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Title: Blue book of Schuylkill County : who was who and why, in interior eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial days, the Huguenots and Palatines, their service in Queen Anne's French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars : b history of the Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and many other representative families
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Elliott, Ella Zerbey
Subjects: Genealogy -- Pennsylvania Schuylkill County (Pa.) -- History Schuylkill County (Pa.) -- Genealogy
Publisher: Pottsville, Pa. : Pottsville, Pa. "Republican", Joseph Zerbey, proprietor
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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In 1832 he returned to Orwigs-burg and after engaging in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Wildermuth, in the building of boats for theSchuylkill Canal, he opened a boat yard of his own at Land-ingville. He also opened a general store on the main street,south of the cabinet shop where he ran a line of agriculturalimplements, a thrasher and straw cutter upon which he hada patent attachment, having a successful sale. He had largeinvestments in the John, Richard and George Rickerts coaloperations, near Middleport and New Philadelphia and forthose days was considered a wealthy and prosperous businessman. He was one of the first members of the EvangelicalAssociation which had its inception in Orwigsburg, and withhis wife is buried in that cemetery. He died of double herniaand tuberculosis. The children of Andrew and HannahSchwalm were: Catharine, b. November 27, 1820; d. June 6, 1903. Mary A., b. July 18, 1822; living at the age of 93 (1915>; (Note 1—Zerbe-Miller History.)
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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 421 Allied Families Hannah, b. March 7, 1824; d. April 1, 1824;Hannah E., b. March 19, 1825; d. August 3, 1894;John A., b. December 19, 1826; d. June :i, 1894;Joseph M., b. February 27, 1828; d. January 15, 1899;Sarah L.. b. September 3, 1830; d. August 19, 1914;Esther, b. March 20, 1832; d. May 20, 1835;Amanda, b. March 9, 1834; d. September 11, 1895;Susan J., b. April 21, 1837; d. September 12, 1879;Louisa, b. August 18, 1840; d. September 21, 1845. FREDERICK HAESELER Catharine Schwalm, b. November 2/, 1820, d. June 6,1903; m. Frederick TTaeseler, b. 1814, d. February 26. 1880.Children: John Schwalm Haeseler, wf. Catharine Bittle, of Cres-sona. They removed from Pottsville to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.1870, v^diere they live retired. He was a miller. Their chil-dren are: Oscar Biddle, wf. Gerti-ude Blessing, son, Melville Blessing; onedaughter d.; Sara C, of Cedar Rapids, la.; Henry F., wf. Emma K. Home,son, John Arville, is a druggist, as is also his brother, Franklin P.

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