Individual Notes
Note for: Horace Henry Guth, 17 FEB 1833 - 16 SEP 1916 Index
Baptism:
Date: 31 MAR 1833
Place: Guthsville, Lehigh County, PA (Jordon Reformed Church)
Occupation:
Date: 10 JUN 1880
Place: Farmer
Occupation:
Date: 21 JUN 1860
Place: Farmer
Occupation:
Date: 28 JUL 1870
Place: Farmer
Occupation:
Date: 12 JUN 1900
Place: None given
Occupation:
Date: 19 APR 1910
Place: None given
Residence:
Date: 19 APR 1910
Place: 32 Clinton St, Dayton, OH
Residence:
Date: 12 JUN 1900
Place: 19 Cannon St, Dayton, Ohio
Census:
Date: 19 APR 1910
Place: Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio
Census:
Date: 21 JUN 1860
Place: South Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co, PA
Census:
Date: 28 JUL 1870
Place: South Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co, PA
Census:
Date: 10 JUN 1880
Place: South Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co, PA
Census:
Date: 12 JUN 1900
Place: Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio
Burial:
Date: SEP 1916
Place: Dayton, OH
Individual Note: The Baptism record at Jordon's Reformed Church in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA shows the sponsors as Joel and Lydia Hoffman.
Information from the 1860 US census:
Horace was living with his wife, Abigail, in South Whiteland Township, Lehigh County, PA. His occupation was a farmer and his personal property was valued at $1000. He was living next to his father, Henry Guth, whose occupation was listed as Yeoman. Henry had real property valued at $11600 and personal property valued at $1000. It would appear that Horace took over the family farm which was still owned by his father. Living with Horace and Abigail was their daughter, Alice age 2. Also living with them were Albert Ziegler, age 10 (Horace's nephew); Edwin Sell, age 20 occupation farmer, Maria Seibert, age 64 occupation house work and Elmira Seibert, age 9.
Information from the 1870 US census:
Horace and his wife, Mary A. were living in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh county, PA. Mary A. appears to be a second wife of Horace since her age does not match with that of Abigail who was shown as Horace's wife in 1860. Living with the family were their children Alice, age 13, Sarah, age 8, Willie, age 3, and Oliver, age 1. Alice and Sarah were shown as attending school. Horace's occupation was shown as a farmer and he was living on a farm with a real value of $15000. His personal property was valued at $2200. Also living with the family was a farm laborer named William Reinard, age 15. Horace was living next ot his brother, Calvin. Interestingly, living next to Calvin was an R. Reinard, a iron ore miner. Living in that household was an Eliza Good (Elizabeth Ziegler?? wife of Wilson). Elizabeth was the correct age (born about 1823) to be Elizabeth Ann (Guth) Ziegler and Horace and Calvin's sister.
Information from the 1880 US Census:
Horace and Mary A. were living in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. Horace's occupation was listed as a farmer. Living with them were their children: Sarah J., age 19; Willie E., age 13; Oliver F., age 10; Katie H., age 9; Lillie M. A., age 8; Harvey H., age 6; Tilden T., age 3; and Mabel M., age 9/12. All except Tilden and Mabel were shown as attending school.
Information on the 1900 US Census:
Horace and Mary A. were living in Dayton, Montgomery County, OH. Horace's occupation was not given on the census. They were living at 19 Cannon Street in Dayton. Living with them were their children: Mable M, age 22 (occupation - Box Maker); Carrie P, age 19 (occupation - Box Maker); Florence F, age 16 (occupation - Box Maker); and Blanche B, age 15 (occupation - Box Maker). They were renting the house in which they lived.
Information on the 1910 US Census:
Horace and Mary A. were living in Dayton, Montgomery County, OH. They were living at 32 Clinton Street in Dayton. Horace's occupation was not given. Living with them were their children: Florence F, age 26 (occupation - Book Keeper in a General Store); and Blanche B, age 24 (occupaton - Press Feeder at a Book Manufacturer). They were renting the house in which they lived.
