Biographies

David West David West, Berks county, was born In Philadelphia. March 27, 1855: was educated In the public schools; learned the trade of stove moulding which business he still follows with Orr, Painter & Co., of Reading: has been a delegate to State and county conventions. Source: Thos. B. Cochran, comp. Smull’s Legislative Hand Book … Read more

Diller Family The Dillers of Buffalo descend from Francis Diller, a Swiss immigrant about whom little is known further than the information contained in his passport, dated April 10, 1754. He was born in Biglen, a village in northwestern Switzerland. The earlier years of his life up to 1743 were spent in the canton of … Read more

Edward M. Luden Edward M. Luden, Berks county, was born In Reading. Pa., November 9, 1854; was educated in the public schools of that city; learned the trade of cigar making; was sergeant of police for three years; served as mailing clerk In the Reading postoflice for three years; real estate assessor of the Seventh … Read more

Edward N. Harpel Edward N. Harpel, M.D. of Shenandoah, Pa., was born in Reading, Berks county, Pa., February 21st, 1840. He is the second son of the Rev. M. Harpel, M. D.–a man universally revered for his sterling principles and deep piety. His son Edward, at an early age, evinced a fondness for study, which … Read more

Edwin Stanton Livingood Born: Reading, Pa., Nov. 23, 1872. Parents: Jacob Seltzer Livingood, Lucy Jane Shatters. School: St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H. Years in College: 1891-1895. Degrees: A.B., 1895. Married: Frances Helen Dwight, Chicago, Ill., March 21, 1905. Occupation: Lawyer. Address: (home) 701 Center Ave., Reading, Pa. (business) 536 Court St., Reading, Pa. Member: Delta … Read more

Emanuel Berger Emanuel Berger, whose family has been connected with the agricultural interests of Berks County for a century and a half, is now living in retirement on his farm of 152 acres, located in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa. He was born in the house in which he now lives, Jan. 27, 1836, … Read more

A RETIRED IRONMASTER; Brief Sketch of the Life of David G. Hertzog David G. Hertzog, 232 South 3d, is a well-known citizen, having been a school teacher, clerk at the county almshouse, iron master, farmer and dealer in lumber. Mr. Hertzog was born near the Oley churches, October 16, 1834, and his father, the late … Read more

Emanuel Shultz Hon. Emanuel Shultz, retired manufacturer and an ex-congressman from Ohio, was born in Berks county, Pa., July 25, 1819. He is a son of George and Mary (Vinyard) Shultz, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather, Frederick Shultz, was a native of Hesse-Cassel, in the Prussian duchy of Nassau, and … Read more

Francis Eugene Harpel Francis Eugene Harpel, M.D., of Danville, Pennsylvania, was born in the city of Reading, Berks county, in that State, on the 15th day of June, 1844. His ancestors were among the first settlers of Berks and Montgomery counties. His father, who is a Lutheran minister, was born in Philadelphia, and his mother … Read more

Frank J. Riegel Frank J. Riegel, farmer of Jackson township, Montgomery county, Ohio, was born in Berks county, Pa., April 11, 1831, a son of David and Elizabeth (Kaucher) Riegel, of whom further facts may be read in the biography of John Riegel. When but one year old he was brought by his parents to … Read more