLER, SEYFRIT, GEIGER, WELLS, SCHAEFFER, FRY, KURTZ, KRAMER, SPATZ, LONENECKER, GABLE, KOCH, MATZ, KUTZ, DUNKLE, ALTHOUSE, WESTLEY, SEIFRIT, LEWIS, BECHTEL, MARKS, MCMICHAEL, HOCH, … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HORST, AMOS p. 956 Surnames: HORST, WINGENROTH, SWEIGART, MILLER Amos Horst, accountant in the service of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, at Reading, has lived in that city since 1889. He is of an old Lancaster county family, and was born at Vogansville, that county, … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HOOVER, ROGER S. p. 894 Surnames: HOOVER, SNYDER, HOTTENSTEIN, KEHR, RICKENBACH, BAGENSTROSE, KNOLL, HAIN, DEGLER, KOLLER, MADEIRA Roger S. Hoover, station agent and despatcher for the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company at Tuckerton, Berks county, was born Aug. 22, 1861, in Penn township, Berks county, son … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HOLLIS, W. G. p. 700 Surnames: HOLLIS W. G. Hollis, deceased. The W. G. Hollis Chocolate Manufactory, Nos. 621-625 Franklin street, Reading, Pa., was established by the late W. G. Hollis in 1884, and was first located on No. 58 South Seventh street. W. G. Hollis … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HOFFMASTER, HENRY p. 1637 Surnames: HOFFMASTER, LOTT, KNAUER Henry Hoffmaster, formerly a resident of Reading, Pa., now living retired, was born Dec. 14, 1833, in Exeter township, Berks county, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Lott) Hoffmaster. Isaac Hoffmaster was engaged as a laborer throughout his life … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HOFFMAN, CHARLES P. p. 429 Surnames: HOFFMAN, BODDER, MASON, PAINE, BICKLEY, LOTZ Charles P. Hoffman, manager of the G. M. Britton Company, Pottsville, Pa., and director in the Merchants National Bank, of that city, was born in Friedensburg, Oley township, Berks county, Sept. 20, 1866, son … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HIRNER, HENRY CHRISTIAN pg. 722 Surnames: HIRNER, STERL, SCHEIFFLY, GOELZ, HEBERLE Among the self-made men of this section of Pennsylvania, who won a prominent position for themselves in the business world, was Henry Christian Hirner, who died Sept. 30, 1898, at Reading, in which city he … Read more