Abraham Pott Source: Pennsylvania Biographical Encyclopedia POTT, ABRAHAM, Coal Miner, was born at Oley Forge, Berks county, Pennsylvania, May 20th, 1799. He is a son of John Pott, the founder of Pottsville. The family is of German origin, and springs from two brothers who came to this county in 1732. John Pott was one of … Read more

Abner K. Stauffer Abner K. Stauffer (23d J.D., Berks), born October 11, 1836; died November 4, 1906. Admitted to the Bar April 15, 1861. He was a son of John Stauffer, Esq., at one time a member of Assembly from Berks County, and for eight years an Associate Judge of its courts, before the office … Read more

Abel Charles Thomas THOMAS, Abel Charles, clergyman, b. in Exeter, Pa., 11 June, 1807; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., 28 Sept., 1880. His grandfather, Abel Thomas, was a Quaker preacher. The grandson was educated at Lancaster, Pa., and at an early age entered the ministry of the Universalist church. He was first established for ten years … Read more

A.G. Seyfert A.G. Seyfert, Lancaster county, born in Berks county, April 26, 1852; his parents moved to Lancaster county two years later, where he has since lived; received his education in the public schools, and at the Millersvllle Normal school; taught for a number of years in the public schools of Lancaster county; was president … Read more

Conrad Metzger Source: Genealogical and Biographical History of Lehigh County. Conrad Metzger, is the progenitor of a large family. The first record of him is found in the tax list of Maxatawny township, Berks County (1757). There he married an reared a family. Among them was a son Conrad Jr. The pioneer was a farmer … Read more

Christian C. Kestner Christian C. Kestner (23d J.D., Berks), born March 4, 1866; died November 10, 1906. Admitted to the Bar in Denver, Colorado, in 1893 and to the Bar of Berks County November 11, 1895. He was a graduate of Harvard University, and subsequently took a course in the Harvard Law School. Source: Report … Read more

Charles Read Charles Read, jurist, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 1 Feb., 1715; d. probably in North Carolina about 1780. His father, of the same name, was mayor of Philadelphia in 1725, sheriff of the county in. 1729-’31, collector of excise in 1725-’34, afterward collector of the port of Burlington, N.J., and at his death was … Read more

Charles Hunter Charles Hunter, a well-known farmer of Jefferson township, Montgomery county, Ohio, was born near Earlville, Berks county, Pa., October 26, 1838, a son of Jacob and Matilda (Boyer) Hunter, both natives of Berks county, Pa., and of English and German descent, respectively. The paternal grandfather, John Hunter, and the maternal grandfather, Jacob Boyer, … Read more

Charles Augustus Rowe Useful activities engaged the attention of Charles Augustus Rowe throughout a long and worthy lifetime. Both in his individual responsibilities and as a progressive citizen of Reading, he gave to his day and generation an example of commendable sincerity and faithfulness to duty. A man of large energy, trained in an important … Read more

Charles Albright Albright, Charles. Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1830; educated at Dickinson College; studied law, and came to the bar in 1852; in 1854 he visited Kansas, and in 1856 returned to Pennsylvania; in 1860 he was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention; entered the Army in 1862: was commissioned Colonel, … Read more