Anna was a granddaughter of Major Jacob Arndt, who had fought in the French and Indian Wars and served on Pennsylvania's Committee of Safety and Correspondence during the American Revolution.
Her parents were Elizabeth Ihrie and Captain John Arndt, who served the Pennsylvania unit of the Continental Army's Flying Camp militia.
[2] On May 1, 1834, Lombaert sold 16 horses and harnesses to the P&T and, as the company's agent, began to operate the line with horse-drawn cars.
[3] Meanwhile, he negotiated a contract with the People's Line of steamboats to carry P&T passengers, which the railroad's officials approved on June 23.
[4] In 1838, Lombaert was one of three superintendents of construction for the PW&B,[5] which had merged with three other railroads to create the first rail link from Philadelphia to Baltimore.