DOB given as 1856

John Adam Wieder, son of John A. and Eva (Esterly) Wieder, was born in September 1856, in Upper Milford Township. He was educated in the public schools and at an early age learned the trade of shoemaker, following this vocation as a journeyman for some time. He then established, in Allentown, a shop for manufacturing shoes, employing several men, where he continued for some years. He then removed to Zionsviile, in Lower Milford township and opened a shoe store, and conducted it for six years, then sold out and returned to Allentown where he established a real estate business, building and selling many houses, including several on North Seventh Street, one of which is now occupied by his family. He was a progressive, enterprising and successful man, who took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the city. In politics, he was a Democrat and in religion was a member of Ebenezer Evangelical Church. He was a member of the Golden Eagles, P. O. S. of A- and I. O. O. F. He also served as a city councilman. He died June 6, 1900 and was entered in West End Cemetery. John Adam Wieder, married on Christmas Day, 1873, Lavina Roth, daughter of George and Mary (Saeger) Roth. She is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.