Adolph Wilhelm Miller, Ph.D.
The Millers came to America from Germany in 1848. Adolph’s father, William Heinrich Miller was a medical doctor who had married in 1841. His wife’s name was Sophie Luise Helene…
Read MoreThomas Hugh Hoy
In his Last Will and Testament, Thomas directed that $22,000 be used “for the purchase of a desirable burial lot at Mount Moriah Cemetery and for the erection of a…
Read MoreJohn Greenwell
John’s parents crossed the ocean from England to Philadelphia in 1851, and had two children. Catharine was born in 1856 and John in 1860, so it was a small family…
Read MoreRobert Arthur
Not everyone who finds great success and prosperity begins their career as an accountant, but a strong foundation in financial matters is an obvious advantage. Robert’s start in business watching…
Read MoreJohn Baizley
John’s parents were named John and Susan but nothing else is known of his early years until he married Elizabeth Massie around 1844 and had five boys. He may have…
Read MoreWilliam McKinley Mervine
The Mervine family has roots in Chester and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania going back to the 1700s. Each of William’s four great-grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. His father, Thomas, owned…
Read MoreBurton J. Kollock
The genealogy of the Kollock family goes back to the late 1600s in Sussex County, Delaware, but it appears Burton’s father, David, made the move to Philadelphia before Burton and…
Read MoreWilliam Charlton
The Charltons, Francis and Mary, arrived in Philadelphia from Ireland in 1838 with an infant daughter, welcoming their first son a year later. That was William, who would later have…
Read MoreJacob Conrad
This naturalized citizen was a wounded soldier in his new country’s army, then started his own business and made a successful career. It’s a fairly common story in the last…
Read MoreRobert Pennock King
“Eminent both as a printer and a public-spirited citizen” is how Robert’s life has been accurately summarized. His parents had a long lineage in Philadelphia and his grandfather was in…
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