Bios: Harry C. Shaaber 1870- : Reading, Berks Co, PA

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From:  Morton L Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks
County, Pennsylvania.  Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1909.  p 1563

Surnames mentioned:
Brown, Caldwell, Hooker, Horine, Knerr, Maicks, Moyer, Sauerbier, Schaber,
Shaaber, Shissler, Wunder

Note: Surnames of related families have been capitalized, but are lower case
in the original.

HARRY C. SHAABER, manager of the Chantrell Hardware & Tool Co., was born at
Reading, July 24, 1870, educated in the local schools and was graduated from
the high-school with the class of 1887.  Two days after his graduation, he
secured employment as a clerk in the hardware establishment of Bright &
Lerch, and he continued in their employment until 1896, gradually advancing
from clerk to chief bookkeeper and then treasurer, which last responsbile
position he filled for four years.  He then became the chief book-keeper of
the Penn Hardware Company, and remained with this company until 1902, when
he took charge of the sales department of the Chantrell Hardware & Tool
Company.  After filling this position for one year, the company appointed
him manager of its large and growing establishment, which position he has
since filled in a most satisfactory manner.

In 1896, Mr. Shaaber was married to Emma F. MOYER, daughter of Matthias
MOYER, a prominent dealer in leather and shoe findings and manufacturer of
building brick at Reading for many years; and they have two sons:  Matthias
and Harry.

Mr. Shaaber's father is Adam Johnson SHAABER, who was born at Reading and
learned the trade of blacksmith which he followed for 30 years, having been
connected with the Reading Industrial Works from 1872 to 1902.  Since 1903,
he has had supervison of one of the departments of the Chantrell Hardware &
Tool Company.  He was married to Sallie E. MAICKS, daughter of Christopher
and Lavina (WUNDER) MAICKS of Reading; and they had three children:  Harry;
May (married to Percy G. HORINE, who died in 1906); and Charles (married to
Anna MOYER).  His wife died in 1896, aged 47 years.

Mr. Shaaber's grandfather was John C. SHAABER, a blacksmith, employed for
many years in the foundry of Adam Johnson & Son.  He was married to
Elizabeth SHISSLER, who died in 1905, aged 76 years (daughter of Andrew
SHISSLER, of Heidelberg township, in Lehigh county), and they had five
children:  Mahlon (married to Mary HOOKER); Adam; Maria (single); Ellen
(married to L. Frank KNERR); John (married to Ida M. BROWN).  He died in
1891, aged 71 years.  He identified himself with the Republican party from
its rise in the country and supported it earnestly until his death.

His great-grandfather was John SHAABER, also of Reading, who died in 1839,
aged 50 years.  He was married to Mary CALDWELL, daughter of Newland
CALDWELL, a prominent family of Lancaster county, by whom he had twelve
children.  He was a son of Andrew SCHABER (who was married to Elizabeth
SAUERBIER of Reading); and a grandson of Andrew SCHABER, who emigrated from
Germany in 1754 and settled in Reading shortly afterward, by which it
appears that this family has been identified with Reading for 150 years.