Northumberland-Schuylkill-Berks County PA Archives Biographies.....Carl, John 1835 - living in 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com July 2, 2005, 6:23 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. JOHN CARL, who by reason of his years of experience in connection with the mining interests, is widely known throughout the vicinity of Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., is superintendent of the collieries of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. He is a son of Henry and Catharine (Kline) Carl, and was born in Prussia, October 2, 1835. Henry Carl; the father of our subject, was born in Germany, in which country he followed the occupation of a farmer, also that of a weaver for some time. In 1853 he immigrated to America and located at St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa., where he took up the trade of a weaver. He continued at that until 1881, when he removed to Shenandoah and there spent the remaining years of his life, dying in 1893, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. He was joined in Hymen's bonds with Catharine Kline, to whom were born the following offspring: Philopena, the wife of Peter Bauer; John, the subject of this personal history; Frederick; Anna, the wife of Adam Bonnersborough; Conrad; Peter; and Henry. In religious attachments Mr. Carl and his family were members of the Lutheran Church. John Carl, our subject, was reared in his native country and there obtained his intellectual training in the public schools, after which, at the age of eighteen years, he came to this country with his parents. He began work in the mines and continued at that until the outbreak of the Civil War when he took up arms for the cause of the Union. On April 27, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 9th Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf., but in the following August, he re-enlisted in the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He remained in the service until the termination of the terrible struggle. He served with credit to himself and his regiment, was cool and collected at critical moments, and was ever eager to discharge his full duty. After the close of the war he returned to Schuylkill County and was employed in the capacity of a miner from 1865 to 1867, when he became a superintendent in the colliery. He was three years later sent to Berks County by the company by which he was employed to look after ore mines in that section, but he remained but seven months. Returning to Schuylkill County he again became colliery superintendent and served as such for seven years, when he was appointed to his present position with supervision over seven collieries. He moved to Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, in March, 1879, where he has since been one of the most active and enterprising citizens. He is a man of high character, thoroughly conversant with the ways of the world, and is highly respected by his fellow-men. Politically he is a Republican and is a member of the local school board. On September 26, 1865, Mr. Carl was united in marriage with Elizabeth Kline, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, and was a daughter of Leonard and Lena (Best) Kline. Leonard Kline, a native of Germany came to America with his family and located at St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa., where he was an ore-worker in the mines. His union with Lena Best resulted in the birth of the following children: Mary, who died in Germany; Peter, who died in St. Clair; Christina, the wife of John Schaffer of Delaware, Schuylkill County; Helen, the wife of Frank Erb of Mahanoy City; Mary, the wife of Michael Hilbert, deceased, who resides in Mount Carmel; Lena, the widow of Joseph Tabold; John of Mount Carmel; Nicholas, a resident of Mahanoy City; and Elizabeth. Our subject and his worthy wife are the parents of eight children, as follows: John, who married Polinda Kramer, and is a superintendent of collieries at Mount Carmel; Peter, who married Carrie Philip, is also engaged in the same line of business; Mary, the wife of Charles Miller, who is engaged in the hotel business at Fountain Springs; Joseph; Lizzie; Millie; George; and Alice. Socially our subject is a member of the Masonic Order, the Odd Fellows, and the Grand Army of the Republic. Religiously he is connected with the Lutheran Church. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb