Berks County

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery MADEIRA, AMBROSE B. p. 1167 Surnames: MADEIRA, BECKER, BETZ, BROWNMILLER, GASS, HECKMAN, KREDELL, LESHER, MICHAEL, RICK, SHEPP, SHUMAN, TOBIAS, YOUNG Ambrose B. Madeira, justice of the peace at Wyomissing, Pa., and one of Wyomissing borough’s energetic and successful young men, was born Sept. 11, 1884 in … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LEWIS, CHARLES ALBERT p. 979 Surnames: LEWIS, FRANCIS, HENNINGER, HUNTER, RAPP, MUHLENBERG, YOUNG. Charles Albert Lewis who for ten years prior to his death had been a resident of Reading, Pa., was born Aug. 13, 1860, in Blue Ball, Lancaster county, son of Henry and Mary … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LICHTENWALLNER, JOHN p. 1450 Surnames: LICHTENWALLNER, BEAR, STETLER, LEIBENSPERGER, SHAFFER, KLINE, FOGEL, STEININGER, SMITH, MILLER, ALBRIGHT, FOLK, SCHMOYER, GERNERT, STETTLER, SCHANTZ, HUNSICKER, MEITZLER John Lichtenwallner. The Lichtenwallner family of Longswamp township traces its ancestry back to Johannes Lichtenwallner, who with his wife and one year old … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LINDENMUTH, ANSON WILLIAM (REV) p. 1646 Surnames: LINDENMUTH, KAUFFMANN, REED, NOECKER, GESCHWIND, OSENBACH, MILLER, HINKEL, KETNER, ALTHOUSE, MARBERGER, RENTSCHLER, WINTERS, HORNING, STOUDT, LEIBENSPERGER, MOLL Rev. Anson William Lindenmuth, pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, comprising the Amityville-Friedensburg parish, is one of the younger of the … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LOCHMAN, CONRAD p. 838 Surnames: LOCHMAN, RUBEL, ROYER, SAILOR, DUN, GAUGLER, BANET, LOWMAX, JOHNSON, FEGLEY Conrad Lochman, cigar manufacturer at Boyertown, Pa., is a representative business man of this borough, one who, through his frugality, enterprise and good management, has made a success of his undertakings. … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LOTT, WILLIAM K. p. 1390 Surnames: LOTT, KUTZ, LENN, DERR, MILLER William K. Lott, one of the old and honored residents of Reading, Pa., who is engaged in the grocery and tobacco business, was born in this city, Jan. 1, 1833, son of William and grandson … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LUCKENBILL, CYRUS p. 1253 Surnames: LUCKENBILL, KLINE, ROTHERMEL, HECKMAN, WINK, De TURK, MENGEL, STETZLER, MUNTZ Cyrus Luckenbill, one of the good, practical farmers of Berks county, at present carrying on operations in Perry township, was born Dec. 24, 1847, in this township, not far from the … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LUFT, BENJAMIN p. 1484 Surnames: LUFT, BENSING, GRING, KRICK, ENDRUM, SHEARER, FREEMAN, GODSHALL, SELL, ENGELHART, ROLLMAN, DUNKELBERGER, MILLER, BOLLMAN, FISHER, REBER, PENNEBECKER Benjamin Luft, a venerable citizen of Wernersville and an honored veteran of the Civil war, was born April 19, 1834, in Spring township, son … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery McCAULEY, PATRICK J. p.1140 Surnames: McCAULEY, CLARK, CONEY, ETZEL, CULLEN, Patrick J. McCauley, proprietor of the “Rising sun Hotel,” at Reading, has been connected with various other business enterprises and is well known in building and contracting circles. Mr. McCauley was born in 1866, in County … Read more

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery LEADER, ADAM H. p. 594 Surnames: LEADER, HERB, HOMAN, ROLAND, FISHER Adam H. Leader, one of Reading’s successful business men, has been prominent in public life as well, having in 1896 become city comptroller, and later mayor. He was born March 22, 1867, in Reading, son … Read more