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PETER SEASHOLTZ, a retired farmer, residing at 39 High street, Pottstown, was born in Boyertown, Berks county, March 31, 1831. He is the son of Henry and Katie (Moothart) Seasholtz, his father being a native of Norristown, and his mother of Berks county. They had ten children, of whom Peter is the only one now living.

Henry Seasholtz (father) removed to Berks county when he was twenty-one years of age, married, and farmed there all his life. He was a school director for some years. His first wife, Mrs. Katie (Moothart) Seasholtz, died in 1839, and he married (second wife) Kate Behr, They had one child, now deceased. He was a Lutheran in religious faith. Henry Seasholtz died in 1864, at the age of sixty years. His father died near Norristown many years ago. Peter Moothart (maternal grandfather) was a native of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. He lived in Berks county, and died there at the age of eighty years. He was married three times, and had a large family.

Peter Seasholtz was reared in Berks county on a farm. In 1850 he went to Pottstown, and worked at the trade of a wheelwright until the war broke out. He enlisted in Company A, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, commanded by General Brook. He served as a private three years and two months, and took part in the following battles: Fair Oaks, the Seven Days’ fight in the peninsula, and the battle of Gettysburg. He was assigned to General Hancock’s corps, and served the rest of the time with him. After the war he engaged in carpentering for a time, later in carting and hauling, and in the bottling business. He was the proprietor of the Commercial House for two years, after which time he bought a farm in Berks county, and farmed there until 1901, but resided in Pottstown during the whole time. His early schooling was secured in Berks county under the subscription system.

April 5, 1855, he married Amelia Levengood, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Yocom) Levengood. They had three children: Eugene Howard, Lina Virginia, and Sallie Idell. Eugene Howard died at the age of two years and six months. Lina Virginia married John Schypence, and lives in Philadelphia. They have two children, Donald LeRoy, and Ethel Amelia. Sallie Idell died aged three years.

Mr. and Mrs. Seasholtz are members of the Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration. Mr. Seasholtz is a member of Anatonia Lodge, No. 214, I. O. O. F. Politically he is a Democrat, and is a member of the town council from the first ward.