Berks County

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FULMER, SAMUEL H. p. 1425 Surnames: FULMER, PRINTZ, LUDWIG, CAMERON, HOLLOWAY, MOYER, BRIDENBAUGH, GOOD, POTT, BOWERS, MILLER Samuel H. Fulmer, banker and manufacturer at Reading for twenty-six years, was born near Amityville, Berks county, Aug. 27, 1848. He was educated in the public schools of Amity … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GABEL FAMILY p. 1280 Surnames: GABEL, MOYER, LATSHAW, HILL, HEIST, BRUMBACH, RUTTER, BAER, EDDINGER, STAUFFER, BECHTEL, BROWNBACK, HOCH, SCHANTS, KEPNER, GEHMAN, KUNSENHAUSER, SCHANTZ, BERTOLET, SHANAMAN, KOCH, LUDY, BOYER, HARBOLD, HOUCK, YOST, SCHAFFER, GRIM, DOTTERY, SELL, SWOYER, EHST The first ancestor of whom there is definite record … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GARTMANN, FREDERICK p. 1189 Surnames: GARTMANN, FINKLE, MINKHAUS, FAGLER, KRAUSS, LUTMAN, KUNTZER, REEDY Frederick Gartmann (deceased) was a respected resident of Reading for many years. He was born at Marlbergen, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany, June 10, 1828, son of John Wilhelm and Maria Margaretha (Finkle) Gartmann. The … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GEEHR FAMILY p. 952 Surnames: GEEHR, BAST, CROLL, HUNTER, OUTERBRIDGE, CRUMRINE, DEISHER, LEVAN, KUTZ, HURST, GETTICH, von SCHMULL, LE VAN, PAULI, GRIM, KLINE, ROSS, THOMPSON, HOCH, KIRBY, BEECHER, YOUNG, MILLER The Geehr family of Kutztown, Berks county. is one of the old and very prominent families … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GEHRKE, WILLIAM L. p. 1319 Surnames: GEHRKE, NIMMER, STOUDT, FRANCKE, MELLERT, HEISTER William L. Gehrke, a highly esteemed, retired citizen of the Twelfth ward, Reading, who lives in his own residence at No. 746 North Tenth street, was born Dec. 18, 1847, in Prussia, Germany, and … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GEORGE FAMILY p. 1308 Surnames: GEORGE, MAYER, DIETRICH, KOHLER, ZIMMERMAN, BLEILER, SHOMO, NOECKER, SPOHN, HARING, LEIBY, WILLTROUT, HILBERT, PEIFFER, SEITLER, BAST, NEFF, ADAMS, KERSHNER, HARRIS, MECHLEY, MERKEL, HUMMEL, STETTLER, KLOTZ, FRITCH, ROTHERMEL, KLINE, SCHLENKER, RAMER, MILLER, WALBERT, BRUNNER, SITLER The George family, planted in America some … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery GERY, ALLEN G. p. 972 Surnames: GERY, BRUNNER, BAER, OBOLD, HENRY, BITTENBENDER, HUNSBERGER, JUNG Allen G. Gery, of Siesholtzville, Berks county, was born in that town Sept. 7, 1856, son of Charles N. Gery. Extensive mention of his father and earlier generations of the family will … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FOX, AARON G. p. 961 Surnames: FOX, LASH, YOCOM, HEMMIG, THOMPSON, POTTEIGER, MAURER, HEFFNER, GRAEFF, MILLER, WEITZEL, GEHRET, HUYETT, BEECHER, GAUL, HETTINGER, FISHER, KOCH, FIANT, CLAUSER, HOTTENSTEIN Aaron G. Fox was born Oct. 12, 1841, in Alsace, now Muhlenberg, township, Berks Co., Pa., and was brought … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FERGUSON, WILSON p. 1321 Surnames: WILSON, COLEMAN, ROBESON, GRUBB, DAVENPORT, ADAMS, HOFF, LARPER, DOOLITTLE, BROCKMIER Wilson Ferguson, treasurer of the Montello Brick Company, one of the leading industrial concerns of Reading, Pa., belongs to one of the prominent families of the state. His grandparents, John and … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FIDLER, HENRY F. p. 1663 Surnames: FIDLER, MATHEW, MOYER, SCHAFFER, HALL, SHAFFER, SALLADA, ZIEGLER, BALSLEY, KEENER, MILLER Henry F. Fidler, a prominent citizen of the borough of Womelsdorf, Berks county, where he is engaged in an extensive cigar manufacturing business, was born there July 31, 1854, … Read more