Biographies

Henry Augustus Muhlenberg Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus. Son of Rev. Dr. Henry Ernestus and nephew of J.P.G. and F.A. Muhlenberg; was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1782. Carefully educated by his very learned father, he was ordained to the Lutheran Ministry in 1802. He was called to Trinity Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1802, and remained … Read more

Henry Augustus Muhlenberg Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus. A son of Henry A. Muhlenberg, before mentioned, was born at Reading, Pennsylvania, in July 1823. He received an excellent education, availing himself to the fullest extent of every advantage offered to him. Graduated at Dickinson College; studied law for four years, and was admitted to the bar in … Read more

Henry Bushong Henry Bushong, Banker and Manufacturer, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, March 25th, 1826. He is the second son of Philip Bushong, of Lebanon county. He was educated at the Litiz Academy, where he remained till the age of twelve years, when he began to work. He entered his father’s distillery, in 1846, … Read more

Henry Dickinson Green Henry Dickinson Green, Berks county, was born in Reading, May 3, 1857, educated in common schools; a graduate of the Reading High School in 1872; graduated from Yale College with the class of 1877; admitted to practice law at the Berks county bar in November, 1879; now engaged in that profession; was … Read more

Henry Groby Henry Groby, the well-known contractor and builder of Miamisburg, Montgomery county, Ohio, was born in Stouchsburg, Berks county, Pa., February 13, 1853, a son of Samuel and Lydia (Rabold) Groby, both also natives of Berks county. His paternal grandparents were Henry and Catherine (Beck) Groby, the former of whom was a native of … Read more

Henry Martyn Dechert Henry Martyn Dechert, son of Elijah Dechert, Esq., was born in Reading, Pa., in 1831. He studied law in his father’s office in Reading the first year after graduation. From 1851 till April, 1853, he was Principal of the Mount Pleasant Seminary, Boyerstown, Berks Co., Pa. He then went to Philadelphia and … Read more

Henry S. Eckert Henry S. Eckert, Iron Manufacturer, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1829. He is a son of Isaac Eckert of that city, a sketch of whose life appears in another part of this volume. He received a liberal education, and after the usual curriculum graduated at Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. As it … Read more

Henry Styles Getz Rev. Henry Styles Getz, Clergyman, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, April 6th, 1826. His mother was the daughter of a soldier of the Revolution; his father, George Getz, was an officer in the navy of the United States during the War of 1812, and also a prominent citizen of Reading, Pennsylvania, who … Read more

Henry Van Reed Henry Van Reed, Lawyer and Judge, was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, August 31st, 1821. His ancestors were natives of Holland, and settled in this country previous to the Revolution. His grandfather, John Van Reed, was proprietor of a grist mill on Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, and furnished … Read more

Henry William Stoy (1726-1801) Henry William Stoy was born in Herborn, Germany, March 14, 1726, and first studied theology, being ordained for that work in America in 1752. He first settled in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, but in 1756 removed to Philadelphia on account of his health, where he married Maria Elizabeth Maus. The marriage caused … Read more