Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....Reichert, David Fred 1862 - living in 1899

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DAVID FRED REICHERT, wholesale agent, is one of the representative

German-American citizens who are so prominent and active in the ranks of the

responsible business men of America. Indeed, it is sometimes said that to be a

German-American means to be a better citizen than the native-born American and

in that respect Mr. Reichert is one of whom any nation might be proud. Honorable

and upright in every way, he takes a deep interest in the welfare of his county

and is ever ready to forward its interests, either by personal service, or

financially, as seems most desirable. Mr. Reichert was born in Trevorton, Pa.,

April 21, 1862. He is a son of John Charles and Caroline (Yuengling) Reichert,

and grandson of Gottleib Reichert of Rohordorf, Germany, who spent his entire

life in that country.



  Not so with the father of our subject who was born in Rohordorf in 1819 and

immigrated to this country when a lad, starting out in life with less than one

dollar, thus giving an example of the courage and get-ahead spirit which has so

fully descended to his son, the subject of our sketch. Before leaving his native

country Mr. Reichert had learned the brewer's trade; but not immediately

succeeding in getting work in that line he at once began to earn his living by

hewing timber in and about the mines of Schuylkill County, Pa., and spent two

years in the mines at West Wood as a laborer. After a short time spent at that

occupation, working at Swatara, near Tamaqua, Pa., he accepted the position of

brewer with the Yuengling Brewing Company of Pottsville, Pa., where he remained

for five years. At the expiration of that time he removed to Northumberland

County where he, in company with Gottleib Fritz, founded a brewery, now known as

the Eagle Run Brewery and operated by Furmann & Schmidt. After three years of

partnership, Messrs. Reichert and Fritz decided to separate their interests and

that was done, the former selling out to the latter. Mr. Reichert then removed

to Trevorton, Pa., where he accepted the position of wholesale agent for the

Yuengling Brewing Company in Shamokin and Trevorton, this being in the year

1857; and at the same time was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to his

present widow; he retained this position until his death on September 29, 1883.

His wife, who is a daughter of Jacob Yuengling of Aldingen, Germany, and to whom

he was married in 1857, is still living. Mr. Reichert was one of the founders of

the Lutheran Church in Trevorton, Pa., and a regular attendant thereof. To his

marriage four children were born: Mary, who is married to Clement Martz of

Williamsport, Pa.; Caroline, who lives at home; David Fred, our subject; and

Clara, the wife of Walter Grant of Philadelphia, Pa.



  David Fred Reichert was educated in the public schools of his native town,

Trevorton, and remained at home with his father until 1880, when he began to

work in the mines: however, he only remained there for fifteen months, when he

was so seriously injured that he was compelled to lay off for six months; at the

end of that period he again entered the employ of his father and retained the

position until his father's death. That event caused the transfer of the

business to his mother for one year, during which time he remained as manager.

At the expiration of that period the business was put entirely into Mr.

Reichert's hands, his mother retaining a nominal interest in it. As a wholesaler

of beer and liquor, Mr. Reichert has a large trade and in connection with that

he carries on a bottling business, putting up sodas, porters and beers. He is

also interested in real estate in the vicinity of Trevorton. Politically Mr.

Reichert is a Democrat and has filled several offices, showing the esteem in

which he is held by his fellow-townsmen, having been township auditor for two

terms, tax collector for one term, township treasurer for one term, and at the

present writing he holds the position of township school director. Following in

his father's footsteps, Mr. Reichert is a devout Lutheran, and was largely

instrumental in obtaining the funds for the erection of the fine church of the

Lutheran congregation which now adorns the town of Trevorton, and upon which was

expended nearly $6,000, a large sum to be raised in a small town.

     Mr. Reichert was married to Jane Dunkelberger, daughter of Simon S. Dunkelberger of Trevorton, Pa., June 7, 1887, and their union has been blessed with the birth of five children: Esther Mabel, born October 20, 1888; Bertha Clara and Frederick William (twins), born March 26, 1889; Charles S., born May 19, 1890; and Roy R., born September 10, 1896. As a good citizen, husband and father, Mr. Reichert stands among the first of Trevorton's influential men.





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