FRANKLIN L. ROTH, real estate dealer, of Allentown: was born in Whitehall township, April 17, 1865. He was educated in the public schools of the township, Prof. Jas. F. Guth's select school at Ruppsville, and Prof. A. F. Krout's school at Coplay. He began farm work at the age of fifteen and later continued his studies whiles employed in iron ore mines and stone quarries. For two years he represented various publishing houses and the Smith Nursery Company, of Rochester, N. Y. In 1893 he was elected to a three-year term as county auditor. He was justice of the peace in the township from 1894 to 1899, notary public for five years, and assessor and tax collector of the township.

In 1901, he opened a real estate and insurance business at Eagle Point and in 1913 enlarged his business by establishing the F. L. Roth Real Estate Company, at 816 Hamilton street, Allentown, where the main office is located. Mr. Roth acts as the manager and deals in real estate, life, fire, sick and accident insurance. Mr. Roth has taken an active interest in church and Sunday school work. He is a member of the Mickley's Lutheran congregation, where he was secretary of the Sunday school and a member of the church choir. He was also superintendent of the Mechanicsville Sunday school for three years. Mr. Roth married, April 28, 1894. Maggie A., daughter of Daniel and Mary (Roth) Scheirer. Mrs. Roth died March 28, 1898. They had three children: Hilda M. A., saleswoman in H. Leh & Co.'s millinery department; Minnie M. M., a silk weaver, and William, died in infancy. Mr. Roth matted, second. Lillie E., daughter of Hiram P. and Martha (Shankweiler) Roth, of Allentown, and had one daughter, Edna M. J.