BIOS: Frederick HALBROCK, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania; Bedford County by E. 
Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis 
Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, pg. 375

Frederick HALBROCK.

Among Somerset county's German-American citizens must be numbered Frederick 
Halbrock, of Somerset.  Mr. Halbrock's father, also Frederick Halbrock, was born 
in the town of Linse, province of Brunswick, Germany, and came to this country 
in the autumn of 1868.  He landed in Baltimore, whence he moved to Southampton 
township, Somerset county, and in the spring of 1871 went to Somerset township, 
where he purchased a farm and passed the remainder of his life.  Frederick 
Halbrock, Sr. married Caroline Presuhn, and their children were: Emma; Frederick 
of whom later; Albert; Lennie; and Ruth, who was the only one born in the United 
States, and who died April 4, 1879, in Somerset.  The death of Mr. Halbrock 
occurred December 22, 1893, and was quickly followed by that of his wife, who 
passed away July 16, 1894.
Frederick Halbrock, son of Frederick and Caroline (Presuhn) Halbrock, was born 
December 3, 1855, in Wangelstedt, province of Brunswick, Germany, and received 
his education in his native country.  After the family came to the United States 
he engaged in farming.  In 1894, after the death of his parents, he bought out 
the interest of the other heirs, and so became the possessor of the homestead, 
which has since been his home and which he cultivates successfully, raising 
large quantities of fruit.  He is a member of the Lutheran church.
Mr. Halbrock married, June 12, 1895, Maggie Vogel, and their children are: Anna 
A., born October 19, 1898; Francis B., born December 22, 1902; and Rhea 
Caroline, born October 1, 1904.  Mrs. Halbrock is a daughter of Leonard Vogel, 
who was born in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, and at the age of twenty-one 
emigrated to the United States.  He married Barbara Leophart, and their chidren 
were: Maggie, born April 27, 1864, in Freeden, Somerset county, and became the 
wife of Frederick Halbrock, as mentioned above; Lizzie, John, Anna, George, 
Magdaline, and Minnie, deceased.