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HISTORY OF DUCKS COUNTY. 



Lizzie G. Moyer, a daughter of Isaac H. 

 and Annie (George) Moyer. They had 

 two children, both of whom died in infancy. 



JOHN S. BOYER, of Chalfont, is the 

 worthy bearer of a name which has long 

 been an honored one in Pennsylvania. Mr. 

 Boyer is a grandson of John S. Boyer, of 

 Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, who was engaged 

 in the flour and feed business, and aiso 

 took large contracts in grading and build- 

 ing railroads. He was twice elected to the 

 legislature from Schuylkill county. Among 

 his children was a son, Daniel M., men- 

 tioned at length hereinafter. Mr. Boyer 

 during the latter part of his life withdrew 

 from politics and from active business, his 

 death occurring at the age of seventy-three. 



Daniel M. Boyer, son of John S. Boyer, 

 when a young man held the position of 

 bookkeeper with the Catawissa Railroad 

 Company. In 1862 he was the proprietor 

 of the Summit Hotel, and afterward en- 

 gaged in the produce business m Tamaqua. 

 In 1866 he moved to Shenandoah, Schuyl- 

 kill county, where he again became the pro- 

 prietor of a hotel. He married Sarah 

 Moyer, both of whose parents were drowned 

 in a freshet which in 1850 inundated the 

 banks of the Schuylkill. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Boyer were the parents of the following 

 children: George W., deceased; John :d., 

 mentioned at length hereinafter ; William 

 F. ; Howard, deceased ; Sarah Kate ; 

 Thomas, deceased ; Charles ; Daniel ; Annie ; 

 and Ida. The death of Mr. Boyer, the 

 father of this numerous family, occurred in 

 June, 1902. 



John S. Boyer, son of Daniel M. and 

 Sarah (Moyer) Boyer, was born Novem- 

 ber 6, 1855, in Tamaqua, Schuylkill county, 

 Pennsylvania, where he was educated in 

 the public schools. For five years he was 

 engaged in the drug business with J. W. 

 Deitric at Shenandoah, and in 1888 moved 

 to Bucks county, making his home in Chal- 

 font, where he conducted a general mer- 

 chandise store. In 1891 he disposed of the 

 business to the firm of Kulp Brothers, and 

 moved to the farm on which he has since 

 resided. The estate consists of forty 

 acres and is cultivated by a tenant, Mr. 

 Boyer preferring to lead a retired life. His 

 political affiliations are with the Republi- 

 can party. He and his family are members 

 of St. James' Lutheran church at Chalfont. 

 Mr. Boyer married, March 18, 1876, at 

 Mahoney Plains, Charlotte Johns, and the 

 following children have been born to them : 

 I. Anna M., born September 29, 1877. and 

 in June, 1892, became the wife of James 

 M., son of Daniel McCann, who now holds 

 the position of general inspector of ma- 

 chinery for the Montgomery Steel Works : 

 they have one child, Howard J. 2. Howard 

 J., born December 9. 1879. graduated from 

 the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and 

 is now chief clerk at Leedom's pharmacy, 

 situated at Broad and Filbert streets, Phil- 



adelphia. 3. Charles G., born June 28, 

 1882, studied medicine with Dr. Walters,, 

 of Philadelphia, and graduated in that city^ 

 where he is now a practiAng physician, hav- 

 ing an office in the Odd Fellows' Temple 

 at Broad and Cleary streets. 4. Elizabeth, 

 born March 24, 1891, and is now receiving, 

 her education in the public schools. 



Mrs. Boyer is a daughter of George W. 

 and Anna (Evans) Johns, whose family- 

 consisted of the following children: Annie; 

 Elizabeth, born October 7, 1855 ; Charlotte,, 

 born October 8, 1859, and became the wife 

 of John S. Boyer, as mentioned above ;_ 

 Carrie; George, born February 22, 1869; 

 and Marril, born February 23, 1873. 



MICHAEL A. LANDIS, who is en- 

 gaged in general farming and gardening at 

 Silverdale, was born at Collegeville, Mont- 

 gomery county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 

 1846, and belongs to a family that have 

 been prominently identified with the affairs 

 of Bucks county for many generations. 

 Three brothers of the name of Landis came 

 from Germany to America, one settling in 

 Chester county, one in Montgomery county,, 

 and one in Bucks county. Henry Landis,.- 

 father of Michael A. Landis, was born in 

 Springfield township, Bucks county, in 1799. 

 He was a cabinet-maker and undertaker,, 

 and followed business along those lines at 

 Collegeville for many years. He also de- 

 voted a part of his time and attention to 

 farming. His father died when he was a 

 j'oung lad, and, thus thrown upon his own 

 resources, Henry Landis made his way in 

 the world unaided, deserving mucVi credit 

 for the success he achieved. He was a 

 member of the Mennonite church, and he 

 gave his political allegiance to the Repub- 

 lican party. His death occurred in 1885. 

 In early manhood he married Magdaline 

 Alderfer, and they became the parents of 

 thirteen children, as follows : Elizabeth, the 

 wife of Martin Anglemoyer ; Barbara, mar- 

 ried Martin Swartley ; Mary, died in in- 

 fancy ; Joseph, married Rachel Robinson ; 

 Reuben, married Sophia Zorns f Anna, the 

 wife of Christian F. Riley; Rachel, the wife 

 of Jacob P. David ; Henry, married Mary 

 Kauffman ; Abraham, married Matilda 

 Cliarles ; Catharine, the wife of Harry 

 Bradford; Michael A.; Maggie, the wife of 

 Fred K. Fisher ; and Sallie, . married An- 

 drew Trucksess. 



Michael A. Landis pursued his educa- 

 tion in the public schools of Collegeville, 

 Montgomery county, and then learned the 

 carpenter's .trade imder the direction of 

 his brother Joseph, after which he followed 

 that pursuit for fourteen years. . He pur- 

 chased a farm at Silverdale in 1894, and has 

 since carried on general agricultural pur- 

 suits and gardening, raising products for 

 the city market. His business career is 

 characterized by unflagging diligence and 

 resolute purpose. Mr. Landis was married" 

 at Sellersville, Pennsylvania, October 13^ 



