III. John, son of Lawrence, was born February 18th, 1807. He went to Lehigh County and learned the blacksmith trade with Charles Druckenmiller. and married Catherine Shiffert. He died in 1880 at the age of 72 years, and is buried in the cemetery adjoining Zion's Reformed Church, at Zionville, Lehigh County, Pa. He had six sons and four daughters.

1. Amanda was born May 10th, 1830. She was married to John Miller. They raised a family of five children, three sons and two daughters: Mary, Willis, John, Sarah and Monroe.
   • Mary was married to Andrew Ritter and had two sons and one daughter: Asphel and Robert: the daughter is dead.
   • Willis is married and has two sons and one daughter.
   • John was married to Catherine Desch whos died. He afterward married Laura Steub and has several children.
   • Sarah, wife of Morris Stephen, has one son and one daughter. Both are married and have children.
   • Morris died young and is buried at Weatherly, Carbon County, Pa
   
   
2. Thomas Franklin was born October 11th, 1831, and died Januray 29th, 1889, and was buried near Lionville, Chester Coyunty. He was a blacksmith by trade and for a time carried on carriage making in Reading on an extensive scale. He was married twice, his first wife being Sarah Dorney who soon died after marriage. His second wife was Mary Schaffer with whom he had two sons and two daughters:Thomas F., Jr., Cosmus, Clarissa and Livera Maria.
   I.Thomas F. Jr., was born July 29. 185(?) at Coopersburg. Lehigh County, Pa. He is a carriage maker and resides at Lionville, Chester County, Pa., and is married to Agnes Eberhard. They have tthree sons and two daughters-one son and one daughter dead.
   
   • 1. Edward, A traveling salesman for a New York hardware firm, is married to Ethel Ruhf.
   • 2. Edith, wife of Ira Smedley, a draftsman, living at Martins Ferry, Ohio.(note:handwriiten above this entry Daphara Hanis Qreusch 9/9/1880)
   • 3. Herbert, at home.

     II. Cosmus wa s born August 22nd,1860, and died October 7th, 1866, aged 6 years, 1 month, and 16 days.

     III. Clarissa was born March 22d, 1862, and died April 4th, aged 12 days.

     IV. Livera Maria was born October 26th, 1863 and was married to Jesse M. Shunk, December11, 1884. Mr. Shunk is a salesman. They are living at Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa.

3. Mary Ann was born October 26th, 1834, and was married to Solomon Dissler. They live at Emaus, Lehigh County, Pa., and have two daughters.
   • Ida Rebecca, wife of Nelson Shearer--one son, married to Rose McCoe---two children, Mary R. and Charles H.
   • Kate, wife of Jacob Zeiner--ten children: Carrie, wife of Robert Ritter; Charles, Mary, William, Edward, Robert, Thomas, Kate, Harry, and Stanley. They live at Allentown, Pa.
4. Samuel was born October 12th, 1836, was a blacksmith by trade, died October 18th, 1897, and is buried at the Blue Church. He was married to Maria Witrick, and has three children:
   • George H., of Coopersburg, married to Cecilia Congware. They had an adopted son named William.
   • Hannah was married to Jacob Jacoby, of South Bethlehem. They have three sons and two daughters: Arthur, married; Forrest, Russell, Hazel, Ruth, one daughter, dead, who was a twin to George.
5. Charles Monroe was born July 4th, 1839, died February 9th, 1911. He was a farmer by occupation and was married to Elizabeth Swenk. They raised one son and three daughters: Charled, Elmira, Matilda and Emma.
   • Charles had a family of one son and two daughters; he died at the age of 48 years.
   • Elmira, wife of James Benner., had one son.
   • Matilda was married and had one son.
   • Emma was married to William Ritter and has two daughters.
6. William H. was born August 17th, 1840. He is a shoemaker by trade and is married to Kate Anders. They have three daughters living and several children dead. Those living are: Laura, Clara and Pearl. Laura is married to a Mr. Hall; Clara is a school teacher, and Pearl is a trained nurse. they are all living in Cincinatti, Ohio.
7. Lydia, wife of William Schoenly, was born May 25th, 1842 and died March 7th, 1905. They had two sons and one daughter. One son, Harrison, and one daughter, Elenora, died. One son, Charles F., is a printer; he is married to Kate Keller, and is living at Pennsburg, Pa.
8. John S. was born April 2d, 1844, aand died December 9th, 1894. He was a shoemaker and stone mason and was married to Mary Bitting. They had a family of ten children, nine sons and one daughter, as follows: Ambrose, Ulysses,Howard A., Oscar S., Penrose, Harvey E., Cosmus, Albert H., William, and Adeline. They are all married and have families.
9. Henry S. was born March 31st, 1850, in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pa. In 1866-67 he learned the blacksmith trade form Charles Moyer, near Coopersburg, Pa. In 1872, he went to Reading, Pa., and worked for his brother in a carriage shop until 1873 when he entered the employ of the P. & R . Railway Company, where he remained until 1908, with the exception of two years, 1886-87, when he held a position as blacksmith foreman with Rumsey & Co., at Seneca Falls, New York. In 1887, he moved his family back to Reading. On July 12th, 1873, he married Emma Rebecca Clauser, daughter of William and Rebecca Clauser. His wife was born May 12th, 1849 in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa. They had a family of one son and five daughters. The son was born and died October 10th, 1874: Rosetta Rebecca , born June 25th, 1877, in Montgomery Co., died January 28th, 1878, at the age of 7 months and 3 days; Anna Catherine was born June 9th, 1879, in Chester county, Pa., and died June 5, 1891, at the age of 11 years, 11 months and 26 days; Emma Livera was born May 6th, 1883. On October 30th, 1905, she was married to Charles Raymond Bechtel, son of Charles and Ella Bechtel. They have one daughter, Grace Caroline, born September 6th, 1906; Elmida Jane was born November 20th, 1884, in Seneca Falls, New York. On October 21st, 1909, she was married to Levi Harting, son of Henry and Mary Harting. They reside in Reading.
10. One daughter died in infancy.

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