The following was taken from the Biographical Annals of Lebanon County BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF LEBANON COUNTY Page 332 & 333 JOSEPH H. KREIDER, brother of Andrew, was born January 23, 1841, receiving an excellent education, studying at Mt. Pleasant Union College, in Westmoreland county, Pa., at Lebanon Vally Institution, at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, and at the State Normal Institute, Lancaster. He taught during the intervals of his attendance at three institutions in South Annville, and North Annville two terms, teaching three terms altogether. However, he had taken the responsibilities of life upon his shoulders at a much earlier age, when a mere boy of fourteen or fifteen years, buying and selling stock and grain for his father. He left home when sixteen years old, and from that time was self-supporting. When twenty-three years old, in 1863, he bought what is known as the Clear Spring Mill, to which he gave its present name; he took possession in 1864. During 1864-65 he bought and sold hay to the government in partnership with his brother, Andrew. In 1865 he began milling, and in 1868 reconstructed the mill. He has continued in that line ever since, and for a time had, as a partner, his brother, H. H. Kreider. Buying him out he took his son Gideon into partnership in 1888, and the firm in now known as Joseph H. Kreider & Son. They have another mill at Penrythe, being large manufacturers of flour for shipment. Mr. Kreider was one of the organizers in 1889 of the Millers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Harrisburg, PA., has been treasurer ever since its organization, and is also a member of the board of directors. He was one of the organizers of the Annville Savings Bank; was one of the original organizers of the Annville Water Works Company, of which he has been a director ever since. Believing that the best interests of the town could be furthered by having a good conservative paper, Mr. Kreider, in conjunction with Rev. J. R. Meredith, started a paper in 1887, which was called the Annville Journal. At the expiration of two years Mr. Meredith retired, but Mr. Kreider retained its management until recently. From the first this venture was a success, and tended much to the advancement of the town, its voice being always on the side of progress, and its columns open for discussion on all civic matters. Mr. Kreider relinquished its management with reluctance, and only because he felt the time had come for him to lay aside some of his interests in order to take life a little easier. He is one of the managers of the Berks & Dauphin Turnpike Road Co., a position he as filled for twenty-one years. He was for fourteen years engaged in quarrying limestone for the furnaces, beginning in about 1879-1880. In partnership with his son-in-law, C. M. Coover, he also Owns the Lebanon Paper Box Factory, which was started in Annville five years ago. Two years ago they built in Lebanon, and moved the works to that city. Such has been the success of this concern that on December 23, 1903, it was incorporated, with a capital of $30,000. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Kreider has taken a leading and active part in the development of home industries and numerous enterprises calculated to raise the standard of progress and prosperity in his community, and contributing materially toward its welfare. In religion he is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Kreider was married February 23, 1864 to Anna Catherine Boller, daughter of William and Emma (Hansell) Boller, of Philadelphia. Four children have blessed this union: (1) Gideon R., born January 6, 1865, is interested in business with his father, and manager of the People's Ice Company, of Harrisburg, Pa. He married Anna W. Brunner, daughter of William E. Brunner, of Campbelltown. (2) Emma Sara, born January 22, 1868, married C. M. Coover, of Annville, a box manufacturer of Lebanon. (3) D. Albert, born March 23, 1871, received his primary schooling in Annville, graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1892, in the classical course, and took a post-graduate course in Yale University, which he attended for three years, taking the degree of Ph D. He was appointed in chemistry before he graduated, was then elected by the corporation instructor in physics, and in 1902 was elected assistant professor in physics. He married Anna Ruth Forney, a graduate of Lebanon Valley College, class of 1892, classical course. (4) Josephine, born March 16, 1873, married C. V. Henry, the present district attorney of Lebanon county. All of the family have had the advantages of college education.