John Lewis Breinig, a son of John was born near Emaus, June 4, 1827. He died on Ascension Day, May 27, 1897, on the Lehigh Mountain, while out gathering ferns, while a resident at Allentown. His last words were," Please do not disturb me, I am going home? He is buried at Fairview Cemetery. When a young man he had teamed the trade of merchant tailoring with H. Leh, at Allentown, and later became associated with him in business. Afterward Mr. Breinig and Valentine Neligh, formed a partnership under the firm name of Neligh and Breinig, and located at the corner of Church and Hamilton Streets, conducting a successful merchant tailoring and clothing establishment for several years. Later H. M. Leh purchased the interests of Mr. Neligh and the firm then became known as Breinig & Leh. At a later date John Lewis Breinig, Henry M. Leh and Hiram Leh formed a partnership and conducted business as H. Leh & Company, adding the wholesale shoe business. This firm conducted a large clothing and shoe manufacturing business at the old stand of H. Leh & Co. during the panic of 1873, they dissolved partnership and Mr. Breinig and H. M. Leh continued the clothing business under the firm name of Breinig and Leh. This firm constituted the pioneer clothing house of the city and from it originated the firms of Koch Bros. and Koch & Shankweiler.

Frank W. Koch, the organizer of Koch Bros, was a clerk and learned the clothing business with this well-established and reliable house. Wilson Shankweiler was also connected with this firm as a cutter for many years, and then became a member of the firm of Koch & Shankweiler.

John Lewis Breinig, was married (first) to Pauline Bachman, born June 30, 1834, died on July 4, 1888. They had five children namely: Amelia, married to H. S. Rice, of Millville, N. J.; Alfred W. of Allentown; George F., history follows: Louisa A., married To Wesley Harper, of Allentown; Annie M., married to Irwin Moyer, manager of a large wholesale drug establishment at Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Breinig married (second) Mary Anna Faust, who died July 11, 1895, aged 48 years. She had been the widow of Thomas Faust.