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Note: n infancy. He worked in distilling, rolling mill, then Sternberg's Mill for 29 years. Retired 1902. From History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, p 1440: Philip Dehart, o fReading, PA, who for a number of years has been closely identified with the rolling mill business in this section, has been living retired since 1902. Mr. Dehart was born Dec. 28, 1843, in Alsace township, Berks county, PA, son of Gilbert and Lydia Ann (Borgert) Dehart. Jacob Dehart, the great-grandfather of Philip, married Susanna Knabb, daughter of Nicholas and Susannah. He was a farmer and land-owenr in Oldy, Alsace and Exeter townships, these farms having been originally owned by his father in law. He was at one time considered very wealthy and owned much real estate. His son, John, grandfather of Philip, married Polly Harner. John Dehart was a weaver and farmer, spending the latter years of his life in agricultural puruits on a property now owned by his son, Amos, in Alsace township. Here he died in 1869, aged about 100 years, his wife passing away in 1860 wehn eighty-six years of age. They had the following children: William; Rachel; Jacob Briner, Abraham, Giblert, david, Jeremiah, Jacob, Amos, living at teh age of94 years, Lydia, who married Joel Bechtel and lives in Birdsboro; Mary, who married John Babb; Annie, who married SAmuel Trout, adn John, all being deceased except Amos and Lydia. Mr. Dehart was a Whig in plitics. Philip Dehart received his education in the schools of Berks county, and for a time worked at distilling. He then secured employment in the Reading rolling mill, where he remained several years, then going to Hamburg, where the next two and one-half years were spent. Mr. Dehart's work was then continued at Sterbergh's mill, where he remained for a period of twenty-nine years, he retiring in 1902, since which time he has been engaged in looking after his real-estate interestse. Mr. Dehart owns seven houses, a good deal of city property, and a seventy-six acre farm. In 1864 Mr. Dehart was married to Matilda Bridgam, daughter of William Bridgam, and they had three childrne, all of whom died in infancy. In politics, Mr. Dehart is a Republican. 1880 and 1910 census consistently show no children.
Note: owned 7 houses, much city property, 76 acre farm. three children died i
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