Biographies

Franklin Dundore Franklin Dundore, Merchant, son of Gabriel and Lydia (Davies) Dundore, was born in Berne township, Berks county, Pennsylvania, April 6th, 1838. The family is one of the oldest in the State, having been settled in Berks county more than a hundred years at the time he was born. His immediate ancestors have all … Read more

Frederick Lauer Frederick Lauer, brewer, was born in the Province of Palatine, now Rhenish Bavaria, October 14th, 181O. He is a son of George and Katrina Lauer, both of whom are now deceased. He attended school (German) until he was twelve years of age, and during this period learned the French language. His father had … Read more

George A. Grove Hon. George A. Grove, one of the prominent citizens of Miamisburg, Ohio, and one who has been often honored with official position because of his eminent fitness for the places he has held, was born in Millersburg, Berks county, Pa., August 25, 1817. He is a son of Andrew and Eva (Holstein) … Read more

George Barr George Barr, a son of John Barr, was born in Berks County, April 3, 1803, died Sept. 22, 1886. He came to Pine Grove with his father in 1810. He learned the tanning trade with Michael Fritz at Friedensburg; after he was free he worked for his uncle for one year near Reading … Read more

George Clymer Learning makes the man, is an adage too old to be used as a quotation but which time or angels can never stamp with truth. Unless the man is made by the Creator of all good, learning cannot do it. The mental powers of man are as diversified as the soils of earth … Read more

George De Benneville Keim General George De Benneville Keim, Iron Manufacturer, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, December 16th, 1778, and was the second son of John and Susanna (de Benneville) Keim of that place. He received his education in the school held in the Friends’ old meetinghouse. In 1798, he was taken into the iron … Read more

George F. Hagenman George F. Hagenman (23d J.D., Berks), born March 7, 1857; died May 11, 1907. Admitted to the Bar January 22, 1881. He was a son of Hon. Jeremiah Hagenman, who for twenty years was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County. Having met his death in the appalling railway … Read more

George F. McFarland Col. George F. McFarland, Teacher, Editor, Soldier, etc., was born in Swatara township, Pennsylvania, April 28th, 1834. His parents, John McFarland, for about eighteen years a teacher, and Elizabeth (Fisher), were both of Scotch descent. His limited education he acquired at the common schools during the intervals of farm labor. He profited … Read more

George Frederick Baer Baer, George Frederick, railroad president, was born at Somerset, Pa., Sept. 26, 1842, son of Major Solomon and Anna Maria (Baker) Baer. His earliest American ancestor was Christophel Baer, who came to this country from the duchy of Zweibrucken, Germany, prior to 1740, and settled in Northampton county, Pa., in 1743. His … Read more

George May Keim Keim, George May. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1805; educated at Princeton College, studied law, and came to the bar in 1826; soon after became Cashier of the Farmer’s Bank at Reading. In 1829 he became interested in the navigation and railroad interests of his district, became a prominent official among … Read more