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Lerch, George W. |
| History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania edited by J. H. Battle Page: 733 |
| Transcribed by Vicki Hartman; July 2009 for GenealogyTrails.com |
George W. Lerch, tinsmith, P. O. Bedminster, is a native of Tinicum township, where he was born March 9, 1854. His grandfather, David Lerch, was a farmer in Northampton county, where he died. His son, Samuel, father of George W., was born in Northampton county July 15, 1823, and after his marriage removed to a small farm in Tinicum tonwship, where he still lives. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Peter Shull, of tinicum. She died in 1867, leaving three children: Clinton, living in tinicum; Samuel in New Jersey; and George W. Our subject was brought up to farming, and in 1873 began learning the trade of a tinsmith in Bedminster, buying out the business four years later, and he has successfully conducted it ever since. November 1, 1879, he was married to Anna G., daughter of Elias Strouse, of Tinicum, where she was born July 31, 1859. They have had two children, Howard and Dorsey, the latter of whom died in infancy. Among the young business men of Bedminsterville Mr. Lerch stands in the front rank. He is characterized by a sturdy independence and an unfaltering uuprightness. He is a member of the Reformed church and his wife of the Lutheran. In politics he is an active democrat. |
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