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WILLIAM H TRAUCH
WILLIAM H. TRAUCH, who holds an honorable place among the farmers of Bedminster
township, is a grandson of Peter Trauch, who was a native of
New Jersey
and a miller by trade. In middle life he became a resident of Bucks
county.
Peter Trauch, son of
Peter Trauch mentioned above,
was born about 1823 or 1824, near
Easton
,
New Jersey
, and was still a child when his parents removed to Bucks county. His
boyhood was spent in
Durham
township, and subsequently he removed to Nockamixon township, where he
purchased a farm on which he lived thirteen or fourteen years. He then
sold the property, and after some years spent at farm work settled in
New Britain
township, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was a Democrat in
politics, and a member of the Lutheran church. He married Diana Ruth,
and seven of their eight children are still living: Christiana, wife of
Edwin Rice, of Williams
township; Saul, living in
Durham
township; William H., mentioned at length hereinafter; Edward, a resident
of
Easton
; Titus, living in
Durham
township; Philip, residing in
Easton
; and Sarah Catherine, wife of George Fackenthal,
of
Riegelsville
,
New Jersey
. After the death of his wife, Mr. Trauch
married the widow of Dr. Clymer.
His death occurred in 1870.
William H. Trauch, son
of Peter and Diana (Ruth) was
born
September 18, 1848
, in
Durham
township, and at the age of ten years was employed by Jonathan S. Kohl,
a neighboring farmer, with whom he lived three years. At the end of that
time his mother died, and he returned home and remained two years. He was
then placed with the family of George M. Swope,
in Tinicum township, and after living there five years entered the family
of Tobias M. Swope, of the same township. At the end of a year he was given his
time by his father, and on application obtained a teacher's certificate.
He had charge of a school for three terms, and then for two years worked
on the farm of Reed Wildonger,
of Tinicum township. After his marriage he worked four years for his
father-in-law, and then began farming for himself as a tenant. Two years
later, in the autumn of 1876, he bought the farm which is now his home,
taking up his abode there in the spring of 1877. He has served eleven
years as supervisor of Bedminster, and in politics adheres to the
Democratic party. He is a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, in
which since 1895 he has served as deacon. Mr. Trauch
married,
December 23, 1870
, Mary Jane, daughter of Elias Trauger,
of Bedminster township.
Text taken from page
of
Davis, William W. H., A. M. History of Bucks County,
Pennsylvania [New York-Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905] Volume
III
Transcribed 2003 as part of the Bucks Co., Pa., Early
Family Project, www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/bucksindex.html
Published December 2003 on the Bucks County, Pa., USGenWeb
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11/15/2008