Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; genealogy--family history--biography; containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent citizens, past and present

.f;'^{,•j^jlKV -%t}>'•;>";.Isi<-<'ml,- i 'v:i rI'mm'.801 M. U.£ch8sVol.11153969REYNOLDS HISTORICALGENEALOGY COLLECTION^ALLEN COUNGENEALOGY18333 01203 8755 974.801SCH8Sv.lSCHUYLKILLCOUNTYPENNSYLVANIA— —Genealogy Family History BiographyContaining Historical Sketches of Old Families and ofRepresentative and Prominent CitizensPast and PresentIN TWO VOLUMESILLUSTRATEDVOLUME ICHICAGOJ. H. BEERS & COMPANY1916v06GL10-3 : 3 57 9\,1153969^ PREFACEThe importance of placing in book form biographical history of representa-live citizens—both for its immediate worth and for its value to coming^^generations— admitted by all thinking\Q is people; and within the past decadethere has been a growing interest in this commendable means of perpetuatingbiography familyand genealogy.That the public is entitled to the privileges afforded by a work of thisnature needs no assertion at our hands ; for one of our greatest Americans hassaid that the history of any country resolves itself into the biographies of itsstout, earnest and representative citizens. This medium, then, serves morethan a single purpose while it family genealogy; f>erpetuates and biography, itrecords history, much of which would be preserved in no other way.In presenting its patrons "Schuylkillto County, Pa., Genealogy—FamilyHistory—Biography," the publishers have to acknowledge, with gratitude, theencouragement and support their enterprise has received, and the ...