DANIEL SCHREIBER, street commissioner of Coplay, son of Daniel, was born in Whitehall township, Sept. 4., 1860. His youth was spent upon his father's farm, until he was eighteen years of age, after which he was employed for two years by his uncle, Aaron Schreiber. He was also employed for two years in the Northampton car shops. In 1884, he commenced to farm for shares on the Oberly farm in Hanover township. Later he moved on the Owen Schreiber farm in Coplay. After conducting this farm for five years it was purchased by the Coplay Cement Company, for which company he conducted it seventeen years. Retiring from the farm in 1910, he moved in his own house in Coplay, and he has since filled the office of street commissioner. In 1890, he was elected mercantile appraiser of Lehigh County, being the first Republican elected to this office in the county. In 1894, he was elected a member of the School Board of the borough and has been a member of the board ever since with the exception of the year 1904. He has frequently represented his borough at county conventions. He is the owner of a farm in North Whitehall formerly the Edwin Leaser homestead. He is a member of the Reformed congregation at Mickley's, which he served as deacon and elder. Socially he belongs to the following organizations. Porter Lodge, No. 284. F. & A. M of Catasauqua; and Siegfried Lodge 1026,I. O. O. F. In 1881, he was married to Ida E. Wisser, a daughter of David and Susanna (Wright) Wisser. He was a director of the poor of this county for two terms, and county commissioner one term.

The Schreiber family adhered to the church of their fathers and there is not any bearing the name who is not a member of the Reformed church. In politics, they affiliated with the progressive element, namely Federalists. Whigs and Republicans, to which they conscientiously adhered without hope of reward and solely from patriotic motives. In stature the members of the family were, as a rule, all above the average height, and the older generations were connected by marriage with the best families of the county.