 1863 - 1942 (79 years)
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| Name |
George W Unger |
| Born |
10 Nov 1863 |
Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
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George W. Unger & Laura Legora Deppen Unger residences
Photos scanned from my Aunt Peg’s (Margaret Louise Unger, daughter of Earl Deppen Unger) photo album.
Provided to Strausstown Roots by Susan Kay Yerke (nee Unger) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Dec 1942 |
Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
13 Dec 1942 |
Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I000863 |
Strausstown Roots | Keim.V, Unger.M |
| Last Modified |
4 Oct 2020 |
| Father |
Isaac Unger, b. 22 Jan 1829, d. 21 Mar 1884, Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 55 years) |
| Mother |
Syria Weidman, b. 17 Apr 1828, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Mar 1907, Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years) |
| Family ID |
F00181 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Laura Legora Deppen, b. 12 Apr 1867, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 14 Mar 1920, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 52 years) |
| Married |
24 Oct 1889 |
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran (aka Old Northkill) Church, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
| + | 1. Earl Deppen Unger, b. 21 Sep 1890, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Mar 1945, East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Age 54 years) |
| + | 2. Laura Isabella Unger, b. 06 Jun 1895, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. Apr 1986 (Age 90 years) |
| + | 3. John Samuel Unger, b. 16 Mar 1897, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 11 May 1952, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Age 55 years) |
| + | 4. Daniel Henry Unger, b. 23 Jun 1903, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 10 Nov 1967, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) |
| | 5. daughter Unger, b. 28 Jan 1914, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Jan 1914, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years) |
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| Photos |
 | George W. Unger & Laura Legora Deppen Unger’s eldest 3 children of 4 children
left to right: Laura Isabella Unger, John Samuel Unger, and Earl Deppen Unger |
| Family ID |
F25926 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 10 Nov 1863 - Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Died - 10 Dec 1942 - Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Buried - 13 Dec 1942 - Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 465 (Reliability: 1).
George W. Unger was born Nov. 10, 1865, in Perry township, Berks county, and was educated in the public schools of the home district. He was reared on the homestead, but he himself never followed farming. When fifteen years old he became a clerk in H. K. Miller's general store at Shoemakersville, where he remained one year, after which he was with J. B. Miller, at Bernville, for two years. He then worked about a year for Filbert & Brother, at Womelsdorf, and he has since been at Boyertown. His first employer in the borough was C. A. Mory, for whom he clerked a year in his large dry goods store. In the fall of 1888 he engaged in the grocery and shoe business on his own account, locating on North avenue, Reading, and he met with success in this venture, carrying on a retail business for seven years. In the fall of 1896 he commenced his present business, the manufacture of ladies' ribbed underwear, in which line he now employs from fifty to sixty hands the year round. He is established in a brick factory, 80 x 38 feet in dimensions, three stories in height, and the business has grown to such an extent that it is considered a factor in the commercial importance of Boyertown. In addition to this, his principal interest, Mr. Unger has been identified with others in enterprises affecting the advancement of the town, and he was one of the organizers and charter members of the Boyertown Electric Company, which was chartered in August, 1908, and is capitalized at $35,000. Mr. Unger is president of the company, which is to furnish light, heat and power to the borough, and which has a most promising future. He is a faithful worker for the interests of his community.
On Oct. 24, 1889, Mr. Unger was married to Miss L. Legora Deppen, daughter of Sr. Daniel D. and Isabella (Miller) Deppen, of Bernville, and four children have blessed this union, namely: Earl D., Laura I., John S. and Daniel H. The eldest son, Earl D. Unger, is a student at Mercersburg Academy, class of 1909, is already an expert bookkeeper, and is his father's chief assistant in the manufacturing business. He is a member of the Glee Club. The family reside in a beautiful mansion on Chestnut street, between Third and Philadelphia avenues, in Boyertown, one of the finest residences in the lower end of the county. Mr. Unger built his home in the summer of 1903. It is constructed of Pennsylvania blue marble from the quarries at King of Prussia, in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Unger and his family are members of St. John's Lutheran Church at Boyertown.
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