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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 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 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 HILBERT, HENRY E. p. 1217 Surnames: HILBERT, ECK, SMITH, LONG, LEPPART Henry E. Hilbert, senior member of the well known grocery and general merchandise firm of Hilbert & Smith, of Reading, who was formerly one of the best known educators in this section of Berks county, … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HILTEBEITEL, JESSE p. 1317 Surnames: HILTEBEITEL, SHADE, BROSSMAN, RENNINGER, RUSSELL, FRANKHOUSER, BECK Jesse Hiltebeitel (deceased), who was for many years a prominent business man of Reading, Pa., engaged in dealing in cattle and stock, was born in 1822, in Montgomery county, Pa., and received his education … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HERBST, EDWIN M. (DR.) p. 437 Surnames: HERBST, MAURER, SCHALL, HINTERLEITER, GILBERT, DOTTERER, LEA, STETTLER Dr. Edwin M. Herbst, State senator from the Eleventh District and a prominent physician of many years of experience, was born in Pikesville, Berks county, Sept. 10, 1857, son of the … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HESTON, AUGUSTUS page 815 Surnames: HESTON, TYSON, DE LONG, WEAVER, SHAFFER, HENSING, BEAVER, MILLER, WETZEL, HESTON, HUMMEL, HEIN Augustus Heston, who passed from this world in 1898, at Reading, where he had resided for nearly thirty years, came of a Quaker family long identified with Philadelphia. … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HIESTER, ADAM W. p. 1692 Surnames: HIESTER, STRUNK, KAUFMAN, EMERICH, MILLER, DEGLER, CHRIST, ZERBE, LINDERMUTH, DIEFFENBACH, DEGLER, SEYFERT, ANTHONY, STUPP, VIEBACH, HASSLER, DIERWECHTER, LUDEN Adam W. Hiester, a well-known jeweler of Strausstown, Pa., was born Dec. 13, 1868, in Upper Tulpehocken township, not far from where … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HIGH, A. M. p. 381 Surnames: HIGH, MERKEL, REIGER, BROWN, DELP A. M. High, postmaster of Reading, Pa., and the most potential force in the Republican party of that city, is a son of Joel and Marie (Merkel) High, and was born in Richmond township, Berks … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery HART, G. HOWARD p. 1698 Surnames: HART, DURRELL, MOORE, MOULD, TROUT, WEIDNER, YOUNG G. Howard Hart, traveling freight agent of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, who resides at No. 341 North Second street, Reading, and maintains an office at No. 290 Broadway, New York, was … Read more