From page
724, History of the Counties of Lehigh
and Carbon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Alfred Mathews and Austin N.
Hungerford, published
by Everts & Richards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1884:
Leonard Beltz, a native of
Franklin, married Miss E. Boyer, daughter of Frederick Boyer, and settled on
land near Parryville, where he kept a hotel, and finally died. His wife died at
the age of one hundred and five years, in 1867. Their children were, Nicholas,
Peter, Jacob, John, Eli, Frank, Thomas, Susan, Mary, Molly, and Elizabeth. The
old farm is now Parryville. Nicholas settled there, and his daughters, Mrs. Lenoyer and Mrs. Mowry, now live
in the village.
Peter, now ninety years of age, is
living with Jacob Hoyt, his son-in-law. He owned a farm above Maria Furnace.
Jacob settled in Northampton
County, near Lockport.
John settled in Mahoning township.
A daughter, Mrs. A. Arner, lives on the farm he owned.
Frank settled in this township, and
a son, John F., now lives here. Elizabeth removed to Schuylkill County. Thomas
lives in Mahoning township. Squire H.A. Beltz, of Lehighton, is his son. Susan
(Mrs. Samuel Nunemacher), and Mary (Mrs. Jonathan
Haines) lives in Parryville, and Elizabeth (Mrs. Daniel Bloss), near the town,
while Molly (Mrs. Joseph Beck) reside in Illinois.