Martin H. Strauss    

MARTIN H. STRAUSS, one of the city’s leading merchants, is the son of Thomas and Eliza (Keck) Strauss, and was born in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pa., May 5, 1864. He received his education in the public schools of Allentown, after which he became an assistant to his father in conducting a flour mill. In 1886 he entered the employ of A. J. Kleppinger, who was then engaged in the wholesale grocery business at 145-147 Hamilton Street, Allentown. Mr. Strauss continued his employment until Mr. Kleppinger died in 1887, and in 1888 organized the firm of Strauss & Kleppinger. In 1898 he succeeded to sole ownership, and in 1909 the Martin H. Strauss Company was incorporated. The concern has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth, and in 1912 erected one of the largest grocery houses in the State at the corner of Second and Foundry Streets. Mr. Strauss is a representative citizen and a successful business man of high standing. He is a member of Zion Reformed Church, In 1890 he married Ida M., daughter of Ephraim and Mary Knauss, of Allentown.

Men of Allentown, Allentown, Pa. by Fred L. Shankweiler, 1917, page 50. View the image of this page on line, Free Trial  More Lehigh County History Books   Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.