Bernhard Follweiler was one of the first settlers of Lynn township, Lehigh county, and he was a potent factor in the development of the resources of that locality. He was an earnest and consistent Christian, and aided largely in the erection of the first church at Jacksonville. Tradition informs us that he fought single-handed eleven Indians, killing one and routing the others. The gun which he used on this occasion was of Swiss manufacture, was brought with him from his native country, and is still in the possession of his descendants. Bernhard Follweiler was the father of two sons: Daniel and Ferdinand Follweiler.