Berks County

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery ERMENTROUT, DANIEL (HON.) p. 757 Surnames: ERMENTROUT, EHRENDTRAUD, ERMENTRAUT, ERMTRAUT, IRMENTRAUT, IRMTRAUT, SILVIS, RITTER, BERTOLETTE, GORDON, MUHLENBERG, VAN MARSDORF, KEIM, KELLY, RYAN, BLAND, SCHAEFFER, JONES, RUHL, METZGER, WASHINGTON, HARMER, BINGHAM, McALEER, HOLLINGSWORTH, BROSSIUS Hon. Daniel Ermentrout, late of Reading, has left a record of devotion to … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery ESSER, JACOB B. p. 872 Surnames: ESSER, GROSCUP GEEHR, KROLL, HUMBERT, OVERBECK, FISTER, WINK, DIEBERT, SCHWOYER, KLINE, BIEBER, FETHEROLF, SMITH, URICK, HILLEGAS Among the prominent family names in the history of Kutztown is that of Esser. From the information at hand it appears that the family … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FAHRBACH, JOHN A. p. 1448 Surnames: FAHRBACH, GERBER, BLOCK, HUMMEL John A. Fahrbach, whose death occurred April 15, 1908, at his home, No. 32 South Eighth street, Reading, was a man well known, having been dancing-master in the city for or many years. John M. Fahrbach, … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery FEGLEY, AMANDUS N. (M.D.) p. 402 Surnames: FEGLEY, NYCE, FOX, DOTTS, SASSAMAN, WEIS, WILT, KOCH, HAAS Amandus N. Fegley, M. D., who has carried on the practice of medicine at Oley Church, in Oley township, Berks county, since 1871, was born Sept. 16, 1842, in Douglass … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery DILLON, GEORGE C. p. 1099 Surnames: DILLON, MOHR, KNOWLES, LESHER, CLOUSER, ECKENRODE George C. Dillon, an energetic and enterprising business man of Reading, Pa., and one who has made his own way in the world, is conducting a first-class grocery in that city. He was born … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery DRAYER, JOHN T. p. 1083 Surnames: DRAYER, THOMAS, RAPP, FLICKER, SHADLE, MARGERUM, BECKER, SHADLE, SHOPTAUGH John T. Drayer, who is now living retired at his home at No. 700 North Sixth street, Reading, PA., was born in 1850, in Berks county, PA., son of Samuel and … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery DRUCKENMILLER, BENJAMIN D. p. 1527 Surnames: DRUCKENMILLER, DESCH, MARSTELLER, FREY, KLEINSMITH, WAGENHORST, NUSS, WEISS, WELKER, FREY, SHEIMER, SWEITZER, LERSH, SHUBERT, REESE, SNYDER, DEISHER, KOHLER, TRUCKENMILLER Benjamin D. Druckenmiller a well-known business man of Kutztown, Pa., who is engaged as an ice-cream manufacturer, confectioner and proprietor of … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery DUNDOR, ADAM B. (M. D.) p. 358 Surnames: DUNDOR, DUNDEUR, BRECHT, BROWN, KLOPP, BUCKS, MOORE, KALBACH Adam B. Dundore, M. D., a retired physician and surgeon of Reading, Pa., was born in North Heidelberg, Berks county, May 17, 1838, son of Isaac Dundor, and a member … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery COLEMAN, WILLIAM H. p. 773 Surnames: COLEMAN, HUNTER, STROHM, SHUNK, YODER, CLEAVER, FEGLEY, ROYER, DENTZER, HARTLINE William H. Coleman, a tinsmith of Reading, employed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, was born in Reading Jan. 1, 1860, son of Henry A. and Hannah S. (Hunter) … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery CRANSTON, FREDERICK W. p. 765 Surnames: CRANSTON, CURTIS, ROEMMELE, PHILLIPPI, FOX, CLINGAMAN, WELDMANN, BARLETT, KERN Frederick W. Cranston, Deputy Internal Revenue Collector of the First District of Pennsylvania, and a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Reading, was born Sept. 29, 1859, in Philadelphia, Pa., … Read more