Seventh annual report of the Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland : 1892-1893 . ts of a Cierman. whose name had been anglicized,changed it and adopted the real family nanie again, which wasthe cause of an inheritance of 5(),()()(> Maiks coming to tliemfrom Westphalen, (Jermany, where a relative of the fathersside had died without leaving any known heirs, and the author-ities had advertised for the unknown heirs. The Americans,my clients, had no knowledge of theii relative. It happenedthat a vn-y old (ierman who had known their deceased fatherin his youth, and knew the family r
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Seventh annual report of the Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland : 1892-1893 . ts of a Cierman. whose name had been anglicized, changed it and adopted the real family nanie again, which wasthe cause of an inheritance of 5(), ()()(> Maiks coming to tliemfrom Westphalen, (Jermany, where a relative of the fathersside had died without leaving any known heirs, and the author-ities had advertised for the unknown heirs. The Americans, my clients, had no knowledge of theii relative. It happenedthat a vn-y old (ierman who had known their deceased fatherin his youth, and knew the family relation, attracted l»y thefamiliar old (Jerman name on the business sign of one of them, mad»* himself known, and hearing of the notice foi the un-known heiis. informed them of their relationshi[) to the dc-c(»ased, and I was al)l(, although the notice had expired, tocollect the money for them. Had they continued to live underthe anglicized name they would never have known of theirinlieritance and the monev would have jjfone to the descendants(»n the mothers side of their irrandfather.. lu:^^ iu^nmamin sAi)rij:H. I>IKI> AI*I<II-UM, ISMH. OKV. Benjamin Sa-dtler, was horn DcccMnbcr ^otli, H-z:^, inf the (;itv of Baltinioie, M(h I[e nceived his earlier ((hn a- tion in i)rivate aeath^mies, and suhsecjuently eoinph*t«M| acollegiate course in l?ennsylvania (ollege, Oettyshnr<j^, w hci-c h»-was graduated in 1(S42. He passed thenc.-e into the TheologicalSeminary, at the same place, and in Octoher 1S4-I was licensedto preach the (lospel, l)y the Maryland Synod. N(jt liavingattained his majority he Ieturned to the Seminary and devotedan additioiuil six months to study, in April 1845 he tookcharge of churches in and about l^ine Grove, J^i. From then un-til 1862 he served different charges in Pennsylvania— Ship})ens-burg, Middletown and Kaston. In IHC)2 he became ])rincij)al ofthe Ladies Female Seminary ai Ijutherville, ^Fd. Here he s})entfourteen years and six months