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Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery STECKLER, DAVID H. p. 1044 Surnames: STECKLER, HAUSER, CHRIST David H. Steckler (deceased), who was for many years a prominent business man of Reading, was born in Allegheny county, Pa., and accompanied his parents to York county, where a portion of his education was received. When … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery SUNDAY, ELIAS B. p. 860-861 Surnames: SUNDAY, SONTAG, BACHARSIN, STRASSER, RAUBENHOLD, MILLER, JACOBY, SIEGFRIED, HOCH, BIEBER, DUNKEL, MARTIN, TREXLER, LEIBENSPERGER, MERKEL, DIETRICH, BAVER Elias B. Sunday, a retired citizen of Windsor township, Berks county, who resides on Fourth street, Hamburg, was born Aug. 24, 1841, on … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery TALLEY, JAMES F. p. 1327 Surnames: TALLEY, FREY, LINK, HAAS, MILLER, LOOSE, SHOCK James F. Talley, president of the First National Bank of Bernville, Pa., and one of the ablest young business men of Penn township, whose rise to the front rank in commercial and financial … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery STEWART, LEMUEL (M.D.) p. 493 Surnames: STEWART, WEISER, ULRICH, MILLER, ROYER, JACKSON, SMITH, BRIGHT, LEAF, SCHMIDT, NOLAN Lemuel Stewart, M. D. (deceased), who practiced medicine and surgery at Reading from 1848 to 1853, was born near Stouchsburg, Berks Co., Pa., Sept. 1, 1815, son of Jacob … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery STOUDT, GEORGE W. p. 739 Surnames: STOUDT, KUTZ, MOYER, HARTMAN, PEIFER, DIEFFENBACH. RENTSCHLER, GROFF, RISHEL, WENRICH George W. Stoudt, a retired farmer living at Shartlesville, in Upper Bern township, Berks county, owns a fine farm of 115 acres in that township, where he followed agricultural pursuits … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery STRUNK FAMILY p. 476 Surnames: STRUNK, STRUNCK, SAILER, GINDER, KNABB, KLINE, HAWS, KOONS, RUTLEDGE, SNYDER, GLASSMOYER, DUNKLE, BRENHEISER, REIFF, HERBEIN, HOCH, MOYER, CLEAVER, KIEFFER, DE TURCK, HARTMAN, FISHER, SCHAEFFER, LIVINGOOD, DWIGHT, HOECKLY Strunk-Strunck. A Strunck family lived, as is supposed from all accounts, in Upper Engelheim, … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery STEININGER, WALTER G. p. 1304 Surnames: ALTHOUSE, SIEGRIST, JACOBS, HEINLY Walter G. Steininger, of Reading, engaged in the practice of law, was born there April 11, 1877, son of Isaac W. and Emma S. (Althouse) Steininger. His grandfather, George Steininger, was a farmer and drover of … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery VAN BUSKIRK, EPHRAIM p. 1420 Surnames: VAN BUSKIRK, YOUNG, KOCH, HEFFNER, SCHEIDT, KELLER, HARTMAN, HILL, SCHLOTTMAN, BERNHART, WEISS, HOUCK, CRONRATH Ephraim Van Buskirk, in his lifetime a prosperous farmer and shoemaker in Ruscombmanor township, Berks county, was born July 29, 1840, and died at Pricetown, Feb. … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery WAGENHORST FAMILY p. 1204 Surnames: WAGENHORST, BEITENMAN, YOST, KECK, GILBERT, EPLER, HEFT, SUENDER, NAGLE The firm of Wagenhorst Brothers, formed in 1883, originally included not only the two present members, Mahlon and Llewellyn, but also their father, Franklin. Beginning as tinsmiths, their business increased in scope … Read more
Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery Wahl, J. H. (DR.) p. 740 Surnames: WAHL, KRICK, DREIBLE, ALBERT, SCHILT, SAYLOR, FAUST, HINNERSHITZ, ROTHENBERGER, GEISS, TODD, MOHN Dr. J. H. Wahl, a successful medical practitioner, who has been in general practice in the city of Reading, Pa., since 1904, was born Aug. 19, 1859, … Read more