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MOSES HOLLENBACH is proprietor of the Hollenbach Mill in Lowhill, Lehigh County, which he has operated for the past thirty years. He is recognized as one of the prominent business men who have contributed largely to the financial prosperity of this part of the county. With true public spirit he has aided every enterprise that would in any way advance the welfare of the community and promote the growth of the town or improve its condition.

The Hollenbach family is one of the oldest and most prominent of Lehigh County. Our subject is the son of John and Maria Hollenbach, and was born in this county July 7, 1830. In boyhood he attended the public schools, and for a short time was a student in a private school in New Lexington. When quite young he learned the trade of a millwright, which he has made his principal vocation in life, although at different times he has engaged in farm pursuits on a small scale. Besides his mill property he is the owner of twenty-five acres of highly improved land in Lowhill Township.

In 1892 a full roller process was introduced in the Hollenbach Mill, and the product is a very superior grade of flour. A specialty is made of the manufacture of the “Silver Leaf” flour, which is composed of one-fourth spring wheat and three-fourths winter wheat. After having superintended the mill for a long time, Mr. Hollenbach turned the management of it over to his son, Thomas B., a young man of ability and energy.

By his marriage with Miss Ellen Sheirer, our subject has had nine children, but two are deceased. Those living are: Melissa, wife of Franklin Zimmerman; Amanda, now Mrs. Peter Hoffman; Franklin H.; Catherine, Mrs. J. M. Diehl; Thomas B.; Emma, wife of Dr. James Haas, of Fogelsville; and Sarah. The wife and mother departed this life November 21, 1885, greatly mourned by her family and friends. In politics Mr. Hollenbach is a Democrat. He has always taken an active interest in public affairs, and is now serving as Assistant Assessor of Lowhill Township. For many years he has been identified with the Lutheran Church of Unionville.

Thomas B. Hollenbach, the son of our subject, and the present lessee of the mill, was born in Lehigh County, November 2, 1865. Early in life he learned the miller’s trade from his father, and being endowed with superior business qualifications, is making a success of that vocation. Like his father, he votes the straight Democratic ticket. He and his wife, whose maiden name was Velarah Houseman, have had one child, a daughter, Florence M., but she is now deceased.