Berks County

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery BECKER, ANNA ELIZA p. 947 Surnames: BECKER, HAIN, MILLER, STUMP, HOLSTEIN, SPOHN, HECKER, ECKERT, GAUL, FIDLER, KLOPP, HAIN, LEISS, BINKLEY, TICE, MOYER, BENNETCH, ZIMMERMAN, BOLLINGER, SEIBERT, ZELLER, KAHL, STEWERT, MILLBACH, BECHTEL, LIVINGOOD. Mrs. Anna Eliza Becker, of Womelsdorf, widow of Willoughby Becker, is a daughter of … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery BELZ, AUGUSTUS pp. 1159 & 1160 Surnames: BELZ, SCHMITT, REMPPIS, KOHLER, MAURER, DIHL Augustus Belz, a representative citizen of Reading, Berks Co., Pa., who holds the responsible position of foreman of the braiding machine department of the Textile Machine Co., located at Wyomissing, was born Nov. … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery BERGER FAMILY p. 1567 Surnames: BERGER, KAUFFMAN, MARBERGER, WAGNER, RENTSCHLER, ROTH, FOLK, SHARTLE, CLAUSER, SNYDER, STOUDT, DUNDORE, WILHELM, ALBRIGHT, WEIBEL, RENNO, HAGNER, KLOPP, SPENGLER, KANTNER The Bergers of Berks county, a family which has numerous representatives among the most creditable citizens of this section, have been … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery ABRAHAM, AUGUST p. 1439 Surnames: ABRAHAM, COLLINS, EHRNST, EINSEL, KLABUNDA, ZICK August Abraham, who has lived retired from active business life since 1904, was for many years employed with large business concerns of Reading. Mr. Abraham was born Sept. 20, 1840, in the Province of Preussen, … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery ADDAMS FAMILY p. 546 Surnames: ADDAMS, ZIMMERMAN, LANE, RUTH, GRUBB, VAN REED, DAVENPORT, HUEY, KNAPP, ECKERT, HAAK, KESSLER, ZOLLER, RUNKLE, ADAMS, YOUNG, MULL, ALBRIGHT, MILLER, BEAVER, McALLISTER, JACKSON, GERNANT, STRONG, CLAY On Dec. 22, 1681, by deed recorded in Philadelphia, William Penn granted to Robert Adams … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery AMES, ISAAC p. 989 Surnames: PAGITT, MCCULLOCH, ZULY, MARTIN, GRUBB, BIXLER, RUTHERFORD, WITMAN, DE HAVEN, BINDER, GABRIEL, JONES, BYLER Isaac Ames, a representative citizen of Caernarvon township, Berks Co., Pa., who conducts a blacksmith shop and wagonmaking establishment near Kurtz’s Mills, was born April 7, 1854, … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery ANSPACH, THOMAS P. p. 690 Surnames: ANSPACH, WALTERS, HUNTER, FORRER, LESHER, KINTZER, RIEGEL, SCHOLL, HIMMELBERGER, BEHNEY, BATDORF, KAUFFMAN, LAMBERTSON Thomas P. Anspach, a leading business man of Womelsdorf, Berks Co., Pa., who is extensively engaged in the manufacture of cigars, was born in that town, March … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery BABB, DAVID D. p. 649 Surnames: BABB, DE HART, FIEFS, EIDER, BAUER, CHRISTIAN, LONG, LEINBACH, REIDER, HEINE, ZIEBER, FOULK, FICK, KELLER, FISHER, MARBERGER, HAFER, KLEMMER, IBACH, KERN David D. Babb, a highly esteemed citizen of Lower Alsace township, Berks Co., Pa., who is engaged in blacksmithing … Read more