Individual Notes
Note for: Amos Silas Guth, 6 JUN 1836 - 1 NOV 1912 Index
Baptism:
Date: 28 JUN 1836
Place: Guthsville, Lehigh County, PA (Jordon Reformed Church)
Occupation:
Date: 9 JUN 1880
Place: Produce Dealer
Occupation:
Date: 16 JUN 1860
Place: Storekeeper
Occupation:
Date: 15 JUL 1870
Place: Clerk in a store
Occupation:
Date: 22 APR 1910
Place: Own income
Residence:
Date: BET 1887 AND 1890
Place: 16 S. Second St., Reading, PA
Residence:
Date: 16 JUN 1860
Place: Ruchsville, PA
Residence:
Date: 15 JUL 1870
Place: Reading, PA
Residence:
Date: 9 JUN 1880
Place: 16 S. Second St., Reading, PA
Census:
Date: 9 JUN 1880
Place: Reading, Berks County, PA
Census:
Date: 16 JUN 1860
Place: North Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co, PA
Census:
Date: 15 JUL 1870
Place: Ward 5, Reading, Berks Co, PA
Census:
Date: 22 APR 1910
Place: Reading, Berks County, PA
Burial:
Date: 6 NOV 1912
Place: Reading, PA (Charles Evans Cemetery)
Individual Note: The Baptism record at Jordon's Reformed Church in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA shows the sponsors as Peter and Susanna Hoffman.
Information from the 1860 US Census:
In 1860, Amos and Catharine were living in Ruchsville, Lehigh County, PA. Amos' occupation was listed as a storekeeper. They were living in the home of another storekeeper, Edmund Erdman.
Information from the 1870 US Census:
In 1870, Amos and Catharine were living in Reading, Berks County, PA. Amos' occupation was listed as a clerk in a store. Living with them were their 3 children: Annie, age 7; Lillie, age 4; Rosa, age 6 months. Annie was attending school. His real property was valued at $1800 and his personal property was valued at $200. Also living with them was Matilda Brown, age 16, a domestic servant.
Information from the 1880 US Census:
Amos and Katie (Catharine) were living at 16 North Second St in Reading, PA. Amos was a produce dealer. Living with them were their 3 children: Annie, age 17; Lillie, age 14; and Rose, age 10. All 3 daughters were attending school.
Information from the 1910 US Census:
Amos and Catharine were living in Reading, PA. The address for the house doesn't appear to have been given. They are living alone and Amos apparently is retired since his occupation is stated as "Own Income". They owned the house they lived in free of a mortgage.
Amos Guth's Probate document for his will stated that he "departed this life at number 726 N. Front St Reading, County of Berks, State of Pennsylvania on Friday the 1st day of November A.D. 1912 at 8:20 o'clock P.M." His personal property was valued at $7,500 and no real property.
From Morton L. Montgomery's History of Berks County:
Amos A. Guth, a highly esteemed, retired citizen of Reading, Pa., who has been a deacon of the Baptist Church for more than thirty years, descends from one of the old and honorable families of Pennsylvania, descendants of which have attained distinction in all the noble trades and professions. Mr. Guth was born June 6, 1836, in South Whitehall, Lehigh county, son of Henry and Catherine (Hoffman) Guth.
Amos S. Guth received his education in the schools of Lehigh county, and Kessler's boarding school, in Allentown, which he attended one season, and a boarding school in Easton, Pa. He assisted in the work on the home farm until nineteen years of age, when he became clerk in Seiple & Erdman's store at Ruchville, where he remained four years. In 1861 he came to Reading and engaged in the photograph business, having a gallery at Fourth and Penn streets, but later sold out to engage in work with his father-in-law, Samuel Nyce, who was conducting a produce commission business. When the firm of Nyce Bros. & Co. was formed he became a partner, but withdrew to engage in the shoe business, which he carried on two years, then spent two years in the produce business at Lewisburg. After following the same line for a time at Wilkes-Barre, he returned to Reading and was employed by the firm of which he had formerly been a partner. In 1897 Mr. Guth retired from active life.
Mr. Guth married Catherine Nyce, who was born in Montgomery county, Feb. 16, 1838, daughter of Samuel Nyce. To this union there were born children as follows: Elmira died at the age of six months; Annie m. Allen Messinger and has two daughters, Lilian (m. Charles Phillips, of Philadelphia, and has a son, C. Alan, who represents the seventh generation of the Guths in America) and Madeleine (m. Burton Kline, of Boston, Mass.); Lillie m. Howard F. Hoffmaster and has two sons, Floyd and Howard Jr.; and Rosa m. Harry Nyce, a cousin, and lives in Philadelphia.
Mr. Amos S. Guth is a self-made man, and has always held a high reputation for honesty and integrity, being regarded as one of Reading's substantial citizens. He is a member of the Baptist Church, in which he has been a deacon for more than thirty years, and a teacher in the Sunday-school, a capacity in which he has served for forty years. He is also a charter member of the Reading Baptist Association, which is composed of Baptist Churches in the counties of Berks, Lehigh, Bucks, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Lancaster, Northampton and Monroe.